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Itami
(Encyclopedia)Itami ētäˈmē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Muko River and Osaka ...Izumiotsu
(Encyclopedia)Izumiotsu ēzo͞omēˈōtso͞o [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a ...Kariya
(Encyclopedia)Kariya kärēˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 120,126), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial center with textile, mechanical, food-processing industries, and ceramic tile industrie...Tanabe
(Encyclopedia)Tanabe täˌnäˈbā [key], city (1990 pop. 69,859), Wakayama prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Tanabe Bay. It is a commercial and fishing port with a marine-product processing industry. ...Tatebayashi
(Encyclopedia)Tatebayashi tätābäˈyäshē [key], city (1990 pop. 76,221), Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tone River. It is a manufacturing center with mechanical, textile, and food-processing in...Suzuka
(Encyclopedia)Suzuka so͞ozo͞oˈkä [key], city (1990 pop. 174,105), Mie prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a manufacturing center with mechanical, electrical appliance, and textile industries. ...Ayabe
(Encyclopedia)Ayabe äyäˈbā [key], city, Kyoto prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Yura River. It is an agricultural and communications center where raw silk and silk fabrics...Narashino
(Encyclopedia)Narashino närəshēˈnō [key], city (1990 pop. 151,471), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a newly developed suburb of Tokyo and has a large metals industry. ...Fujiyoshida
(Encyclopedia)Fujiyoshida fo͞ojēˈyōshēdä [key], city, Yamanashi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Katsura ...Fukaya
(Encyclopedia)Fukaya fo͞okäˈyä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is an indus...Browse by Subject
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