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Osaka
(Encyclopedia)Osaka ōˈsäkä [key], city (1990 pop. 2,623,801), capital of Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay, at the mouth of the Yodo River. One of Japan's largest cities and principal industrial a...Itami
(Encyclopedia)Itami ētäˈmē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Muko River and Osaka ...Kishiwada
(Encyclopedia)Kishiwada kēshēwäˈdä [key], city (1990 pop. 188,563), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka, producing lumber, textiles, and metals...Osaka University
(Encyclopedia)Osaka University, at Osaka, Japan; founded 1931 as Osaka Imperial Univ., renamed 1947. It has 11 faculties, 15 graduate schools, 5 research institutes (for microbial diseases, industrial research, pro...Naniwa
(Encyclopedia)Naniwa: see Osaka, Japan.Ikeda
(Encyclopedia)Ikeda, city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Ina River. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka with industries that include engin...Settsu
(Encyclopedia)Settsu sātˈtso͞o [key], city (1990 pop. 87,453), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Osaka. ...Daito
(Encyclopedia)Daito dīˈtō [key], city, Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A residential suburb of Osaka...Izumi
(Encyclopedia)Izumi ēzo͞oˈmē [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a residential and co...Izumisano
(Encyclopedia)Izumisano ēzo͞omēˈsänō [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a ...Browse by Subject
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