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Kisarazu

Kisarazu (kēsäräˈzō) [key], city (1990 pop. 123,433), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a residential and industrial suburb of Tokyo noted for its Shojoji (Buddhist) temple. Chemicals, electrical machinery, and iron are among the city's products.

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