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Noda

(Encyclopedia)Noda nōˈdä [key], city (1990 pop. 114,475), Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Edo River. It is a commercial and industrial center known for its soy sauce factories. ...

Komaki

(Encyclopedia)Komaki kōmäˈkē [key], city (1990 pop. 124,441), Aichi prefecture, Honshu, Japan, on the Nobi Plain. A suburb of Nagoya, it has industries that produce pottery, rubber, machines, and fibers. ...

Koshigaya

(Encyclopedia)Koshigaya kōshēˈgäyä [key], city (1990 pop. 285,259), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Motoara River. A suburb of Tokyo noted for its peach orchards, Koshigaya also produces leat...

Machida

(Encyclopedia)Machida mächēˈdä [key], city (1990 pop. 349,050), Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Tsurumi River. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Tokyo, and an important transportat...

Kasugai

(Encyclopedia)Kasugai käso͞oˈgī [key], city (1990 pop. 266,599), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Nagoya and the site of paper, silk, and textile industries. ...

Kawaguchi

(Encyclopedia)Kawaguchi käwäˈgo͞ochē [key], city (1990 pop. 438,680), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Ajikawa and Kizagawa rivers. A Tokyo suburb, it has ironworks, textile mills, and breweri...

Kiryu

(Encyclopedia)Kiryu kĭryo͞oˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 126,446), Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A major center of silk production since the 8th cent., it now manufactures rayon as well. ...

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...

Kanuma

(Encyclopedia)Kanuma käno͞oˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 90,043), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial center where housewares, furniture, and processed food are produced. ...

Takaoka

(Encyclopedia)Takaoka täkäˈôkä [key], city (1990 pop. 175,466), Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Sho River. A center for the Japanese aluminum industry, Takaoka also produces paper, copper, a...