Search

Search results

Displaying 11 - 20

Kishiwada

(Encyclopedia) KishiwadaKishiwadakēshēwäˈdä [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,…

Ruth Biography

Biblical figure The Hebrew Bible Book of Ruth tells the story of Ruth, a young widow from Moab (east of the Dead Sea), and her devotion to her mother-in-law, Naomi. When Naomi, also a widow,…

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…

Settsu

(Encyclopedia) SettsuSettsusātˈts&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 87,453), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Osaka.

Daito

(Encyclopedia) Daito Daito dīˈtō [key], city, Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A residential suburb of…

Izumi

(Encyclopedia) Izumi Izumi ēz&oomacr;ˈmē [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a residential and…

Izumisano

(Encyclopedia) Izumisano Izumisano ēz&oomacr;mēˈsänō [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay…

Neyagawa

(Encyclopedia) NeyagawaNeyagawanāyägäˈwä [key], city (1990 pop. 256,524), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Shinyodo River. A suburb of Osaka, it produces metal products and textiles.

Higashiosaka

(Encyclopedia) Higashiosaka Higashiosaka hēgäˈshēōsäˈkä [key], city, Osaka prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the…