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Ichikawa

(Encyclopedia)Ichikawa ēchēˈkäwä [key], city, Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Edo River. It ...

Sayama

(Encyclopedia)Sayama säyäˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 157,309), Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Lake Sayama. It is a resort and center for various mechanical industries. ...

Seto

(Encyclopedia)Seto sāˈtō [key], city (1990 pop. 126,340), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It has been an important porcelain center since the 13th cent. ...

Chiryu

(Encyclopedia)Chiryu chēryo͞oˈ [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan. The city was form...

Fujioka

(Encyclopedia)Fujioka fo͞ojēˈōkä [key], city, Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tone River. ...

Iwatsuki

(Encyclopedia)Iwatsuki ēwäˈtso͞okē [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Edo River. ...

Tachikawa

(Encyclopedia)Tachikawa tächēˈkäwə [key], city (1990 pop. 152,824), Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan. A commercial center and railway hub, it is an industrial suburb of Tokyo. ...

Takarazuka

(Encyclopedia)Takarazuka täkäˌräˈzo͞okä [key], city (1990 pop. 201,862), Hyogo prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb and a resort serving the Osaka-Kobe areas. ...

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. ...

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...