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Ayabe

(Encyclopedia)Ayabe äyäˈbā [key], city, Kyoto prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Yura River. It is an agricultural and communications center where raw silk and silk fabrics...

Higashiosaka

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

Hoya, city, Japan

(Encyclopedia)Hoya hōˈyä [key], city, Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Shakoji River. I...

Itami

(Encyclopedia)Itami ētäˈmē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Muko River and Osaka ...

Izumiotsu

(Encyclopedia)Izumiotsu ēzo͞omēˈōtso͞o [key], city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a ...

Kariya

(Encyclopedia)Kariya kärēˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 120,126), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial center with textile, mechanical, food-processing industries, and ceramic tile industrie...

Suzuka

(Encyclopedia)Suzuka so͞ozo͞oˈkä [key], city (1990 pop. 174,105), Mie prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a manufacturing center with mechanical, electrical appliance, and textile industries. ...

Tanabe

(Encyclopedia)Tanabe täˌnäˈbā [key], city (1990 pop. 69,859), Wakayama prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Tanabe Bay. It is a commercial and fishing port with a marine-product processing industry. ...

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. ...

Musashino

(Encyclopedia)Musashino mo͞osäˈshĭno͞o [key], city (1990 pop. 139,077), Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Sumida River. It is a suburb of Tokyo with several electrical machinery plants. ...