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Niihama

(Encyclopedia)Niihama nēˈhämä [key], city (1990 pop. 129,149), Ehime prefecture, N Shikoku, Japan. It is a commercial port and a manufacturing and mining center, producing copper and chemical products. ...

Nishio

(Encyclopedia)Nishio nēshēˈō [key], city (1990 pop. 95,197), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural market and manufacturing center for textiles and sake. ...

Koganei

(Encyclopedia)Koganei kōgäˈnā [key], city (1990 pop. 105,899), Tokyo Metropolis, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of Tokyo, Koganei is home to the Tokyo Univ. of Liberal Arts. ...

Saiki

(Encyclopedia)Saiki sīˈkē [key], city (1990 pop. 52,323), Oita prefecture, NE Honshu, Japan. It is a fishing port and agricultural market, and it produces pulp and cement. ...

Sasebo

(Encyclopedia)Sasebo säsāˈbō [key], city (1990 pop. 244,677), Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan. It is a commercial and fishing port and naval base on the East China Sea. ...

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. ...