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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...

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...

Imabari

(Encyclopedia)Imabari ēmäˈbärē [key], city, Ehime prefecture, N Shikoku, Japan, on the Hiuchi Sea. It is ...

Imaichi

(Encyclopedia)Imaichi ēmīˈchē [key], former city, Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. An agricultural market and tourist center near Nikko National Park, it was merged into the city of Nikko in 2006. ...

Toyohashi

(Encyclopedia)Toyohashi tōyōˈhäˈshē [key], city (1990 pop. 337,982), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a leading cotton and silk production center. Toyohashi was formerly an important castle town...

Shibata

(Encyclopedia)Shibata shĭbäˈtä [key], city (1990 pop. 78,170), Niigata prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on the Kaji River. It is a distribution point for rice and a center for iron, steel, and chemical indu...

Abashiri

(Encyclopedia)Abashiri äˌbäˈshĭrē [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, E Hokkaido, Japan, on the Sea of Okhotsk and the Abashiri River, lying on the Abashiri plain. It is an importan...

Tsuchiura

(Encyclopedia)Tsuchiura tso͝ochēˈo͞orä [key], city (1990 pop. 127,471), Ibaraki prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of the Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area, it is a commercial and cultural center. ...

Tsuruoka

(Encyclopedia)Tsuruoka tso͞oro͞oˈôkä [key], city (1990 pop. 99,889), Yamagata prefecture, NE Honshu, Japan. An agricultural center, Tsuruoka produces candles, textiles, sake, and agricultural machines. ...