(Encyclopedia) MiharaMiharamēhäˈrä [key], city (1990 pop. 85,518), Hiroshima prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It is a production center for sake, rayon, rolling stock, and cement. It…
(Encyclopedia) Asaka Asaka äsäˈkä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Tokyo. The city has an important…
(Encyclopedia) MaebashiMaebashimäāˈbäshē [key], city (1990 pop. 286,261), capital of Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tone River. Now a silk textile center, it was formerly the castle…
(Encyclopedia) Ashiya Ashiya äshēˈyä [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. Known for its beauty, Ashiya is a residential and industrial…
(Encyclopedia) KokubunjiKokubunjikōk&oomacr;ˈb&oomacr;njē [key], city (1990 pop. 100,982), Tokyo Metropolis, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo and is noted for its Kokubunji (…
(Encyclopedia) KomatsuKomatsukōmäˈts&oomacr; [key], city (1990 pop. 106,075), Ishikawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a flourishing market town noted for its copper mining and the…
(Encyclopedia) KoriyamaKoriyamakōrēˈyämä [key], city (1990 pop. 314,642), Fukushima prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Abukuma River. It is a major commercial and communications center with…
(Encyclopedia) MatsubaraMatsubaramäts&oomacr;ˈbärä [key], city (1990 pop. 135,919), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka known for the…
(Encyclopedia) SagamiharaSagamiharasägämēˈhärä [key], city (1990 pop. 531,542), Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Tokyo with metallurgical, food processing, and electrical…
(Encyclopedia) KuwanaKuwanak&oomacr;wäˈnä [key], city (1990 pop. 97,911), Mie prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. It is an important port and industrial center with large metal, textile,…
