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Koya

(Encyclopedia) KoyaKoyakōˈyä [key], peak, 2,858 ft (871 m) high, S Honshu, Japan. On its summit is a Buddhist monastery, founded in 816. The monastery has 120 temples and is visited by more than a…

Choshi

(Encyclopedia) Choshi Choshi chōˈshē [key], city, Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Kashimada Sea…

Akashi

(Encyclopedia) Akashi Akashi äˌkäˈshē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Harima Sea and the Akashi Strait. Overfishing and marine pollution have hurt…

Ube

(Encyclopedia) UbeUbe&oomacr;ˈbā [key], city (1990 pop. 175,053), Yamaguchi prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It has a modern harbor and an important chemical industry. Coal mining…

Funabashi

(Encyclopedia) Funabashi Funabashi f&oomacr;näˈbäshē [key], city, Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on…

Hita

(Encyclopedia) Hita Hita hēˈtä [key], city, Oita prefecture, N central Kyushu, Japan, on the Chikugo…

Ishikari

(Encyclopedia) IshikariIshikariēshkäˈrē [key], second largest river of Japan, c.225 mi (360 km) long, rising in the mountainous interior of Hokkaido and flowing generally southwest to Ishikari Bay…

Ishikawa

(Encyclopedia) Ishikawa Ishikawa ēshēˈkäwä [key], prefecture, 1,619 sq mi (4,193 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. The…

(Encyclopedia) Hachijo-shimaHachijo-shimahäˌchējōˈ-shĭmä [key], island, c.40 sq mi (100 sq km), S Japan, in the Pacific Ocean. Ogago is the chief town of this mountainous island, which has two active…

Kawagoe

(Encyclopedia) KawagoeKawagoekäwäˈgōā [key], city (1990 pop. 304,854), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. Silk textile manufacturing, electronics, and food processing are among the city's…