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Hokkaido

(Encyclopedia)Hokkaido hōkīˈdō [key], island, c.30,130 sq mi (78,040 sq km), N Japan, separated from Ho...

Hokushu

(Encyclopedia)Hokushu: see Hokkaido, Japan.

Yesso

(Encyclopedia)Yesso: see Hokkaido, Japan.

Yezo

(Encyclopedia)Yezo: see Hokkaido, Japan.

Sapporo

(Encyclopedia)Sapporo säp-pōˈrō [key], city (1990 pop. 1,671,742), capital of Hokkaido prefecture, SW Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of Japan's most rapidly growing urban centers. Food processing, electronics, beer...

Chitose

(Encyclopedia)Chitose chētōˈsā [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, central Hokkaido, Japan, on the Chitose ...

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...

Tomakomai

(Encyclopedia)Tomakomai tōmäˌkōˈmī [key], city (1990 pop. 160,118), Hokkaido prefecture, S Hokkaido, Japan, on the Pacific Ocean. It is a commercial port and the site of Japan's largest paper and newsprint in...

Ebetsu

(Encyclopedia)Ebetsu ābāˈtso͞o [key], city, Hokkaido prefecture, central Hokkaido, Japan. It is an indu...

Kitami

(Encyclopedia)Kitami kētäˈmē [key], city (1990 pop. 107,247), Hokkaido prefecture, NE Hokkaido, Japan, on the Tokoro River. It is an agricultural market and a major center for the production of peppermint. Kita...

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