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Fuchu

(Encyclopedia)Fuchu fo͞oˈcho͞o [key]. 1 City, Hiroshima prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Ashida River...

Ibaraki

(Encyclopedia)Ibaraki ēbäˈräkē [key], prefecture, 2,352 sq mi (6,092 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. ...

Sendai

(Encyclopedia)Sendai sĕndīˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 928,138), capital of Miyagi prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on Inshinomaki Bay. A major industrial city and the commercial center of N Honshu, it has industries th...

Niigata

(Encyclopedia)Niigata nēˈgätä [key], city (1990 pop. 486,097), capital of Niigata prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan at the mouth of the Shinano River. It is the main port for the west coast of Ho...

Ito

(Encyclopedia)Ito, city, Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Izu Peninsula and the Sagami Sea. It is an important fishing port and hot spring resort. ...

Ikeda

(Encyclopedia)Ikeda, city, Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Ina River. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka with industries that include engin...

Hatogaya

(Encyclopedia)Hatogaya hätōˈgäyä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is a res...

Higashikurume

(Encyclopedia)Higashikurume hēgäˌshēko͞oro͞oˈmā [key], city, Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan. It is a ...

Himi

(Encyclopedia)Himi hēˈmē [key], city, Toyama prefecture, W central Honshu, Japan, on Toyama Bay. It is a...

Hamada

(Encyclopedia)Hamada hämäˈdä [key], city, Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Japan Sea. It is ...