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Tsuruga

(Encyclopedia)Tsuruga tso͞oro͞oˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 68,041), Fukui prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, a port on the Sea of Japan. It was long a center for commerce with Korea. Among the city's principal p...

Kurayoshi

(Encyclopedia)Kurayoshi ko͞oräˈyōshē [key], city (1990 pop. 51,834), Tottori prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Tenjin River. It is an agricultural and communications center with textile, agricultural machine...

Masuda

(Encyclopedia)Masuda mäso͞oˈdä [key], city (1990 pop. 52,408), Shimane prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan at the mouth of the Takutsu River. It is an agricultural and communications center, with ...

Matsushima

(Encyclopedia)Matsushima mätso͞oˈshĭmä [key], town (1990 pop. 17,431), Miyagi prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on Ishinomaki Bay. It is a tourist center for the hundreds of scenic pine-covered islets in the bay. O...

Goshogawara

(Encyclopedia)Goshogawara gōshōgäˈwärä [key], city, Aomori prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. The city consists of two ...

Fujisawa

(Encyclopedia)Fujisawa fo͞ojēˈsäwä [key], city, Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Sagami Bay. It ...

Kadoma

(Encyclopedia)Kadoma kädōˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 142,297), Osaka prefecture, Honshu, Japan, on the Furu River. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka and is the headquarters of the Matsushita El...

Chofu

(Encyclopedia)Chofu chōˈfo͞o [key], city, Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Tuma River. ...

Amagasaki

(Encyclopedia)Amagasaki äˈmägäsäˈkē [key], city, Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, a port on Osaka Bay. An important industrial center, with iron and steel factories, chemical p...

Uji

(Encyclopedia)Uji o͞oˈjē [key], town (1990 pop. 177,010), Kyoto prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. It is a resort and is noted for its green tea and for cormorant fishing. Uji is best known for its 11th-century monast...