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Koshigaya

(Encyclopedia)Koshigaya kōshēˈgäyä [key], city (1990 pop. 285,259), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Motoara River. A suburb of Tokyo noted for its peach orchards, Koshigaya also produces leat...

Kanuma

(Encyclopedia)Kanuma käno͞oˈmä [key], city (1990 pop. 90,043), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is an industrial center where housewares, furniture, and processed food are produced. ...

Kiryu

(Encyclopedia)Kiryu kĭryo͞oˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 126,446), Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. A major center of silk production since the 8th cent., it now manufactures rayon as well. ...

Kishiwada

(Encyclopedia)Kishiwada kēshēwäˈdä [key], city (1990 pop. 188,563), Osaka prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is an industrial and residential suburb of Osaka, producing lumber, textiles, and metals...

Kasugai

(Encyclopedia)Kasugai käso͞oˈgī [key], city (1990 pop. 266,599), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a suburb of Nagoya and the site of paper, silk, and textile industries. ...

Kawaguchi

(Encyclopedia)Kawaguchi käwäˈgo͞ochē [key], city (1990 pop. 438,680), Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Ajikawa and Kizagawa rivers. A Tokyo suburb, it has ironworks, textile mills, and breweri...

Musashino

(Encyclopedia)Musashino mo͞osäˈshĭno͞o [key], city (1990 pop. 139,077), Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Sumida River. It is a suburb of Tokyo with several electrical machinery plants. ...

Anjo

(Encyclopedia)Anjo änjōˈ [key], city, Aichi prefecture, S central Honshu, Japan. Once a model farm community producing rice, wheat, poultry, and cattle, Anjo is now dominated by the ...

Hino

(Encyclopedia)Hino hēˈnō [key], city, Tokyo Metropolis, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Asa River. A res...

Hirosaki

(Encyclopedia)Hirosaki hērōˈsäkē [key], city, Aomori prefecture, N Honshu, Japan. A commercial center, it ...