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Fujiyoshida
(Encyclopedia)Fujiyoshida fo͞ojēˈyōshēdä [key], city, Yamanashi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Katsura ...Fukaya
(Encyclopedia)Fukaya fo͞okäˈyä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan. It is an indus...Imabari
(Encyclopedia)Imabari ēmäˈbärē [key], city, Ehime prefecture, N Shikoku, Japan, on the Hiuchi Sea. It is ...Imaichi
(Encyclopedia)Imaichi ēmīˈchē [key], former city, Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. An agricultural market and tourist center near Nikko National Park, it was merged into the city of Nikko in 2006. ...Izuka
(Encyclopedia)Izuka ēˈzo͝okä [key], city, Fukuoka prefecture, N Kyushu, Japan, on the Onga River. Forme...Iruma
(Encyclopedia)Iruma ēro͞oˈmä [key], city, Saitama prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Iruma River...Isesaki
(Encyclopedia)Isesaki ēsāˈsäkē [key], city, Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. The city's main i...Kaga
(Encyclopedia)Kaga käˈgä [key], city (1990 pop. 69,196), Ishikawa prefecture, W Honshu, Japan. It is an agricultural market, hot spring resort, and industrial center with electrical machinery, textile, and potte...Kainan
(Encyclopedia)Kainan kīnäNˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 48,596), Wakayama prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on the Kii Sound. It is a port, railway junction, and industrial center with lacquer ware, textile, and petrochem...Kaizuka
(Encyclopedia)Kaizuka kīzo͞oˈkä [key], city (1990 pop. 79,234), Osaka prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay. It is a commercial port and industrial center where textiles are produced. ...Browse by Subject
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