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Tokyo

(Encyclopedia)Tokyo tōˈkēō [key], city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. The Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area is the world's most popul...

Tokyo Rose

(Encyclopedia)Tokyo Rose: see D'Aquino, Iva Toguri. ...

Tokyo, University of

(Encyclopedia)Tokyo, University of, at Tokyo, Japan; founded in 1877. In the 1920s it became one of the first Imperial universities and remains one of the most prestigious in Japan. It offers degrees in letters, la...

Koganei

(Encyclopedia)Koganei kōgäˈnā [key], city (1990 pop. 105,899), Tokyo Metropolis, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of Tokyo, Koganei is home to the Tokyo Univ. of Liberal Arts. ...

Funabashi

(Encyclopedia)Funabashi fo͞onäˈbäshē [key], city, Chiba prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. An ...

Edo

(Encyclopedia)Edo: see Tokyo, Japan.

Tokio

(Encyclopedia)Tokio: see Tokyo, Japan.

Yeddo

(Encyclopedia)Yeddo or Yedo: see Tokyo, Japan. ...

Fuchu

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

Higashikurume

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