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Hokkaidō, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshū, although the two islands are connected by the underwater Seikan Tunnel...
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Hokkaidō, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshū, although the two islands are connected by the underwater Seikan Tunnel...
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 Asahikawais a city located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. The city is the capital of the subprefecture and the second-largest city in Hokkaidō, next to Sapporo. It has been a Core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well-known for the Asahiyama Zoo and Asahikawa Ramen.As of 2008,...
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Hakodateis a city and port located in Oshima, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture.As of March 2008, the city has an estimated population of 287,691 and a density of 442.24 persons per km²...
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TōhokuThe is a geographical area of Japan. Tōhoku is Japanese for "northeast", and the Tōhoku region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. The area is also known as...
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Aomori Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :The Aomori Prefecture came into existence in 1871. Aomori Town was established in 1889. The town was incorporated as a city in 1898 with a population of 28,000....
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 Aomoriis the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in Japan. The city faces the Tsugaru Strait via Mutsu Bay to the North and the Hakkōda Mountains to the South. It has the biggest seaport in the prefecture...
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| Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Morioka.- History :Iwate was historically part of Mutsu Province. It was brought into the empire around 800.In the Jōmon period it was an area abundant in fishing and hunting...
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 Moriokais the capital city of Iwate prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 300,740 and the density of 588.11 persons per km². The total area is 489.15 km²....
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Akita Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :Separated from the principal Japanese centres of commerce, politics, and population by several hundred kilometres and the Ōu and Dewa mountain ranges to...
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 Akitais the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of June 1, 2007, with the merger of the former Kawabe District , the city has an estimated population of 336,250 and density of...
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Fukushima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Fukushima.- History :In the 4th century, Fukushima was incorporated into the Yamato Province, Japan's first unified nation....
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 Kōriyamais a city located in the center of the Nakadōri region of Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan. As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 339,118 and a density of 447.94 persons per km². The total area is 757.06 km²....
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 IwakiIwaki is a city located in the southern part of the Hamadōri coastal region of Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan. A designated "core city", Iwaki is also one of the growing number of hiragana cities. Its area is 1,231.13km², which is the 10th largest city in Japan...
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KantōThe is a geographical area of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. The region encompasses seven prefectures which overlaps the Greater Tokyo Area: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain...
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Tochigi Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya. Utsunomiya is famous for its many gyoza specialist shops...
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 Utsunomiyais the capital and the most populous city of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, the city had an estimated population of 505,381 and a density of 1,212 persons per km². The total area is 416.84 km². The had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 Census. The nearby city of Oyama, Tochigi is included in...
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| Gunma Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the northwest corner of the Kantō region on Honshū island. Its capital is Maebashi.- History :The remains of a Paleolithic man were found at Iwajuku, Gunma Prefecture, in the early 20th century and there is a public museum there.Japan was without horses until...
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 Maebashiis the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1892, by the samurai Makuba Kawai. On December 5, 2004 the former town of Ōgo and former villages of Kasukawa and Miyagi from Seta District merged into the city. As of this merger, but with 2003 population data, the...
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Saitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....
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 Kawagoeis a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro in Tokyo.As of June 1, 2008, the city has an estimated population of 335,638...
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Chiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
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 Funabashiis a city located in Chiba, Japan. It was founded April 1, 1937. As of 2007, it has a population of 582,411 people, 7th most populous city in Greater Tokyo.Funabashi is the sister city of Hayward, California, Odense in Denmark and Xi'an in China....
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| Kashiwa is a city located in Chiba, Japan. As of May 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 382,957. The total area is 114.90 km².The city was founded on September 1, 1954, as a merger of townships in the area around the train station and current city center....
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Kanagawa Prefectureis a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Honshū, Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.- History :The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
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 Yokosukais a city located in Kanagawa, Japan.It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across the peninsula to Sagami Bay. Its neighbors are Yokohama, Miura, Hayama, and Zushi.-Heian period:...
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 Sagamiharais a city located in north central Kanagawa Prefecture, bordering Tokyo, Japan. It is the third most populous city in the prefecture, after Yokohama and Kawasaki, and the fifth most populous suburb of Greater Tokyo...
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ChūbuThe is the central region of Honshū, Japan's main island. Chūbu has a population estimate of 21,886,324 as of 2008.Chūbu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefectures: Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi, and often Mie.It is located directly...
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|Toyama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....
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 Toyamais the capital city of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is located on the coast of the Sea of Japan on the island of Honshū, about 200 km north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km northwest of Tokyo.Historically, Toyama was the capital of Etchu Province...
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Ishikawa Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshū island. The capital is Kanazawa.- History :Ishikawa was formed from the merger of Kaga Province and the smaller Noto Province.- Geography :Ishikawa is on the Sea of Japan coast...
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 Kanazawais the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan.- Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...
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Nagano Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano, and was divided among many local daimyo during the Sengoku period....
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 Nagano, the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers, on the main Japanese island of Honshū.As of July 1, 2006, the city had an estimated population of 378,059...
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Gifu Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu. Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
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 Gifuis a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords, including Oda Nobunaga, used...
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Aichi Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tokai region of the Chūbu region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
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 Toyota||-||} is a city located in the Mikawa region of Aichi, Japan, east of Nagoya.-Koromo and Toyota:The town of Koromo , the predecessor of present day Toyota, was a major producer of silk and prospered in the Mikawa region from the Meiji Era through the Taishō period. As the demand for raw silk...
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 Toyohashiis a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on August 1, 1906. As of October 1, 2005, the city has an estimated population of 379,830 and a density of 1,413.94 persons per km². The total area is .-Features:...
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 Okazakiis a city located in Aichi Prefecture on the main island of Japan.On January 1, 2006 the town of Nukata was merged into Okazaki.- Language :While the local Mikawa dialect is considered to be generally indistinguishable from what is considered modern standard Japanese, there are very subtle and...
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Shiga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kinki region on Honshū Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- Geography :Shiga shares a border with Fukui Prefecture in the north, Gifu Prefecture in the east, Mie Prefecture in the southeast, and Kyoto Prefecture in the west.Different areas of the...
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 Ōtsuis the capital city of Shiga, Japan.As of February 2007 the city has an estimated population of 329,355 with an average age of 40.7 years and a population density of 880.49 persons per km². The total area is 374.06 km².Around 667 to 672, the Ōmi Ōtsu Palace was founded by Emperor Tenji...
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Osaka Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :For the history of Osaka prior to Meiji Restoration, see Osaka....
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 Takatsukiis a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 353,619 and the density of 3,357.89 persons per km². The total area is 105.31 km²....
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Hyōgo Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
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 Himejiis a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 535,571. The total area is 533 km².- History :...
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 Nishinomiyais a city located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of Ōsaka and Kōbe. On April 1, 2005, the city of Nishinomiya celebrated its 80th anniversary. It is best known as the home of Kōshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual high school baseball...
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 Amagasakiis an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, well below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.-History:...
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Nara Prefectureis a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.- History :The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
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 Narais the capital city of Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The city occupies the northern part of Nara Prefecture, directly bordering Kyoto Prefecture...
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| Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.-Cities:...
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 Wakayamais the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.-Background:Wakayama occupies 4% of the land area and has 40% of Wakayama prefecture's population. The city was founded on April 1, 1889....
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| Chūgoku The or is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane, Tottori, and Okayama.- History :...
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Okayama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration; Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province were combined to form Okayama Prefecture.- Geography :...
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 Kurashikiis a historic city located to the west of Okayama, Japan, sitting on the Takahashi River, on the coast of the Inland Sea.As of February 2008, the city has a population of 478,176. The total area is .- History :...
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| Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima, formerly divided into Bingo and Aki provinces, has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded history...
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 Fukuyamais a city located alongside the Ashida River in Hiroshima, Japan.As of the February 1, 2005 merger, the city has an estimated population of 426,795 and a density of 925 persons per km². The total area is 461.23 km². After Hiroshima City, it is the largest city in Hiroshima Prefecture and is located...
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Yamaguchi Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi located in the center of the Prefecture: The largest city, by contrast, is Shimonoseki.- History :...
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 Shimonosekiis a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits.-Description:...
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Shikokuis the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima...
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Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on Shikoku island. The capital is Takamatsu.- History :Kagawa was formerly known as Sanuki Province.For a brief period between August 1876 and December 1888, Kagawa was made a part of Ehime Prefecture.-Battle of Yashima:...
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 Takamatsuis located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the seat of the prefectural government. It is designated a core city by the Japanese Government. It is a port city located on the Inland Sea, and is the closest port to Honshu from Shikoku island...
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| Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo Province...
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 Matsuyamais the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the Shikoku island of Japan. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dōgo Plain. Its name means "pine tree mountain." The city was founded on December 15, 1889....
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Kōchi Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- Geography :Kōchi Prefecture comprises the southwestern part of the island of Shikoku, facing the Pacific Ocean. It is the largest but least populous of Shikoku's four prefectures...
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 Kōchiis the capital city of Kōchi Prefecture on Shikoku island of Japan.Kōchi is the main city of the prefecture with over 40% of its population. As of May 31, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 341,860 and a density of 1,110 persons per km²...
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Kyūshūor Kyushu is the 3rd-largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include Kyūkoku , Chinzei , and Tsukushi-no-shima...
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Fukuoka Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
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 Kurumeis a city located in Fukuoka, Japan.The city has an estimated population of 306,140 and the density of 1,332 persons per km². The total area is 229.84 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1889....
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Nagasaki Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture, a unification of the western half of the former province of Hizen, with the former island provinces of Tsushima, and Iki, has had close ties with foreign civilization for...
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Kumamoto Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province and was renamed to Kumamoto Prefecture during the Meiji Restoration as part of the abolition of the feudal system...
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 Kumamotois the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census...
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Ōita Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The prefectural capital is the city of Ōita.- History :After the Meiji Restoration, Bungo and southern Buzen Provinces were combined to form Ōita Prefecture: These provinces were divided among many local daimyo and thus a large castle town never...
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 Ōitais the capital city of Ōita Prefecture located on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.- Demographics and geography :Ōita is the most populous city in Ōita Prefecture...
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Miyazaki Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Miyazaki.- History :Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture. See Abolition of the han system article for detailed discussion....
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 Miyazakiis the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1924. On January 1, 2006 the towns of Tano, Sadowara, and Takaoka merged into the city. As of this merger but with 2003 population estimates, the city had an estimated population of 365,311...
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Kagoshima Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyūshū and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
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 Kagoshimais the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...
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is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 314,021 and the density of 5,206.78 persons per km². The total area is 60.31 km²....
, Saitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....
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is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1933.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 500,140 and the density of 8780.87 persons per km². The total area is 55.75 km²...
, Saitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....
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is a city in Saitama, Japan. It is located in the central part of the Musashino plain, about 30 km west of downtown Tokyo. Tokorozawa can be considered part of the greater Tokyo area; its proximity to the latter and lower housing costs make it a popular bedroom community.-Location:Tokorozawa...
, Saitama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which floods of residents commute each day....
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Matsudois the third-largest city in Chiba, Japan, and a major bedroom community in the Greater Tokyo Area. As of January 1, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 481,119...
, Chiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
Ichikawais a city located in Chiba, Japan.The city was founded on November 3, 1934.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 462,249 and the density of 8,044.71 persons per km²...
, Chiba Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
Machidais a city located in the western part of the greater metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. The city was founded on February 1, 1958.As of April, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 413,398 and a population density of 5,772.10 persons per km². The total area is 71.63 km². The city is serviced by two...
, Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
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Hachiōji is a city located in Tokyo, Japan, about 40 kilometers west of the center of the special wards of Tokyo.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 542,712 and the density of 2,912.95/km². The total area is 186.31 km². It is the eighth largest city in the Greater Tokyo Area...
, Tokyo, officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and is located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the city of Tokyo in the eastern part of the prefecture, totaling over 8 million people....
Fujisawa, Kanagawais a city located in Kanagawa, Japan.The population of Fujisawa has been gradually rising, in line with other popular commuter cities in Kanagawa that feed Yokohama and Tokyo. As of 2005, the city had an estimated population of 394,990 and a density of 5,682.49 persons per km²...
Toyonakais a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 387,269 and a density of 10,650 persons per km², and falling. The total area is 36.38 km²...
, Osaka Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :For the history of Osaka prior to Meiji Restoration, see Osaka....
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Hirakata is a city located in north-eastern Osaka, Japan, near the prefectural borders of Nara and Kyoto. It is renowned for its chrysanthemum doll exhibition, as well as Hirakata Park—an amusement park featuring five roller coasters....
, Osaka Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :For the history of Osaka prior to Meiji Restoration, see Osaka....
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Suitais a city located in northern Osaka, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 354,600 and the density of 9,820 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km²....
, Osaka Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :For the history of Osaka prior to Meiji Restoration, see Osaka....
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Nahais the capital city of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. The modern city was officially founded on May 20, 1921, but prior to that Naha had already been for centuries one of the most important and populous sites in the Ryukyu Islands....
, Okinawa Prefectureis one of Japan's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1,000 km long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan...
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