A city of southwest Honshu, Japan, west-northwest of Kobe. An industrial center, it has a large Buddhist shrine. Population: 536,000.
Himeji
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A city of southwest Honshu, Japan, west-northwest of Kobe. An industrial center, it has a large Buddhist shrine. Population: 536,000.
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Himeji (hēmā'jē), city (1990 pop. 454,360), Hyogo prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan. A railroad and market center, it manufactures cotton textiles and supplies iron and steel for the Osaka-Kobe industrial area. The ruins of a 14th-century castle have been completely restored.
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