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Kawasaki

 
Dictionary: Ka·wa·sa·ki   (kä'wə-sä'kē) pronunciation
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A city of east-central Honshu, Japan, an industrial suburb of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Population: 1,340,000.

 

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Kawasaki
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City (pop., 2006 est.: 1,342,262) and port, east-central Honshu, Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, between Tokyo and Yokohama. Almost completely destroyed in World War II, it has since been rebuilt. It is a major industrial centre for machinery and chemicals manufacturing and has large shipbuilding facilities. It is the site of a 12th-century Buddhist temple.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Kawasaki
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Kawasaki (käwä'säkē), city (1990 pop. 1,173,603), Kanagawa prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. Located in the Tokyo-Yokohama industrial area, it has steel mills, shipyards, oil refineries, engineering works, and factories that produce motor vehicles, computer equipment, electrical machinery and parts, petrochemicals, and cement. Heigenji Temple, dedicated to Kukai, is in Kawasaki.

Weather: Kawasaki, Japan
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AccuWeather® 5-Day Forecast for

Saturday HI:  72°F / 22°C
LO: 50°F / 10°C
Sunday HI:  66°F / 18°C
LO: 52°F / 11°C
Monday HI:  61°F / 16°C
LO: 48°F / 8°C
Tuesday HI:  54°F / 12°C
LO: 48°F / 8°C
Wednesday HI:  55°F / 12°C
LO: 45°F / 7°C
Last updated November 14, 2009 11:49 (EST)

Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Kawasaki, Japan
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The country code is: 81
The city code is: 44

 
 

 

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