by Christopher Gray | May 3, 2018 |
Ōtsu (大津市 Ōtsu-shi?) is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Ōtsu is known as the main port of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. It briefly served as the capital of Japan from 667 to 672 AD during the Asuka period (538 – 710). The city is home to numerous...
by Christopher Gray | May 3, 2018 |
Osaka (大阪市 Ōsaka-shi) (Japanese pronunciation: [oːsaka]; listen (help·info)) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan...
by Christopher Gray | May 3, 2018 |
Ishigaki (石垣島 Ishigaki-jima, Yaeyama and Okinawan: Ishigachi), also known as Ishigakijima, is a Japanese island west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island group. It is within the City of Ishigaki inOkinawa Prefecture. The city functions...
by Christopher Gray | May 3, 2018 |
Hiroshima (広島市 Hiroshima-shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The city’s name, 広島, means “Wide Island” in Japanese. Hiroshima gained city status on...
by Christopher Gray | May 3, 2018 |
Amagasaki (尼崎市 Amagasaki-shi?) is an industrial city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916. Its population is around 460,000, below its peak of over 554,000 in 1971.[citation needed] As of 2012, the city has an estimated population...