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Kawasaki, Japan: temple
Kawasaki, Japan: temple Kawasaki Daishi (or Heigen) Temple, Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.

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Kawasaki, city and port, northwestern Kanagawa ken (prefecture), east-central Honshu, Japan. It lies on the western shore of Tokyo Bay, between Tokyo (north) and Yokohama (south). Its population is the third largest in the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area. During the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867), Kawasaki was one of the last post stations on the Tōkaidō (“Eastern Sea Road”)—the main historic land route between Edo (now Tokyo) and Kyōto—before the road reached Edo. Industry developed there during the early 20th century. The city was a major Allied target for aerial bombing during World War II and was largely destroyed. It was subsequently ...(100 of 221 words)

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