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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Himeji |
(h m ´j) (KEY) , 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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