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Honshu

Honshu (Japanese: 本州, Hepburn: Honshū; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced ⓘ; lit. 'main province'), historically known as Akitsushima (秋津島; lit. 'dragonfly island') or Hondo (本土…

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Location
Sea of Japan (North and West) · Pacific Ocean (South and East)
Archipelago
Japanese archipelago
Area
227,960 km2 (88,020 sq mi)
Area rank
7th
Coastline
10,084 km (6265.9 mi)
Ethnic groups
Japanese

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Honshu

Nodes138
Edges137
Triples147
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014493
Components1

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Honshu

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Prefectures · 34
Honshu → Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Fukui, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hyōgo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Nagano, Nara, Niigata
related to Geography · 25
Honshu → Areas, Britain, Great Kantō, In, It, Its, Japan, Japan's, Japanese Alps, March, Mount Fuji, Mountainous, Nagano, Niigata, Pacific, Sea, September, Shinano River, The, The Japanese Alps
related to history · 12
Honshu → After, BCE, Humans, Japanese, Jōmon, Northeast Asia, Siberia, Stone Age, Surviving, The, The Jōmon, These
related to Geologic activity · 11
Honshu → Being, Fire, Fukushima, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power, In, It, Japan, Pacific, Plant, Ring, The
related to Minerals and fuels · 11
Honshu → Akita Prefectures, Fukushima Prefecture, Hokkaido, Honshu's, Japan's, Kyushu, Most, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Several, Yamagata
related to Meiji Restoration · 10
Honshu → Chōshū, Edo, Emperor Meiji, It, Japanese, Mutsuhito, One, Period, The Meiji Restoration, Tokugawa
related to Agriculture · 6
Honshu → Chiba Prefecture, Fruit, Japan, Menegazzia, Rare, The Tōhoku
related to Industry · 5
Honshu → Chūkyō Industrial Area, Hanshin Industrial Region, Japan's, Keihin, Most
related to Population · 5
Honshu → Census, Greater Tokyo Area, Japan, The, Tokyo
related to External links · 4
Honshu → Media, Wikimedia CommonsHonshu, Wikivoyage, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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island japanese japan tokyo japan's prefectures islands largest population region prefecture area kyoto including osaka regions part located lit niigata

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HonshuArchipelagoJapanese archipelago1.00infobox
HonshuArea227,960 km2 (88,020 sq mi)1.00infobox
HonshuArea rank7th1.00infobox
HonshuCoastline10,084 km (6265.9 mi)1.00infobox
HonshuCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
HonshuEthnic groupsJapanese1.00infobox
HonshuHighest elevation3,776 m (12388 ft)1.00infobox
HonshuHighest pointMount Fuji1.00infobox
HonshuLargest settlementTokyo (pop. 14,246,219)1.00infobox
HonshuLength1,300 km (810 mi)1.00infobox
HonshuLocationSea of Japan (North and West)1.00infobox
HonshuLocationPacific Ocean (South and East)1.00infobox
HonshuPop. density442/km2 (1145/sq mi)1.00infobox
HonshuPopulation102,572,815 (2020)1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesAichi1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesAkita1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesAomori1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesChiba1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesFukui1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesFukushima1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesGifu1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesGunma1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesHiroshima1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesHyōgo1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesIbaraki1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesIshikawa1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesIwate1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesKanagawa1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesKyoto1.00infobox
HonshuPrefecturesMie1.00infobox

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