Toyohashi

Toyohashi
/taw"yaw hah"shee/, n.
a seaport on S Honshu, in central Japan. 304,274.

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      city, Aichi ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. The city is situated on Atsumi Bay. Formerly called Yoshida, the old castle town was the scene of much fighting during the 16th century, and it changed hands often during the Tokugawa period (1603–1867). After the late 19th century, it became one of the largest silk manufacturing centres of Japan. Main production shifted to cotton and synthetic textiles following the decline in silk consumption after World War II. Pop. (2005) 372,479.

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Universalium. 2010.

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  • Toyohashi — [tō΄yō hä′shē] seaport on the S coast of Honshu, Japan: pop. 343,000 …   English World dictionary

  • Toyohashi — noun a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis, ↑urban center • Part Holonyms: ↑Honshu, ↑Hondo, ↑Japan, ↑Nippon, ↑Nihon …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Toyohashi, Aichi — Infobox City Japan Name= Toyohashi JapaneseName= 豊橋市 Map Region= Chūbu Prefecture= Aichi District= Area km2= 261.26 PopDate= October 1, 2005 Population= 379,830 Density km2= 1413.94 Coords= LatitudeDegrees= 34 LatitudeMinutes= 46 LatitudeSeconds …   Wikipedia

  • Toyohashi University of Technology — Infobox University name = Toyohashi University of Technology native name = ja. 豊橋技術科学大学 motto = established = 1976 type = National endowment = president = Yoshiyuki Sakaki city = Toyohashi state = Aichi country = Japan faculty = staff = students …   Wikipedia

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