Kyoto

Kyoto is located on the southern part of Honshu Island.

There are approximately 1,461,140 people living there.

The climate is mild.

The industries found in Kyoto are:

• aircraft parts
• chemicals
• electrical equipment

Kyoto has more than 20 museums. There are many ancient temples.

Sapporo is found on the southwestern part of Hokkaido Island.

There are approximately 1,671,742 people living there.

It is the largest city on Hokkaido. There are many festivals in Sapporo. There is a noodle factory there.

Kobe is found on Honshu. It is a seaport city.

There are approximately 1,500,000 people living in Kobe.

The winters are very cool and the summers are hot and humid.

There are many interesting industries in Kobe. There is a textile factory, shipbuilding, sugar refinery, chemical factory, electronics and fishing.

There have been many earthquakes in Kobe.

Okazaki is found on the Yahagi River in southern Honshu.

There are approximately 306,822 people living there.

There is a large textile factory that includes cotton weaving and spinning.

Nagasaki is found in western Kyushu.

There are approximately 500,000 people living there.

The people are fishermen and coal miners. There are also steelwork factories and shipyards.

Three days after an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. There were 66,000 people killed.

Hiroshima is found on the island of Honshu.

There are about 1,085,705 people living there.

There are car factories and food processing plants.

Hiroshima was partially destroyed by the first atomic bomb. Thousands of people were killed.

It is found on the island of Kyushu.

There are approximately 1,026,455 people living there.

The industries include: iron and steel factories, fishing and farming.

It is located at the head of Tokyo Bay midway along the eastern coast of Honshu.

There are approximately 8,019,938 people living there. It is the largest city in Japan.

The summers are very humid. The rainy season lasts from mid-June to mid-July.

There are many museums in Tokyo. It is the capital city of Japan.

It is found on the southern part of Honshu Island on the western shore of Tokyo Bay.

There are approximately 3,250,548 people living there.

There are oil refineries, chemical factories, food-processing plants, machinery and auto factories.

An earthquake destroyed the city in 1923.

It is found on the island of Honshu.

There are approximately 2,495,275 people living there.

There have been many earthquakes.

It is found on the southern coast of Honshu Island.

There are about 2,097,765 people living there.

There are many industries: iron and steel manufacturing, textile factories, aircraft factories, automobile factories and shipbuilding.

It is one of the leading seaports. Two of the oldest and most famous Shinto shrines are found there.

It is found on the southeastern part of Honshu Island between Tokyo and Yokohama.

There are about 1,173,603 people living there.

Kawasaki has steel mills and manufacturing plants.