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Kōfu


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Kōfu

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Located on S central Honshū Island, W of Tōkyō; formerly a center for silk industry; produces grapes; a seat of several powerful lords during feudal era.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Times Atlas of the World. Reprint ed. (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988);

Born

Hagiwara Hideo (Japanese, 1913-2007)

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