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Iwaki, Honshū/Japan The northern part of the city, known as Taira, was a castle town during the Tokugawa period (1603–1867); the characters represent iwa ‘rock’ and ki(shiro) ‘castle’.

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Iwaki , city (1990 pop. 355,812), Fukushima prefecture, NE Honshu, Japan, on the Iwaki River. Once a major coal-mining center, Iwaki now relies on other products such as chemicals, petrochemicals, electronics (stereos), and lumber.

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