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"Toyama Prefecture", "s": "Industrial hub on the Japan Sea coast with rare glaciers."}, "https://codexery.com/prefectures-of-japan/e/prefectures-of-japan/niigata-prefecture/": {"t": "Niigata Prefecture", "s": "Prefecture on the Sea of Japan, known for rice and sake."}, "https://codexery.com/coastal-and-fluvial-geomorphology/e/coastal-and-fluvial-geomorphology/escarpment/": {"t": "Escarpment", "s": "A steep slope or long cliff separating two level areas."}, "https://codexery.com/prefectures-of-japan/e/prefectures-of-japan/shizuoka-prefecture/": {"t": "Shizuoka Prefecture", "s": "Pacific coast prefecture home to Mount Fuji and major industries."}, "https://codexery.com/prefectures-of-japan/e/prefectures-of-japan/kanagawa-prefecture/": {"t": "Kanagawa Prefecture", "s": "Historic seat of the Kamakura shogunate and modern commercial hub.", "i": "https://codexery.com/prefectures-of-japan/img/prefectures-of-japan/kanagawa-prefecture.webp", "c": "Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · via 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Ishikawa Prefecture · see source"}, "https://codexery.com/trees-shrubs/e/trees-and-shrubs/cryptomeria/": {"t": "Cryptomeria", "s": "The hidden treasure of Japan: Cryptomeria japonica, the majestic Japanese cedar."}, "https://codexery.com/primates/e/primates/japanese-macaque/": {"t": "Japanese macaque", "s": "The only native monkey species in Japan, adapted to cold climates."}, "https://codexery.com/prefectures-of-japan/e/prefectures-of-japan/tottori-prefecture/": {"t": "Tottori Prefecture", "s": "Japan's least populous prefecture, home to the largest sand dunes."}, "https://codexery.com/prefectures-of-japan/e/prefectures-of-japan/shimane-prefecture/": {"t": "Shimane Prefecture", "s": "Second-least populous prefecture, home to ancient Izumo-taisha shrine."}, "https://codexery.com/prefectures-of-japan/e/prefectures-of-japan/hiroshima-prefecture/": {"t": "Hiroshima Prefecture", "s": "Prefecture in Chūgoku region, known for atomic bombing and UNESCO sites.", "i": 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{"t": "Okayama Prefecture", "s": "Land of Momotarō and the Seto Inland Sea"}, "https://codexery.com/prefectures-of-japan/e/prefectures-of-japan/miyazaki-prefecture/": {"t": "Miyazaki Prefecture", "s": "A Kyūshū prefecture on Japan's Pacific coast.", "i": "https://codexery.com/prefectures-of-japan/img/prefectures-of-japan/miyazaki-prefecture.webp", "c": "via Wikipedia: Miyazaki Prefecture · see source"}, "https://codexery.com/geology-earth-science/e/geology-and-earth-science/volcano/": {"t": "Volcano", "s": "A vent in a planet's crust that erupts magma."}, "https://codexery.com/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/e/world-heritage-sites-in-japan/yakushima/": {"t": "Yakushima", "s": "Island of ancient forests, hydroelectric power, and World Heritage."}, "https://codexery.com/revolutionaries-insurgent-leaders/e/revolutionaries-and-insurgent-leaders/sakamoto-ry-ma/": {"t": "Sakamoto Ryōma", "s": "Samurai, shishi, and key figure in the Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration."}, 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