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    The Japanese Alps (日本アルプス, Nihon Arupusu) is a series of mountain ranges in Japan which bisect the main island of Honshu. The peaks that tower over central...
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    joins with the Hida Mountains ("Northern Alps") and the Kiso Mountains ("Central Alps") to form the Japanese Alps. There are a lot of red stones (赤石 Aka-Ishi)...
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    Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (Japanese: アルプス電気株式会社, Hepburn: Arupusu Denki Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation, headquartered in Tokyo...
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    Niigata Prefecture. William Gowland coined the phrase "Japanese Alps" during his time in Japan, but he was only referring to the Hida Mountains when he...
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  • half trails in the Japanese Alps mountains. It has been held every other year since 2002 and is known as the most demanding race in Japan. Despite its immense...
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    Raindrop cake (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
    of the original dish is obtained from Mount Kaikoma of the Southern Japanese Alps, and it has been described as having a mildly sweet taste. Agar is a...
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    Chūbu region (redirect from Chubu, Japan)
    high, rugged mountains. The Japanese Alps divide the country into the Pacific side, sunny in winter, and the Sea of Japan side, snowy in winter. Although...
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    Kiso Mountains (redirect from Chūō-Alps)
    Mount Kazakoshi Japanese Alps Hida Mountains (Northern Alps) Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps) List of mountains in Japan "Central Alps Komagatake Ropeway...
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    2003). "Diet and feeding habits of Asiatic black bears in the Northern Japanese Alps" – via ResearchGate.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors...
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    Walter Weston (category British expatriates in Japan)
    strong interest in Japanese landscapes, traditions, customs and culture. He published Mountaineering and Exploration in the Japanese Alps (1896). As a writer...
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  • Heidi, Girl of the Alps (Japanese: アルプスの少女ハイジ, Hepburn: Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji) is an anime television series produced by Zuiyo Eizo and is based on the...
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    Honshu (redirect from Japanese main island)
    rivers, including the Shinano River, Japan's longest. The Japanese Alps span the width of Honshu, from the 'Sea of Japan' coast to the Pacific shore. The...
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  • Alps, in King Christian IX Land, SE Greenland Stauning Alps, in Scoresby Land, Greenland Japanese Alps, in Japan Pontic Alps, in Turkey Yeongnam Alps...
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    Azusa River (category Articles with Japanese-language sources (ja))
    river within the Hida Mountains or Northern Japanese Alps, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The river belongs to the Shinano River watershed...
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    Mount Tate (category Japan Alps)
    Chūbu-Sangaku National Park Japanese Alps List of mountains and hills of Japan by height List of three-thousanders in Japan Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route...
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    Minami-Alps (南アルプス市, Minami-Arupusu-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019[update], the city has an estimated population...
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    Tourism in Japan is a major industry and contributor to the Japanese economy. Foreigners visit Japan to see natural wonders, cities, historic landmarks...
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  • Minami Alps (南アルプス, Minami Arupusu, meaning "Southern Alps" in Japanese) may refer to: Akaishi Mountains or Minami-Alps, Japan Minami-Alps, Yamanashi...
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    Hiroshi Yoshida (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
    for his images of non-Japanese subjects done in traditional Japanese woodblock style, including the Taj Mahal, the Swiss Alps, the Grand Canyon, and...
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    Kamikōchi (category Japan Alps)
    tip. Kamikōchi is located in the Hida Mountains, the "Northern Alps" of the Japanese Alps. The surrounding mountains reach 3,190 m (10,470 ft). Kamikōchi...
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    A Japanese urban legend (日本の都市伝説, Nihon no toshi densetsu) is a story in Japanese folklore which is circulated as true. These urban legends are characterized...
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    is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic...
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    these are in areas of Japan that were not subjected to the strategic bombing of World War II, such as in Shikoku or in the Japanese Alps. Great care is taken...
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    Mount Kita (category Japan Alps)
    Southern Alps". It is included in the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is located in Minami Alps National Park, near the city of Minami-Alps, Yamanashi...
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    in the world is believed to be Sukayu Onsen in the Siberian-facing Japanese Alps. Sukayu Onsen receives 694.5 inches (1,764 cm) (nearly 58 feet) of snow...
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    form the Japanese Alps (Nihon Arupusu), several of whose peaks are higher than 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). The highest point in the Japanese Alps is Mount...
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  • Gozenzawa Glacier (category Glaciers of Japan)
    Iida (2011-11-15). "Quest of the first Japanese glacier in the northern part of the northern Japanese Alps". Retrieved 2021-04-27. {{cite journal}}:...
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    black bear, wild boar and Sika deer. Akaishi Mountains Japanese Alps List of national parks of Japan Yamanashi Tourist Information HP Ministry of the Environment...
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    Mount Hotakadake (category Japan Alps)
    Environment (Japan). Retrieved 2011-11-21. Northern Japanese Alps. (in Japanese) Northern Japanese Alps Koya Yūkō-kai. Accessed June 28, 2008. Wikimedia...
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    understood as a reference to the Sea of Japan side of Honshū (Japan's main island) and the area encompassed by the Japanese Alps, a series of mountain ranges that...
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