place name (namae)
kanji
hiroshima
Hiroshima (city)
kanji
bunkanohi
Culture Day Holiday (Nov 3)
kanji
kagawaken
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
kanji
saitamaken
Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)
kanji
yamagataken
Yamagata prefecture (Touhoku area)
kanji
tottoriken
Tottori prefecture (Chuugoku area)
kanji
toukyouto
Tokyo Metropolitan area
kanji
fukushima
Fukushima (city, prefecture, and nuclear power plant))
kanji
genjimonogatari
the Tale of the Genji
kanji
toyamaken
Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)
kanji
shinbashi
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
kanji
aichiken
Aichi prefecture (Chuubu area)
kanji
akitaken
Akita prefecture (Touhoku area)
kanji
toushiba
Toshiba (company)
kanji
aduchimomoyamajidai
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600 CE)
kanji
ibarakiken
Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)
kanji
oosakafu
Osaka (metropolitan area)
kanji
midorinohi
(n) Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
kanji
hakuchounomizuumi
Swan Lake (ballet)
kanji
hinamatsuri
Girls' Festival (March 3rd), Dolls' Festival
kanji
edojidai
Edo period (1603-1868 CE)
kanji
ehimeken
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)