Hokuriku

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  1. 1
    A region in northwest Japan, west of Tokyo, along the Sea of Japan.

    "Hokuriku, industrial region, west-central Honshu, Japan, lying along the Sea of Japan. It is neither an administrative nor a political entity."

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"Hokuriku, industrial region, west-central Honshu, Japan, lying along the Sea of Japan. It is neither an administrative nor a political entity."

Etymology

From Japanese 北陸 (Hokuriku).

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