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Are There Other Place Names in Japan?

There are at least two other places in Japan with (hama) in their names:

浜松 (Hamamatsu: a city on the island of Honshu, in Shizuoka Prefecture)     seashore + pine tree

新居浜 (Niihama: a city on the island of Shikoku, in Ehime Prefecture)     new + to reside + seashore

Together, the first two kanji mean “new home.” So 新居浜 is a new home by the seashore.

In case you’re wondering where all these places are in Japan, here’s a map with Shizuoka Prefecture front and center. Pull back far enough, and you’ll see Yokohama to the northeast. And here’s another map that shows Ehime Prefecture prominently.

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