Honshu

Locals recommend that you take a trip to the less-travelled 'other' side of the main Honshu island to gain a sense of old Japan.

The earthquake hit in the early afternoon off the coast of Honshu, Japan's most populous island, triggering unprecedented destruction.

It would be unbelievable. This happened to every town, from south of Sendai all the way to the northern end of Honshu.

The 9. 0 earthquake that struck the northeast coast of Honshu this past March is not likely to have such an impact on Japan's history.

Thailand also has expanded the scope of its tests and asked traders to avoid importing fruits and vegetables from Japan's Honshu island.

Targets became scarce, and Byron crept here and there off the west coast of Honshu, admiring the pretty landscape.

The US military said that it would evacuate up to 20, 000 military families on Honshu, Japan's main island.

Commonly, during cooler months of the year, surface winds blow off shore, or essentially west to east, in northeastern Honshu.

During our visit in February, two Japanese skiers died in an avalanche in Aomori Prefecture, in northern Honshu.

the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous.

"Locke" in south-central city of Hamamatsu, Japan, Honshu Island, near the trigger landslides.

A strong 6. 6-magnitude quake which hit the west of Honshu island, away from the tsunami, early Saturday was felt in Tokyo.

Located in the central parts of western Honshu, endangered Iraq Potential Bay.

They live on the main island of Honshu, where the US has several military and naval bases.

On the main island of Honshu, home to most Japanese, the north-east is sharing in the recovery least equitably.

The capital and largest city of Japan, in east-central Honshu on Tokyo Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.

Japanese police today put the number of dead from the Honshu earthquake catastrophe at 433, with another 784 people unaccounted for.

A 8. 8 magnitude earthquake hit Japan's northeastern Honshu Island Friday, and a six-meter tsunami warning was issued.

The educated young are leaving in droves for the warmer climate and brighter lights of Honshu.

Mawar weakened into a tropical storm the next day after skirting the southeastern coast of Honshu in Japan.

Other prefectures in the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island could face similar tolls.

Tohoku, the north-east region of Honshu island where today's quake struck hardest, accounts for 8% of the country's GDP.

A city of western Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan north of Nagoya.

A city of central Honshu, Japan, at the head of Ise Bay east of Kyoto.

Chiba: a city of east-central Honshu, Japan, on the northeast shore of Tokyo Bay. It is a manufacturing center.

A city of northwest Honshu, Japan, on the Sea of Japan. It is a major port.

That's because the vast amounts of seawater that crashed ashore on the eastern edge of the island of Honshu are highly corrosive.

Meanwhile, a wall of water surged from the fault zone toward the coast of Honshu.

A Destructive Earthquake Occurred at Honshu, Japan on Oct.

A city of southeast Honshu, Japan, on the western shore of Tokyo Bay.

Beijing at 13: 46 on March 11 northeastern Japan Sea near the island of Honshu earthquake, felt strongly felt in the capital Tokyo.

A city of northern Honshu, Japan, south-southeast of Aomori. It is a commercial and cultural center. Population, 235, 469.

A city of east-central Honshu, Japan, on the northeast shore of Tokyo Bay. It is a manufacturing center. Population, 788, 920.

A city of southeast Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. It is a naval base with shipyards and ironworks . Population, 427, 087.

Background: This 33. 5-mile-long rail tunnel links the island of Honshu with the island of Hokkaido.

A city of southern Honshu, Japan, a suburb of Osaka. Population, 276, 397.

A snow monkey, or Japanese macaque, plays with a snowball on Honshu island in Japan.

The quake was 4. 8 miles (7. 7 km) deep and struck in the sea near the east coast of Honshu, the largest Island in Japan, the USGS said.

Climatological Information for Western Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku, Japan

Some 110, 000 live in Japan, 7, 000 of them in the cold, snowy alps of Honshu, where they have earned the moniker "snow monkey. "

Approximate length of Honshu island: 1, 300 kilometers

NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN