Kawasaki, city in Japan, on southeastern Honshu Island, in Kanagawa Prefecture, between Tokyo and Yokohama. Situated on Tokyo Bay in a highly urbanized area, Kawasaki is an important port and industrial center of the Keihin Industrial Zone. Manufactures include ships, steel, refined petroleum, machinery, automobiles, chemicals, and textiles. Heigenji Temple, a Buddhist shrine founded in 1128, is in the city. Kawasaki was badly damaged in World War II (1939-1945). Population (1999) 1,209,845.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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