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This is a list of place names in which the usage is Japanese; and the first letter is H.
type
usage
letter
Hase 長谷, はせ (Settlement) Japanese
Etymologically from Japanese (hatsu) meaning "anchorage" and (se) meaning "shallows". The spelling of 長谷 is from a shortening of 長谷 の 泊瀬 (nagatani no hatsuse) meaning "long valley of Hatsuse". This is the name of a place in Sakurai, Japan.
Honkon 香港, ほんこん (Political Subdivision, Settlement & Island) Japanese
Japanese form of Hong Kong.
Hotaka 穂高, ほたか (Mountain) Japanese
From Japanese (ho) meaning "grain" and (taka) meaning "tall". This is the name of a mountain in Japan.