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This is a list of submitted place names in which the usage is Japanese; and the first letter is H.
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Habana ハバナ (Settlement) Spanish, Japanese
Spanish and Japanese form of Havana. In Spanish it is usually written with the definite article: La Habana.
Hachiōji 八王子, はちおうじ (Settlement) Japanese
Means "eight princes" in Japanese, from 八 (hachi), meaning "eight", 王 (ō), meaning "king", and 子 (shi), meaning "child"... [more]
Haichi ハイチ (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Haiti.
Hakone 箱根, ハコネ (Settlement) Japanese
This is the name of a resort town in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture which, apart from its hot spring resorts, houses the Hakone Shrine (箱根神社, はこねじんじゃ) which dedicates to the Hakone Gongen (箱根権現, はこねごんげん).... [more]
Hamamatsu 浜松, はままつ (Settlement) Japanese
Means "pine beach" in Japanese. The kanji that make up the name are 浜 (hama), meaning "beach, seashore", and 松 (matsu), meaning "pine tree"... [more]
Hamufun 咸興, はむふん (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Hamhung.
Hanōbā ハノーバー, ハノーファ (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Hanover.
Harubin ハルビン (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Harbin.
Hawai ハワイ (Political Subdivision & Island) Japanese, Korean, Thai
Japanese, Korean and Thai form of Hawaii.
Heburon ヘブロン (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Hebron.
Heijō 平壌 (Settlement) Japanese
Alternate reading of Pyon'yan. This was the name for Pyongyang used during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 20th century.
Herushinki ヘルシンキ (Settlement) Japanese
Japanese form of Helsinki.
Higashiōsaka 東大阪, ひがしおうさか (Settlement) Japanese
Means "East Ōsaka" in Japanese. This is the name of a city in Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan.
Himaraya ヒマラヤ (Mountain) Japanese
Japanese form of Himalaya.
Himeji 姫路, ひめじ (Settlement & Other) Japanese
Of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the largest castle in Japan, as well as a city in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Himuka 日向, ヒムカ (Political Subdivision) Japanese (Archaic)
Earlier form of Hyūga, made up of 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 向か (muka), the irrealis form of verb 向く (muku) meaning "to turn toward; to face (a direction); to point to."
Hiroshima 広島, ひろしま (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
From Japanese 広 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide" and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.
Hokkaido 北海道, ほっかいどう (Political Subdivision & Island) Japanese
From Japanese 北海 (hokkai) meaning "northern sea" and 道 (dō) meaning "circuit". This is the name of an island and prefecture of Japan.
Hokuchin (Mountain) Japanese
A mountain in Hokkaido, apart of the Ishikari Mountain range.
Honjurasu ホンジュラス (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Honduras.
Hyōgo 兵庫 (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "soldier's warehouse" in Japanese.
Hyōgo 兵庫, ひょうご (Political Subdivision) Japanese
Means "soldiers' warehouse" from Japanese 兵 (hyō) meaning "soldier" and 庫 (ko) meaning "warehouse". This is the name of a prefecture of Japan.
Hyūga 日向, ヒュウガ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Japanese
Shifted from earlier Himuka, belonging to an old province which corresponds to modern Miyazaki Prefecture and a modern city in that prefecture, formed on April 1, 1951.