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Maebashi (mäā`bäshē), city (1990 pop. 286,261), capital of Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tone River. Now a silk textile center, it was formerly the castle town of the Matsudaira clan. Maebashi a city in central Japan, on central Honshu: centre of sericulture and silk-spinning; university (1949). Pop.: 283 005 (2002 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Sou Fujimoto's radical, radial urban house in Maebashi City (p86) prompts new ways of thinking about domestic life, and Pezo von Ellrichshausen's clifftop retreat on Chile's Pacific coast (p74) is a simple but powerful abstract statement (and constructed by locals using only one concrete mixer and a quartet of wheelbarrows). With one false start after another marring his earlier heats, Maurice Greene knew he had to keep calm to win the 60 meters Sunday at the World Indoor Track Championships in Maebashi, Japan. At the world indoor championships in Maebashi, Japan two years ago he also won both the 1,500m and 3,000m with his devastating finishing kick, proving his versatility knows no bounds. |
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