Onetime capital of Japan Crossword Clue

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OSAKA

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(noun)
1. a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CAPITAL (noun)
1. the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
2. the federal government of the United States
CAPITAL (adjective)
1. uppercase
2. first-rate
JAPAN (noun)
1. a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
2. a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
JAPAN (verb)
1. coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

OSAKA
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