Japanese metropolis
The crossword clue "Japanese metropolis" is answered by OSAKA, a 5-letter entry. Used 36 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OSAKA
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OSAKA answer page.
Used 36 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- TOKYO (4 uses in xd)
- KYOTO (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for OSAKA
Every other clue in this collection answered by OSAKA, most used first.
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Related clues
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- Japanese dog breed - AKITA, used 54 times
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