Named for the prefecture, Japan’s fourth largest by population, in which both discoverers were born and raised. It is the main industrial prefecture. In olden times it nurtured the Karakuri (intricate puppet). Nowadays the making of clocks and cars, as well as the robotic and aerospace industries, thrive there. (M 33385) _ _.
Discovered on 20-10-1989 in Kani by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T.