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“Hilly section of a city” in Japanese

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山の手 yamanote やまのて

Hilly section of a city in Japanese is “山の手” (yamanote). Full meaning: hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains.

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