Play word 北陸 北陸 ほくりく Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Play word 軌陸車 軌陸車 きりくしゃ road-rail vehicle (vehicle which can travel both on railroad tracks and normal roads)
Play word 三陸沖地震 三陸沖地震 さんりくおきじしん Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011)
Play word 常陸 常陸 ひたち Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
Play word 常陸国風土記 常陸国風土記 ひたちのくにふどき Hitachi Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hitachi province; approx. 720 CE)
Play word 常陸梅 常陸梅 ひたちうめ era during early 1900s dominated by the grand champions Hitachiyama and Umegatani II
Play word 常陸梅時代 常陸梅時代 ひたちうめじだい era during early 1900s dominated by the grand champions Hitachiyama and Umegatani II
Play word 常陸風土記 常陸風土記 ひたちふどき Hitachi Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hitachi province; approx. 720 CE)
Play word 双六 双六 すぐろく race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track)