SUZUKA

city, Mie ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. Suzuka is well known in Japan for the traditional manufacture of stencil paper, used in the dyeing of kimonos. Rapid industrialization occurred after World War II; products include textiles, machinery, and electrical appliances. Suzuka contains several shrines and temples, as well as one of the largest automobile speedways in the world. Pop. (1987 est.) 169,309.