Aomori Prefecture

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Aomori Prefecture (青森県 Aomoriken) is located in the Tohoku region of Japan. The capital is the city of Aomori.

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1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 4.1 Cities 4.2 Districts 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

Geography

Aomori Prefecture is the northernmost prefecture on Honshu and faces Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait. It borders Akita and Iwate in the south.

Economy

Demographics

Cities

• Aomori (capital)
• Goshogawara
• Hachinohe
• Hirosaki
• Kuroishi
• Misawa
• Mutsu
• Towada

Districts

• Higashitsugaru
  • Hiranai
  • Imabetsu
  • Kanita
  • Minmaya
  • Tairadate
  • Yomogita
• Kamikita
  • Kamikita
  • Momoishi
  • Noheji
  • Rokkasho
  • Rokunohe
  • Shichinohe
  • Shimoda
  • Tenmabayashi
  • Tohoku
  • Towadako
  • Yokohama
• Kitatsugaru
  • Itayanagi
  • Kanagi
  • Kodomari
  • Nakasato
  • Shiura
  • Tsuruta
• Minamitsugaru
  • Fujisaki
  • Hiraka
  • Ikarigaseki
  • Inakadate
  • Namioka
  • Onoe
  • Owani
  • Tokiwa
• Nakatsugaru
  • Iwaki
  • Nishimeya
  • Souma
• Nishitsugaru
  • Ajigasawa
  • Fukaura
  • Inagaki
  • Iwasaki
  • Kashiwa
  • Kizukuri
  • Morita
  • Shariki
• Sannohe
  • Fukuchi
  • Gonohe
  • Hashikami
  • Nagawa
  • Nanbu
  • Nangou
  • Sannohe
  • Shingō
  • Takko
• Shimokita
  • Higashidori
  • Kawauchi
  • Kazamaura
  • Ohata
  • Oma
  • Sai
  • Wakinosawa

Culture

Tourism

Aomori is especially famous for its apple orchards.

Lake Towada, a beautiful caldera, lies on the boundary between Akita and Aomori Prefectures. The Oirase river drains Lake Towada; in the summer it is refreshing and in the autumn the leaves are breathtaking.

Osorezan, the Mountain of Dread, is in Mutsu on the Shimokita Peninsula.

The Hakkoda Mountains in Aomori provide excellent hiking in the warmer seasons. However, the winter proved disastrous to over 200 soldiers who died during a military maneuver in the area in deep snow.

Prefectural symbols

The Aomori prefectural symbol is a stylized map of the prefecture, showing the crown of Honshu: the Tsugaru, Natsudomari and Shimokita Peninsulas.

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Aomori Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.aomori.jp/home-e.html)

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