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AOMORI-KEN

Specialty Definition: Aomori prefecture

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Aomori prefecture (青森県; Aomori-ken) is located in the Tohoku region of Japan. The capital is the city of Aomori.

Aomori prefecture (青森県)

Aomori prefectural symbol
Capital	Aomori
Region:	Tohoku
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 8th 9,606.26 km² 1.2%
Population  - Total (Oct 1, 2000)  - Density	Ranked 28th 1,475,728 154/km²
Districts:	8
Municipalities:	67
ISO 3166-2:	JP-02
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Apple blossom (Malus pumila var. domestica)
Pref. Tree:	Cypress (Thujopsis dolabrata)
Pref. Bird:	Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii)

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

• Kamikita
  • Kamikitagun
  • Noheji
  • Shichinohe
  • Momoishi
  • Towadako
  • Rokunohe
  • Yokohama
  • Kamikita
  • Touhoku
  • Tenmabayashi
  • Shimoda
  • Rokkasho
• Shimokita
  • Shimokitagun
  • Kawauchi
  • Oohata
  • Ooma
  • Higashidoori
  • Kazamaura
  • Sai
  • Wakinosawa
• Minamitsugaru
  • Minamitsugarugun
  • Fujisaki
  • Oowani
  • Onoe
  • Namioka
  • Hiraka
  • Tokiwa
  • Inakadate
  • Ikarigaseki
• Nishitsugaru
  • Nishitsugarugun
  • Ajigasawa
  • Kidukuri
  • Fukaura
  • Morita
  • Iwasaki
  • Kashiwa
  • Inagaki
  • Shariki
• San'nohe
  • San'nohegun
  • San'nohe
  • Gonohe
  • Takko
  • Nagawa
  • Nanbu
  • Hashikami
  • Fukuchi
  • Nangou
  • Kuraishi
  • Shingou
• Kitatsugaru
  • Kitatsugarugun
  • Itayanagi
  • Kanagi
  • Nakasato
  • Tsuruta
  • Shiura
  • Kodomari
• Higashitsugaru
  • Hiranai
  • Kanita
  • Imabetsu
  • Yomogita
  • Tairadate
  • Minmaya
• Nakatsugaru
  • Nakatsugarugun
  • Iwaki
  • Souma
  • Nishimeya

Culture

Tourism

Aomori is especially famous for its apple orchards.

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Aomori prefecture homepage

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Prefectures of Japan

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Aomori prefecture."

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