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Aomori city
青森市
青森
alternative words: Aomorishi city, Aomorishi, Aomori-shi, Aomori shi, Aomori
keywords:
harbor
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tohoku
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town
related topics:
Aomori Prefecture
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Seikan Tunnel
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Hokkaido Prefecture
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Lake Towada
related web sites:
http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp
explanation: Capital of Aomori prefecture. Located at the bottom of Mutsu bay, Aomori was created as a harbor to send the rice of Tsugaru region to Tokyo. It has then developed as the capital of Aomori and a harbor to go to Hokkaido via Tsugaru strait. Since the opening of Seikan Tunnel in 1988, there is no more railroad link but there exists still a ferry service. It is the tourist base to visit Lake Towada. Festival of Nebuta at the beginning of each August is well known. Its population is 295,000.
Aomori Prefecture
青森県
青森
alternative words: Aomoriken prefecture, Aomori, Aomoriken, Aomori-ken, Aomori ken
keywords:
prefecture
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tohoku
related topics:
Misawa city
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Lake Towada
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Rokkasho village
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Aomori city
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Hachinohe city
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Tsugaru strait
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Tsugaru peninsula
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Shimokita peninsula
related web sites:
http://www.pref.aomori.jp
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http://www.jomon.ne.jp/~kegani/
explanation: Aomori prefecture occupies the most northern part of Honshu Island. Its surface is 9,617 km2 and the population 1.5 million. The prefectural office is at Aomori City. The important activity of Aomori is the tourism due to its strategic place to go to Hokkaido via Tsugaru Strait and a beautiful volcanic landscape of the southern region. The eastern part is less populated and recently the government has tried to activate it by creating an industrial area around Hachinohe.
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