Aomori Prefecture
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Aomori Prefecture | |||||||||
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Capital | Aomori (city) | ||||||||
Region | Tōhoku | ||||||||
Island | Honshū | ||||||||
Governor | Shingo Mimura | ||||||||
Area (rank) | 9,606.26 km² (8th) | ||||||||
- % water | 1.2% | ||||||||
Population (2010-10-01[1]) | |||||||||
- Population | 1,373,164 (28th) | ||||||||
- Density | 154 /km² | ||||||||
Districts | 8 | ||||||||
Municipalities | 40 | ||||||||
ISO 3166-2 | JP-02 | ||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||
Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
- Flower | Apple blossom (Malus domestica) | ||||||||
- Tree | Hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata) | ||||||||
- Bird | Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii) | ||||||||
- Fish | Flounder | ||||||||
![]() Symbol of Aomori Prefecture | |||||||||
Template ■ Discussion |
Aomori Prefecture (青森県, Aomori-ken) is a prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[2] The capital city is Aomori.[3]
History[change | change source]
Until the Meiji Restoration, the lands of Aomori prefecture were part of Mutsu Province.[4]
Geography[change | change source]
Aomori Prefecture is the northernmost prefecture on Honshū. The prefecture faces Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait. It shares its southern border with Akita Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture.
Cities[change | change source]
There are ten cities in Aomori Prefecture:
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National Parks[change | change source]
National Parks are established in about 12% of the total land area of the prefecture,[5] including
Shrines and Temples[change | change source]
Tsutsukowake jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[7]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ National Census 2010 Preliminary Results
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Aomori-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 35; "Tōhoku" at p. 970.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Aomori" at p. 35.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "Towada-Hachimantai National Park" Archived 2006-05-16 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-19.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-13.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Aomori prefecture at Wikimedia Commons