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.pref.aomori.lg.jp/foreigners/index.html | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Apple blossom (Malus domestica) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii) | ||||||||
| - Fish | Flounder | ||||||||
 Symbol of Aomori Prefecture |
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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]
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History[change | edit source]
Until the Meiji Restoration, the lands of Aomori prefecture were part of Mutsu Province.[4]
Geography[change | edit 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 | edit source]
There are ten cities in Aomori Prefecture:
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National Parks[change | edit source]
National Parks are established in about 12% of the total land area of the prefecture,[5] including
Shrines and Temples[change | edit source]
Tsutsukowake jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[7]
Related pages[change | edit source]
References[change | edit 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"; retrieved 2012-3-19.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 1; retrieved 2012-3-13.
Other websites[change | edit source]
Media related to Aomori prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
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