Aomori prefecture
Aomori prefecture (青森県; Aomori-ken) is located in the Tohoku region of Japan. The capital is the city of Aomori.
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| Capital | Aomori | ||||||||||||||||
| Region: | Tohoku | ||||||||||||||||
| Island: | Honshu | ||||||||||||||||
Area
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Ranked 8th
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Population
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Ranked 28th
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| Districts: | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Municipalities: | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| : | JP-02 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pref. Flower: | Apple blossom (Malus pumila var. domestica) | ||||||||||||||||
| Pref. Tree: | Cypress (Thujopsis dolabrata) | ||||||||||||||||
| Pref. Bird: | Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii) | ||||||||||||||||
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2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links |
Aomori is especially famous for its apple orchards.
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
Districts
Culture
Tourism
Prefectural symbols
Miscellaneous topics
External links
Prefectures of Japan
Aichi | Akita | Aomori | Chiba | Ehime | Fukui | Fukuoka | Fukushima | Gifu | Gunma | Hiroshima | Hokkaido | Hyogo | Ibaraki | Ishikawa | Iwate | Kagawa | Kagoshima | Kanagawa | Kochi | Kumamoto | Kyoto | Mie | Miyagi | Miyazaki | Nagano | Nagasaki | Nara | Niigata | Oita | Okayama | Okinawa | Osaka | Saga | Saitama | Shiga | Shimane | Shizuoka | Tochigi | Tokushima | Tokyo | Tottori | Toyama | Wakayama | Yamagata | Yamaguchi | Yamanashi