Aomori Prefecture is the northernmost prefecture on Honshu and faces Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait. It borders Akita and Iwate in the south. Oma, at the northwestern tip of the axe-shaped Shimokita Peninsula, is the northernmost point of Honshu.
Like much of Tohoku, the Aomori region remains dominated by traditional industries such as farming, forestry, and fishing.
Demographics
Many young people depart Aomori for cities like Tokyo or Sendai looking for excitement or jobs, and Aomori records its population as having peaked in 1983.
Culture
Tourism
Monument to soldiers who perished in Hakkoda Mountains
Aomori is especially famous for its apple orchards.
Lake Towada, a beautiful caldera, lies on the boundary between Akita and Aomori Prefectures. The Oirase river drains Lake Towada; in the summer it is refreshing and in the autumn the leaves are breathtaking.
Mount Osore, the Mountain of Dread, is in Mutsu on the Shimokita Peninsula.
The Hakkoda Mountains in Aomori provide excellent hiking in the warmer seasons. However, the winter proved disastrous to over 200 soldiers who died during a military maneuver in the area in deep snow.
Prefectural symbols
The Aomori prefectural symbol is a stylized map of the prefecture, showing the crown of Honshu: the Tsugaru, Natsudomari and Shimokita Peninsulas.
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External links
Official Aomori Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.aomori.jp/home-e.html)
Aomori (Japanese: é’森市; Aomori-shi) is the capital city of AomoriPrefecture (é’森県; Aomori-ken), the north end of HonshÅ«.
Aomori became a part of Hirosakiprefecture, succeeding the area covered by the Tsugaru han.
The development of the modern Aomori was due to its prefectural capital status and Seikan ferry which was run by the Ministry of Trains at the beginning and later Japanese National Railways as connection between Port Aomori and Port Hakodate in HokkaidÅ, hence the main transport between Honshu and HokkaidÅ from 1908 till 1988.
On January 1, 2006 the town of Nanbu merged with the town of Nagawa and the village of Fukuchi from Sannohe District to form the new town of Nanbu.
The two major dialects of Japanese spoken in AomoriPrefecture are Tsugaru-ben (津軽å¼) and Nambu-ben (å—部å¼); the former is prevalent in the area around Aomori City, and the latter is heard in and around the city of Hachinohe.
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