Aomori (prefecture) - Aomori (Präfektur)

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Aomori Prefecture
CapitalAomori
Residents
1.225.034 (2021)
surface
9,626 km²
websitewww.pref.aomori.lg.jp/, www.pref.aomori.lg.jp/foreigners/
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Aomori(Japanese: 青森 県, Aomori-ken) is a prefecture in the region Tōhoku, Japan.

Regions

Aomori prefecture is located in the north of the island Honshu. Southern neighbors are the prefectures Akita and Iwate.

places

Map of Aomori (Prefecture)
  • 1 Aomori(青森)Aomori in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageAomori in the Wikipedia encyclopediaAomori in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsAomori (Q146790) in the Wikidata database - The capital of the province
  • 2 HachinoheHachinohe in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageHachinohe in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHachinohe in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryHachinohe (Q191914) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 GoshogawaraGoshogawara in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageGoshogawara in the Wikipedia encyclopediaGoshogawara in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGoshogawara (Q496702) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 HirakawaHirakawa in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHirakawa in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryHirakawa (Q695930) in the Wikidata database
  • 5 HirosakiHirosaki in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageHirosaki in the Wikipedia encyclopediaHirosaki in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHirosaki (Q194087) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 KuroishiKuroishi in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKuroishi in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKuroishi (Q496412) in the Wikidata database
  • 7 MisawaMisawa in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageMisawa in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMisawa in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMisawa (Q496401) in the Wikidata database
  • 8 MutsuMutsu in the travel guide Wikivoyage in a different languageMutsu in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMutsu in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryMutsu (Q641992) in the Wikidata database
  • 9 TowadaTowada in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTowada in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTowada (Q646818) in the Wikidata database
  • 10 TsugaruTsugaru in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTsugaru in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryTsugaru (Q372517) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

background

Seikan tunnel between Honshu and Hokkaido

Aomori prefecture is structured in a rural way. To the east is the Shimokita Peninsula. There are around the mountain Osore-zan hot springs, this 879 m high mountain massif is considered the entrance to hell in Japanese mythology. Rice is grown on the Tsugaru Peninsula in the west and there are also extensive apple orchards. There is also a really deep entrance into the earth's interior here: the 1 Seikan tunnelSeikan tunnel in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSeikan tunnel in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSeikan tunnel (Q99250) in the Wikidata database leads to a total length of 53.85 km and a depth of up to 200 m below sea level under the Tsugaru Strait to the island Hokkaido.

language

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • Iwaki-san as seen from Tsugaru

  • Mutsu

  • Misawa Aviation & Sience Museum

  • Kuroishi

  • Hirosaki Castle

  • Hirakawa City Hall

  • Hachinohe City Hall

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

trips

literature

Web links

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