Aomori prefecture

Aomori prefecture (青森県; Aomori-ken) is located in the Tohoku region of Japan. The capital is the city of Aomori.

Aomori prefecture (青森県)

Capital	Aomori[?]
Region:	Tohoku
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 8th 9,606.26 km² 1.2%
Population  - Total (Oct 1, 2000)  - Density	Ranked 28th 1,475,728 154/km²
Districts:	8
Municipalities:	67
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Apple blossom (Malus pumila var. domestica)
Pref. Tree:	Cypress[?] (Thujopsis dolabrata)
Pref. Bird:	Bewick's swan (Cygnus bewickii)

Table of contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 4.1 Cities 4.2 Districts, towns and villages 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

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

• Aomori
• Hirosaki[?]
• Hachinohe[?]
• Kuroishi[?]
• Goshogawara[?]
• Towada[?]
• Misawa[?]
• Mutsu[?]

The list is in order of their founding date.

Districts, towns and villages

• Higashitsugaru[?]
  • Hiranai[?]
  • Kanita[?]
  • Imabetsu[?]
  • Yomogita[?]
  • Tairadate[?]
  • Minmaya[?]
• Nishitsugaru[?]
  • Ajigasawa[?]
  • Kidukuri[?]
  • Fukaura[?]
  • Morita[?]
  • Iwasaki[?]
  • Kashiwa[?]
  • Inagaki[?]
  • Shariki[?]
• Nakatsugaru[?]
  • Iwaki[?]
  • Souma[?]
  • Nishimeya[?]
• Minamitsugaru[?]
  • Fujisaki[?]
  • Oowani[?]
  • Onoe[?]
  • Namioka[?]
  • Hiraka[?]
  • Tokiwa[?]
  • Inakadate[?]
  • Ikarigaseki[?]
• Kitatsugaru[?]
  • Itayanagi[?]
  • Kanagi[?]
  • Nakasato[?]
  • Tsuruta[?]
  • Shiura[?]
  • Kodomari[?]
• Kamikita[?]
  • Noheji[?]
  • Shichinohe[?]
  • Momoishi[?]
  • Towadako[?]
  • Rokunohe[?]
  • Yokohama[?]
  • Kamikita[?]
  • Touhoku[?]
  • Tenmabayashi[?]
  • Shimoda[?]
  • Rokkasho[?]
• Shimokita[?]
  • Kawauchi[?]
  • Oohata[?]
  • Ooma[?]
  • Higashidoori[?]
  • Kazamaura[?]
  • Sai[?]
  • Wakinosawa[?]
• San'nohe[?]
  • San'nohe[?]
  • Gonohe[?]
  • Takko[?]
  • Nagawa[?]
  • Nanbu[?]
  • Hashikami[?]
  • Fukuchi[?]
  • Nangou[?]
  • Kuraishi[?]
  • Shingou[?]

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Aomori prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.aomori.jp/home-e.html)