Tohoku, which means “north east”, refers to the northeastern region of Honshu with Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata.
Aomori, officially Aomori City, is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 264,945 in 136,781 households, and a population density of 321 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total ...
Tohoku is the northeastern region of Japan's Honshu island. In winter, the Snow Country of the western Japan Sea coast racks up some of the highest snowfall figures in the world, which also means great skiing and lots of hot springs to warm up in.
From the latter half of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Tohoku Region experienced several natural disasters; however, these disasters did not have a significant impact on the population growth trend in this region. Due to declining fertility, aging ...
Tōhoku, chihō (region), constituting the northern portion of Honshu, Japan. It is bordered to the west by the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and to the east by the Pacific Ocean and includes the ken (prefectures) of Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi, and
The biggest city in Tohoku Region is Sendai and the population is about one million. Mount Bandai in spring (Fukushima Pref.) The main industry of Tohoku Region is agriculture. Especially, Tohoku region is one of major rice‐producing areas in Japan, so tasty rice is harvested in whole areas...
Tohoku is a large region in the northeast of Japan’s main islandHonshu.Its rugged, mountainous terrain and rows of river lowlands make up almost one-fifth of Japan’s total area. Harsh winters keep the resident population low but visitors, among them Japan’s most famous poet Basho, have ...
The inland location of many of the region's lowlands has led to a concentration of much of the population there. Coupled with coastlines that do not favor seaport development, this settlement pattern resulted in a much greater than usual dependence on land and rail transportation. Low points in...
(also Ou), an economic region in Japan. Situated in the northern part of Honshu Island. Tohoku includes Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima prefectures. It borders on the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Japan to the west. Area, 66,900 sq km. Population, 9.2...
Akita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Its population is estimated 915,691 as of 1 August 2023 and its geographic area is 11,637 km2.Map Photo Map Directions Hotelspref.akita.lg.jp Wikivoyage Wikipedia...