Hokkaido & Tohoku
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&INTERESTING FACTS:
Hokkaido Tohoku
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north sea way
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Hokkaido•Famous place for snow sports•The Seikan Tunnel runs under the
ocean as a link to the mainland•Many snow/ice festivals•Largest prefecture•Lowest population density
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blue forest
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Aomori•Produces majority of Japan’s
apples•Has the largest virgin beech forest
in the world•Known for a summer festival
featuring a warrior figure
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rock hand
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Iwate•Second lowest population density•Legend about a demon leaving his
handprint on a rock to seal a pact•Many temples, shrines•Only prefecture with higher male
population
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palace castle
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Miyagi•Third most beautiful view in Japan•Hit hard by the 2011 tsunami•Tanabata-matsuri Festival attracts
many tourists•Nothing to do with The Karate Kid
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fall rice field
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Akita•Largest consumers of sake in
Japan•Said to have the most beautiful
women•Well preserved samurai district
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mountain formation
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Yamagata•More than 100 hot springs•Famous human chess game•Very mountainous terrain•Temple on top of a cliff
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fortune island
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Fukushima•Famous medieval capital•White tiger samurai suicide•Very rural with low population
density despite being third largest prefecture
•Opposing opinions about impact of nuclear disaster