Tohoku

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Tohoku (東北地方 Toohoku-chihoo) is a region of Japan located on Honshu island. It consists of six administrative areas (prefectures), and is home to the cities of Sendai, Akita and Aomori, among others.[1]

Tohoku comprises the northernmost region of Honshu, and is divided into six prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata.

The total population of the Tohoku region was 9,575,000 in 2006.[2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tohoku (東北町 Toohoku-machi) is also a town in Aomori prefecture.
  2. ↑ Japan Statistical Yearbook: 'Population by Prefecture 1920-2006'. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. .xls document.

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