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Aomori city
青森市
青森
alternative words: Aomorishi city, Aomorishi, Aomori-shi, Aomori shi, Aomori
keywords:
harbor
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tohoku
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town
related topics:
Aomori Prefecture
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Seikan Tunnel
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Hokkaido Prefecture
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Lake Towada
related web sites:
http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp
explanation: Capital of Aomori prefecture. Located at the bottom of Mutsu bay, Aomori was created as a harbor to send the rice of Tsugaru region to Tokyo. It has then developed as the capital of Aomori and a harbor to go to Hokkaido via Tsugaru strait. Since the opening of Seikan Tunnel in 1988, there is no more railroad link but there exists still a ferry service. It is the tourist base to visit Lake Towada. Festival of Nebuta at the beginning of each August is well known. Its population is 295,000.
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