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& ERESTING FACTS: Hokkaido Tohoku

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Page 1: Hokkaido & Tohoku

&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