Aomori Prefecture - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Aomori Prefecture: Encyclopedia - Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture (青森県 Aomoriken or frequently Aomori-ken) is located in the Tōhoku Region of Japan. The capital is the city of Ao...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aomori Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Aomori Prefecture - Geography
Aomori Prefecture is the northernmost prefecture on Honshu and faces Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait. It borders Akita and Iwate in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yokohama: Encyclopedia - Yokohama
Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜市; -shi) is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. It is Japan's largest incorporated city by popu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ao Color: Encyclopedia - Ao Color
Ao is a Japanese word including what Westerners would call, separately, blue and green. For example, in Japan, green traffic lights are d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1 E9 M²: Encyclopedia - 1 E9 M²
To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toyota Motor Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Toyota Motor Corporation - Origins
The story of Toyota Motor Corporation began in September 1933 when Toyoda Automatic Loom created a new division devoted to the production...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toyota Motor Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Toyota Motor Corporation - Origins
The story of Toyota Motor Corporation began in September 1933 when Toyoda Automatic Loom created a new division devoted to the production...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tōhoku Main Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Tōhoku Main Line - History
The construction of Tōhoku Main Line began in the Kanto region and extended to the north end of Honshu, and the city of Aomori. It is on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aomori Aomori: Encyclopedia Ii - Aomori Aomori - History
The area has plenty of Jomon period ruins, the most famous among them being Sannai Maruyama ruins located in the southwest of the city ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ōu Main Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Ōu Main Line - Timeline
The Ōu North Line began in Aomori, the South Line in Fukushima, and the full line began operation in 1905. Ōu Main Line - Ōu North Li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saeko Chiba: Encyclopedia Ii - Saeko Chiba - Voice Roles
Saeko Chiba - Anime Series. Tsubaki Sakura(佐倉椿) in Kare Kano(彼氏彼女の事情) Yoko Sasaoka(笹岡陽子) in Boogiepop Phan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tōhoku Shinkansen: Encyclopedia Ii - Tōhoku Shinkansen - Timeline
On October 1998, the 1 billionth passenger was carried on Tohoku, Joetsu and Nagano Shinkansen lines. An extension from Hachinohe to Shin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wenatchee Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Wenatchee Washington - History
Archeological digs have uncovered Clovis artifacts and other ancient artifacts dating back almost 12,000 years that enlightened us to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osamu Dazai: Encyclopedia Ii - Osamu Dazai - Biography
Dazai was born Shuji Tsushima (津島修治), the eighth surviving child of a wealthy landowner in Tsugaru, a remote corner of Japan at t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iwate Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Iwate Prefecture - History
Iwate was historically part of Mutsu Province. It was only brought into the empire around 800. In the Jomon period it was an area abundan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of High Schools In U.s. Territories: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of High Schools In U.s. Territories - Armed Forces Europe
List of high schools in U.S. Territories - Belgium. SHAPE High School, Mons, Hainaut List of high schools in U.S. Territories - Germ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiroyuki Takei: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiroyuki Takei - History
Hiroyuki Takei was born at Yomogida in Aomori Prefecture, located in the northern Honshu of Japan. His beginnings was marked by his manga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanamaki Iwate: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanamaki Iwate - History
Miyazawa Kenji was born in Hanamaki in 1896, where he spent most of his life (although he traveled often and spent a period of time livin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Han - Tohoku
List of Han - Mutsu Province. Tonami - Created in 1870 from part of former Aizu han. Consisted of the districts of Kita (today Kamikit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yokohama: Encyclopedia Ii - Yokohama - History
Yokohama was a small fishing village up to the end of the Edo period, a time when Japan conducted very little trade with foreign countrie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saeko Chiba: Encyclopedia Ii - Saeko Chiba - Biography
Saeko Chiba took up ballet at a young age with ambitions of becoming part of Takarazuka Revue. However, having failed the entrance exam f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wenatchee Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Wenatchee Washington - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 27,856 people, 10,741 households, and 6,884 families residing in the city. The population density ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toyota Motor Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Toyota Motor Corporation - Worldwide Presence
Toyota has factories all over the world, manufacturing or assembling vehicles for local markets, including its most popular model, the Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wenatchee Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Wenatchee Washington - Geography
Wenatchee is located at 47°25'24" North, 120°19'31" West (47.423316, -120.325279)GR1 at the at the confluence of the Wenatchee River an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tōhoku Shinkansen: Encyclopedia Ii - Tōhoku Shinkansen - Trains
There are currently three types of trains in operation: Hayate, Tokyo-Hachinohe express, starting December 2002 Yamabiko, Tokyo-Sendai e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aomori Aomori: Encyclopedia Ii - Aomori Aomori - Transportation
Aomori International Airport (established 1964, international flights beginning 1995) is about a 30 minute drive from the city, with bus ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toyota Motor Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Toyota Motor Corporation - Worldwide Presence
Toyota has factories all over the world, manufacturing or assembling vehicles for local markets, including its most popular model, the Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Osamu Dazai: Encyclopedia Ii - Osamu Dazai - Works
Among his most important works are No Longer Human, The Setting Sun, Blue Bamboo (Dazai's imaginative retelling of Chinese and Japanese f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yokohama: Encyclopedia Ii - Yokohama - Geography
Yokohama is located on a peninsula facing the western side of Tokyo Bay, 30 kilometers (18 miles) from Tokyo, to which it is connected by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of High Schools In U.s. Territories: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of High Schools In U.s. Territories - Armed Forces Pacific
List of high schools in U.S. Territories - Guam. Guam High School, Asan List of high schools in U.S. Territories - Japan. Robert D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iwate Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Iwate Prefecture - Geography
Iwate faces the Pacific Ocean to the east, and borders Aomori Prefecture on the north, Akita Prefecture on the west, and Miyagi Prefectur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hanamaki Iwate: Encyclopedia Ii - Hanamaki Iwate - Transportation
Train: Regular JR trains at Hanamaki Station; Tohoku Shinkansen at Shin Hanamaki Station, which is significantly removed from the town ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aomori Aomori: Encyclopedia Ii - Aomori Aomori - Climate
Snow and cold weather characterize the winter climate in Aomori. The city and surrounding area are renowned for heavy snowfall, which is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ōu Main Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Ōu Main Line - Service
The Ōu Main Line is split into the following four sections. Due to the differences in the tracks of these sections, there are no trains ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toyota Motor Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Toyota Motor Corporation - Non-automotive Activities
Toyota Motor Corporation - Finance. Toyota Financial Services Corporation provides financing to Toyota customers. Toyota Motor Corpora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toyota Motor Corporation: Encyclopedia Ii - Toyota Motor Corporation - Auto Racing
World Rally Championship Toyota has also been successful in racing, especially in Rally with the Toyota Celica as well as the Toyota Coro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aomori Prefecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Aomori Prefecture - Tourism
Aomori is especially famous for its apple orchards. Lake Towada, a beautiful caldera, lies on the boundary between Akita and Aomori Prefe...   » Read the article