(あおもりけん)

あおもりけん
noun
Aomori Prefecture
1. Aomori Prefecture
The northernmost prefecture of Honshu, famous for apples, the Nebuta Festival, and heavy winter snow.
青森県(あおもりけん)はりんごで有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Aomori Prefecture is famous for apples.
青森県(あおもりけん)(ふゆ)(ゆき)(おお)い。
Winters in Aomori Prefecture are very snowy.
(なつ)青森県(あおもりけん)のねぶた(まつ)りを()()った。
In summer I went to see the Nebuta Festival in Aomori.

The northernmost prefecture on the main island of Honshu, facing Hokkaido across the 津軽(つがる)海峡(かいきょう) (Tsugaru Strait).

FAMOUS FOR:

  • りんご: apples — Aomori is Japan's top apple producer
  • ねぶた(まつ)り: the Nebuta Festival, with huge illuminated floats
  • Heavy winter snowfall

RELATED WORDS:

  • (けん): prefecture
  • 東北(とうほく): the Tōhoku region, which Aomori belongs to