青森県(あおもりけん)

あおもりけん
noun
Aomori Prefecture
geographyproper-nounplace-name
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)の冬(ふゆ)は雪(ゆき)が多(おお)い。
Winters in Aomori Prefecture are very snowy.
夏(なつ)に青森県(あおもりけん)のねぶた祭(まつ)りを見(み)に行(い)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).

Cultural note

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

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