Aomori Prefecture
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Summary
Aomori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 7,176 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #22 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Sōichirō Miyashita[5]
- Capital: Aomori[6]
- Shares border with: Akita Prefecture[7], Iwate Prefecture[8], Hokkaido[9]
- Anthem: Aoi Mori no Message[10], Aomoriken sanka[11]
- Named after: Aomori[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aomori[13], Goshogawara[14], Hachinohe[15], Hirakawa[16], Hirosaki[17], Kuroishi[18], Misawa[19], Mutsu[20], Towada[21], Tsugaru[22], Higashitsugaru District[23], Nishitsugaru District[24], Nakatsugaru District[25], Minamitsugaru District[26]
- Flag: flag of Aomori prefecture[27]
- Twinned administrative body: Santa Catarina[28], Khabarovsk Krai[29], Maine[30], Liguria[31], Dalian[32], Jeju Province[33], Tainan[34]
- Legislative body: Aomori Prefectural Assembly[35]
- Executive body: Aomori prefectural government[36]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Aomori Prefecture include Aomori Station[37], a railway station[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1891[40] and Aoimori Railway Company[41], a third sector railways[42], in Japan[43], founded in 2001[44], headquartered in Aomori[45].
Why It Matters
Aomori Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Aomori Station[37], a railway station[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1891[40] and Aoimori Railway Company[41], a third sector railways[42], in Japan[43], founded in 2001[44], headquartered in Aomori[45].