TÅhoku region
The Tōhoku region (东北 地方Japanese, Tohoku - Chiho ) is located on the island of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. Tōhoku is relatively sparsely populated with few major cities. In the mountains there are many hot springs. The coastline consists mainly of rocky coastline. Previously, there were the Ezo. In Japanese Tōhoku means "of the Northeast. "
On 11 March 2011, the largest earthquake in Japan's history and a subsequent tsunami destroyed large parts of the coastal region in the northeast.
Geography
The Tohoku region is in the north of Honshu. Your western side is the Sea of Japan, the eastern side of the Pacific. It is mountainous, especially in the middle part. At sea, there are some levels where there are also the main cities.
The climate is different in the West and East. In the east it is relatively mild, in the West, however, it is rather cool with lots of snow in winter.
Prefectures
The region consists of six prefectures, which together cover an area of 66889.55 km ² and about 9.3 million inhabitants (as of 1 February 2011) have.
The largest city in Tohoku is Sendai, capital of Miyagi.
Economy
Mainly Tōhoku is used for agriculture. Main products are rice and fruit. The fishing is an important industry.
Attractions
Its most famous attraction is the " Pine Islands " at Matsushima twenty-two kilometers northeast of Sendai, one of the three most beautiful landscapes of Japan.