Akita Kanto Festival

The Tohoku Region

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March 20th 2014
The Tohoku region is the northernmost part of Honshu, which is the mainland of Japan. In the region, six provinces are included; Aomori, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, Miyagi and Fukushima. There are the Sea of Japan to the west of the region, and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The Ou Mountains, the spine of the region run about 500 km from north to south, through the six provinces. The mountain chain is ... read more

Asia » Japan

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more