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Total Population: 648,971 Ichinoseki Ninohe Tono

Major Cities: Kamaishi Oshu C h
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Higashimatsushima Natori Kitakami Ofunato p
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Ishinomaki Osaki Kuji Rikuzentakata e r

Iwanuma Sendai(capital) Economy:
Kakuda Shiogama Iwate's industry is concentrated around Morioka and
specializes in metal workings and manufacturing.
Kesennuma Shiroishi
Customs and Heritage:
Kurihara Tagajo
-Hoonji: Considered the head temple, that is known
Tome
as a place for monks to receive Zen training.
Economy:
-Mitsuishi Temple: literally, "three rocks", has three
Miyagi has a good deal of fishing as well as agricul- large rocks on the grounds with shackles around them
ture (rice and livestock mostly). It is also dominated to represent the story of 'Oni no Tegata', a legend
by the manufacturing industries around Sendai, par- where a devil who often tormented and harassed the
ticularly food processing. local people was shackled to the rocks and made to
promise never again to trouble people.
Customs and Heritage:
Cuisine:
-Sendai Castle- the castle of the Date family. Built
by Date Masamune atop Mount Aoba, it commanded -Gyutan- beef tongue.
a highly defensible strategic position overlooking the -Jajamen: One of the three great noodles of Mo-
city of Sendai. The castle also contains a Gokoku rioka.
Shrine.
-Nambu Senbei: a type of rice cracker that is
-Sendai Port - Ferry route to Hokkaido.
considered a local delicacy.
Cuisine: N/A
-Reimen: The second of the three Squiggly noo-
dle brick and a packet of condensed flavor pow-
der.

-Wanko Soba– The third of the three great noo-

dles, is a noodles made of buckwheat.
IWATE

The second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkai-
do. It is located in the Tohoku region of Honshu is-
land and contains the island's easternmost point. The
capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population YAMAGATA
density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido.
A prefecture of Japan located in the Tohoku region
Total Area: 15,278.40 km2 (5,899.02 sq mi) on Honshu island. Its capital is Yamagata.

Total Population: 548,100 Total Area: 9,323.34 km2 (3,599.76 sq mi)
Major Cities: Total Population: 606,368

Hachimantai Miyako Major Cities:

Hanamaki Morioka (capital)
Higashine Nan'yo Shinjo

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