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Aomori (äōmô`rē), city (1990 pop. 287,808), capital of Aomori prefecture, extreme N Honshu, Japan, on Aomori Bay. First opened to foreign trade in 1906, Aomori is now the chief transportation center of N Honshu, with important rail lines and ferry services. It is also the site of the world's longest tunnel, the Seikan Tunnel, which stretches 33.4 mi (53.7 km) and connects Honshu and Hokkaido. Fish and lumber are among its exports, many of which are shipped to Hokkaido. A modern city, it was rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1910 and again after severe air raids in 1945. Aomori prefecture (1990 pop. 1,482,935), 3,719 sq mi (9,632 sq km), has rich timber lands and famous apple orchards, in addition to producing rice, fish, beef, and dairy products. Aomori, Hachinoke, and Hirosake are the major cities. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Finally, The Group developed a range of promotional campaigns that increase the brand recognition of the Group through the use of the former baseball Major Leaguer Tsuyoshi Shinjo and "Team Aomori," the women's curling league that participated in the Torino Olympics. Before the tie-up with Hoshino, Goldman Sachs had already targeted the onsen for investment, and earlier in 2005 committed to a [yen]220 billion rebuilding program for the Komaki Hot Springs Village in Aomori. It purchased Furumaki Onsen Shibusawa Park, a prestigious inn located in the northern province of Aomori late last year, and Izumiso in Shizuoka, another famous inn southwest of Tokyo earlier this year, both for undisclosed sums. |
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