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Aomori, Honshū/Japan ‘Green Forest’ from ao ‘green’ and mori ‘forest’.

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Aomori , 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.

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	JR East, Japan, has taken delivery of the first of 59 E5 Series Shinkansen high-speed trains, which will be introduced on services from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori in 2011.(News) Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 8/1/2009
	The 26,445m Hakkoda tunnel has been holed through on the 81.2km extension of Tohoku Shinkansen from Hachinohe to Shin Aomori.(Japan) Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 4/1/2005
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