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The is a geographical area of Japan . ''Tōhoku'' is Japanese for "northeast," and the Tōhoku region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshū , the largest Island of Japan. The area is also known as . The region consists of six , Aomori , Fukushima , Iwate , Miyagi and Yamagata Prefecture s. The last stronghold of the Indigenous Ainu on Honshū and the site of many Battle s, Tōhoku retains a reputation as a remote region, offering breathtaking scenery but a harsh Climate . Tōhoku is immemorialized in Haiku Poet Matsuo Basho 's work ''Oku no Hosomichi'' (The Narrow Road to the Deep North). Tōhoku, like most of Japan, is Hill y or Mountain ous, with the Ou Mountains forming running north-south. Its initial historical settlement occurred between the Seventh and Ninth centuries C.E. , well after Japanese Civilization and Culture had become firmly established in central and southwestern Japan. Although Iron , Steel , Cement , Chemical , Pulp , and Petroleum -refining industries began developing in the 1960s , Tōhoku was traditionally considered the Granary of Japan because it supplied Sendai and the Tōkyō - Yokohama market with Rice and other Farm Commodities . Tōhoku provided 20 percent of the nation's rice crop. The climate, however, is harsher than in other parts of Honshū and permits only one crop a year on Paddy Field s. Tea Pot s like this one sit atop Stove s during the long Winter s in Tōhoku.]] The inland location of many of the region's Lowland s has led to a Concentration of much of the Population there. Coupled with Coast lines that do not favor Port Development , this Settlement pattern resulted in a much greater than usual dependence on Land and Railroad Transport ation. Low points in the central mountain range fortunately make Communication s between lowlands on either side of the range moderately easy. Tourism became a major Industry in the Tōhoku region, with points of interest including:
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