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Aomori University is a private university located in the city of Aomori, Japan, founded in 1968. The university has three major areas of study: business administration, sociology, and software and information technology.

Asamushi Onsen (浅虫温泉) is the site of a hot spring, on the eastern edge of the city of Aomori in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It was developed as the downtown beside the onsen town and is sometimes known as "Atami in Tohoku" after the famous Atami Onsen in Shizuoka, central Japan.

Aseishigawa Dam is a multi-purpose dam on the Aseishi River, a tributary of the Iwaki River in the city of Kuroishi in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Construction began on the dam in 1971, and it was completed in 1988.

Cape Shiriya is a headland on the northerneastern point of the island of Honshu in Japan. It is located within the borders of the town of Higashidōri, Aomori in northern Shimokita Peninsula, and is part of the Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park. The cape is on the border of Tsugaru Strait separating Honshu from Hokkaido, and the Pacific Ocean.

Cape Tappi , otherwise known as Cape Tappimi , is a headland on the northernwestern point of the island of Honshu in Japan. It is located on the northern tip of the Tsugaru Peninsula within the borders of the town of Sotogahama in Aomori Prefecture. Much of the cape is also a part of the Tsugaru Quasi-National Park. The cape marks the western limit of the Tsugaru Strait, separating it from the Sea of Japan. The area is known for its almost constant strong winds.

Fukuchi was a village located in Sannohe District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

The Hachinohe mine is a limestone quarry in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tohoku region of northern Japan. It is operated by the Sumimetal Mining Company.

Hiraka was a town located in Minamitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Hotokegaura is a series of rock formations along the sea cliffs on the west coast of Shimokita Peninsula at the entrance to Mutsu Bay in far northern Japan. These rock formations were designed a Natural Monument of Aomori Prefecture in 1934, and became further protected from April 23, 1941 as a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument, From 1968, the rock formations were also located within the borders of the Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park. In 1975, the surrounding waters were designated as Hotokegaura Marine Park.

Hotokenuma (仏沼) is a wetland area located in the northern part of the city of Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Japan. The wetland is connected to the eastern shores of Lake Ogawara at the base of the Shimokita Peninsula.

Ikarigaseki was a village located in Minamitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Inagaki was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Iwaki was a town located in Nakatsugaru District in southern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Iwasaki was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kamikita was a town located in Kamikita District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kanita was a town located in Higashitsugaru District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kashiwa was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kawauchi was a town located in Shimokita District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kizukuri was a town located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kodomari was a village located in Kitatsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kuraishi was a village located in Sannohe District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kurokuma Falls is a waterfall in the town of Ajigasawa, Higashitsugaru District Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on a tributary of the Akaishi River, which flows down from the World Heritage Site Shirakami Mountains. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.

Matsumi Falls is a waterfall in the city of Towada, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on a tributary of the Oirase River, which flows down from Lake Towada. It is one of "Japan’s Top 100 Waterfalls", in a listing published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment in 1990.

Minmaya was a village located in Higashitsugaru District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Momoishi was a town located in Kamikita District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Morita was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Nagawa was a town located in Sannohe District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. On January 1, 2006 Nagawa was merged into the neighboring town of Nanbu, and thus it no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Nakasato was a town located in Kitatsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Namioka was a town located in Minamitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Nangō was a village located in Sannohe District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Ōhata was a town located in Shimokita District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

The Oirase River is a river located in eastern Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The Oirase River is the only river that drains Lake Towada, a large caldera lake that lies on the border of Aomori and Akita Prefectures. The river flows in a generally eastern direction, through the municipalities of Towada, Rokunohe, Oirase, and Hachinohe before exiting into the Pacific Ocean. The upper reaches of the river form a scenic gorge with numerous rapids and waterfalls, and is one of the major tourist attractions of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park. The lower reaches of the river are used extensively for irrigation.

Onoe was a town located in Minamitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

The Sanriku Coast is a coastal region on the Pacific Ocean, extending from southern Aomori Prefecture, through Iwate Prefecture and northern Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Honshū, which is Japan's main island. The name comes from the historical region of Sanriku, referring to the former provinces of Rikuō, Rikuchū and Rikuzen.

Shariki was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The village was situated on the west coast of Tsugaru Peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan.

Shimoda was a town located in Kamikita District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Shimokita Hantō Quasi-National Park is a quasi-national park in the Shimokita Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of far northern Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape according to the IUCN. The park, consists of several discontinuous locations, which include:the volcanic peaks and caldera lakes of the Osorezan Mountain Range and surrounding forests. Yagen Valley, with its hot springs the coastal rock formations of Hotokegaura on the west coast of Shimokita Peninsula Cape Ōma, the northernmost point of Honshū Cape Shiriya, the northeasternmost point Honshū and the Sarugamori Sand Dunes Taijima, an island off the coast of Wakinosawa

Shiura was a village located in Kitatsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Sōma was a village located in Nakatsugaru District in southern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Tairadate was a village located in Higashitsugaru District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

The Tanesashi Coast is section of the coastline on the Pacific Ocean, located in the southern portion of the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is extends for 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the island of Kabushima south towards the city of Kuji in Iwate Prefecture. The coast was nationally designated a Place of Scenic Beauty in 1937.

Tokiwa was a village located in Minamitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Towadako was a town located in Kamikita District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Tsugaru Fujimi Lake also known as Mawarizeki Ōtameike (廻堰大溜池) is a reservoir that is located almost entirely within the town of Tsuruta in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, though a portion of its southern shore lies within the city of Hirosaki. It was built in 1660 to collect snowmelt in order to irrigate the fields in the surrounding area.

The Tsugaru Peninsula is a peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, at the northern end of Honshū island, Japan. The peninsula projects north into the Tsugaru Strait separating Honshū from Hokkaidō. The western coast is on the Sea of Japan, while on its eastern coast are Aomori Bay and Mutsu Bay. The peninsula is bisected from Cape Tappi at its northern end to the Hakkōda Mountains on its southern end by the Tsugaru Mountains. Across the Tsugaru strait to the north is Hokkaidō's Matsumae Peninsula, to which it is linked by the Seikan Tunnel.

Tsugaru Quasi-National Park is a quasi-national park in Aomori Prefecture in the far northern Tōhoku region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape according to the IUCN. The park includes a number of discontinuous areas on Tsugaru Peninsula, including the volcanic peaks of Mount Iwaki, a portion of the primeval Siebold's beech forests of Shirakami-Sanchi UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cape Tappi, other coastal areas of northern Tsugaru Peninsula, and the wetlands of Juniko and Jusanko lakes and marshes.

Wakinosawa was a village located in Shimokita District in northern Aomori Prefecture, Japan.