Pronunciation
Aomori is pronounced A-o-mo-di (4 syllables).
Japanese pronunciation notes:
* the "a" in father (short “a” sound)
* the "o" in solo (long “o” sound)
* the "r" sound is a cross between an "r" and an "l", winding up close to a soft "d" sound - like the "d" in Eddie
* the "i" in macaroni
Information
- The capital city is called Aomori.
- This is the same name as that of the prefecture.
- In Japan, it is called, Aomori Shi.
- Shi means city and is pronounced like the word "she" in English.
- Aomori city boasts the most snowfall of any city its size in the world - 8.1 meters / 26.6 feet annually.
- This is total snowfall from the end of November until about the first of March.
- Of course, as snow falls it does not reach that height.
- The depth of snowfall is normally about 1.5 meters / 5 feet.
- The weather for Aomori averages about 75 F for the summer and 28 F for the winter.
- Aomori City sits at sea level at the south western portion of the Mutsu Bay.
- It is just about in the center of Aomori prefecture.
- To the south is the Hakkoda mountain range.
- The characters for Aomori stand for "Blue Forrest".
- Because of the large amount of precipitation, the surrounding mountains and trees provide beautiful scenery.
Aomori City has a population of 310,000
Aomori Prefecture is famous for apples...
Aomori City is famous for snow...over 25 feet of snowfall annually