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Clear water rushing through fresh green forest at the Oirase Stream

05 / 47 — TOHOKU · JAPAN

Akita, in the Tohoku region. Producers are still being researched.

Regional context image (photographed in Towada, Aomori)Photo: Daderot / Public domain

REGIONAL CONTEXT

Deep snow, and water running down from the mountains.

Six prefectures divided by the Ou Mountains, with distinct Sea of Japan and Pacific climates. Winter cold, snowmelt and wide rice paddies form the backdrop to drink-making here.

HokkaidoAomoriIwateMiyagiAkitaYamagataFukushimaIbarakiTochigiGunmaSaitamaChibaTokyoKanagawaNiigataToyamaIshikawaFukuiYamanashiNaganoGifuShizuokaAichiMieShigaKyotoOsakaHyogoNaraWakayamaTottoriShimaneOkayamaHiroshimaYamaguchiTokushimaKagawaEhimeKochiFukuokaSagaNagasakiKumamotoOitaMiyazakiKagoshimaOkinawa
AKITAN 39.72°  E 140.10°

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  1. 1Mountain stream — Daderot · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons