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Iwate

prefecture, Japan

ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan, bordering the Pacific Ocean (east). The greater part of its area is mountainous, and the climate is cold. The fishing port of Miyako serves as the gateway to Rikuchū Coast National Park, which includes some rugged, scenic shoreline. The western fringe of the prefecture is part of Towada-Hachimantai National Park.

Agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing support most of the population. Rice paddies occupy more than half the cultivated land, yielding only one crop per year. Morioka, located on the Kitakami River, is the prefectural capital and the site of Iwate University (1949). A major railway hub, it produces ironware and charcoal. The first modern ironworks in Japan were in Kamaishi. Other towns—including Hanamaki, Kitakami, Mizusawa, and Ichinoseki—are situated on the Tohoku Main Line (railway). Area 5,898 square miles (15,277 square km). Pop. (2005) 1,385,041.

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释义	Iwate prefecture, Japan ken (prefecture), northeastern Honshu, Japan, bordering the Pacific Ocean (east). The greater part of its area is mountainous, and the climate is cold. The fishing port of Miyako serves as the gateway to Rikuchū Coast National Park, which includes some rugged, scenic shoreline. The western fringe of the prefecture is part of Towada-Hachimantai National Park. Agriculture, forestry, mining, and fishing support most of the population. Rice paddies occupy more than half the cultivated land, yielding only one crop per year. Morioka, located on the Kitakami River, is the prefectural capital and the site of Iwate University (1949). A major railway hub, it produces ironware and charcoal. The first modern ironworks in Japan were in Kamaishi. Other towns—including Hanamaki, Kitakami, Mizusawa, and Ichinoseki—are situated on the Tohoku Main Line (railway). Area 5,898 square miles (15,277 square km). Pop. (2005) 1,385,041.
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