A peninsula that juts out north from the western part of Aomori Prefecture. The west faces the Sea of Japan, and the east, together with the Shimokita Peninsula, embraces Mutsu Bay. The northern part faces Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait. The Tsugaru Mountains run from the northern to southeastern part of the peninsula, forming the peninsula's backbone. On the Mutsu Bay side lies the long, narrow coastal plain of Kamiiso Heiya, and the Tsugaru Plain spreads out at the southwestern foot of the Tsugaru Mountains. The peninsula's main industries are agriculture and forestry, and the Tsugaru Plain is dominated by rice paddies, accounting for half of the prefecture's rice production. Apple cultivation is also thriving. The mountains are home to Japanese cypress forests, which are counted among Japan's three most beautiful forests. The area is served by the JR Tsugaru Line, Tsugaru Railway, and national highways 280 and 339. An undersea tunnel runs between Tappizaki at the northern end and Hokkaido, and the JR Kaikyo Line (Tsugaru Kaikyo Line) branches off from Nakaoguni Station on the Tsugaru Line and runs to Kikonai Station in Hokkaido. [Hiroshi Yokoyama] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
青森県西部から北方に突出する半島。西部は日本海に臨み、東部は下北(しもきた)半島とともに陸奥(むつ)湾を抱く。北部は津軽海峡を隔てて北海道と対する。半島の北部から南東部にかけては半島の脊梁(せきりょう)をなす津軽山地が走る。陸奥湾側には狭長な海岸平野の上磯平野(かみいそへいや)があり、津軽山地の南西麓(ろく)には津軽平野が広がる。半島の産業は農林業が中心で、津軽平野は水田が多く県の産米の半分を占める。またリンゴ栽培も盛んである。山地には日本三大美林の一つに数えられるヒバ林がある。交通はJR津軽線、津軽鉄道、国道280号・339号が通じる。北端の龍飛崎(たっぴざき)と北海道の間には海底トンネルが貫通、津軽線の中小国(なかおぐに)駅から分岐して北海道の木古内(きこない)駅までJR海峡線(津軽海峡線)が通じる。 [横山 弘] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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