Tōhokuball

Tōhokuball東北地方
General information
Government	Empire
Language(s)	Japanese
Type	Regionball
Capital	Sendaiball, Fukushimaball
Affiliation	Japanball
Relations and opinions
Friends	Father
Enemies	Earthquake,tsunami

Tōhokuball is a regionball of  Japanball. Tohokuball is in the north of Japanball's main island and includes six prefectures: Akitaball, Aomoriball, Fukushimaball, Iwateball, Miyagiball and Yamagataball. Tōhoku means "Northeast" in Japanese.

Tohoku has a reputation for being an icy region, but its summers are hot. Its population is over 9 million people, including several large cityballs such as Sendaiball and Moriokaball.

Tohoku has a dialect of Japanese known as Tohoku-ben which is strong enough to make communication a little difficult for people from other regions like Tokyoball.

Tohoku-ben becomes more pronounced as it gets closer to rural areas. Many people in these regions are intimidated when using the dialect outside their hometown, because they have the stigma of being from the countryside (if Japanese is compared to American English, Tohoku-ben may be seen as a equivalent to the Appalachian accent, due to being associated with rural areas).

Tohoku is known for its winter sports, matsuri (festivals), hospitality and excellent food.

History

Tōhokuball was born as a 1ball, later adopted by Japanese Empireball and  Japanball.

zh:東北地方球