page_title: Tōhoku region
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Tōhoku region / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Northern Japan, Tohoku region, seen from the International Space Station (17 October 2015) 日本語: 国際宇宙ステーションから見た北日本と東北地方（2015年10月17日）
context_page_description: The Tōhoku region is one of Japan's traditional regions. The Japanese conventions of geography and history divide the nation into eight regions, including the Tōhoku region. These have been used since 1905 as basic units for description and comparison and as cultural markers.
  The regions of Japan are a fusion of historical divisions and modern administrative needs. The significance of the region in Japan is geographical, cultural and administrative.
context_section_description: The region occupies the northeastern part of Honshu, which is the largest Japanese island.
caption: The Tōhoku region and Hokkaido seen from space
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