東とう北ほく地ち方ほうとうほくちほうMeanings1nounTōhoku regionRefers to the northernmost six prefectures of Honshu: Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima.東とう北ほく地ち方ほうは冬ふゆに雪ゆきがたくさん降ふります。The Tōhoku region gets a lot of snow in winter.