<P> Kitakami Mountains ( 北上 山地 , Kitakami sanchi ) is a mountain range in northeastern Honshu , in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan . The range extends for 250 kilometres ( 160 mi ) from the southern border of Aomori Prefecture in the north to the northern border of Miyagi Prefecture in the south , and are bordered by the Kitakami River valley in the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east , with an average width of aorund 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ). The Kitakami Mountains are thus mostly located within eastern Iwate Prefecture . The range is largely an eroded plateau with a thick granite bedrock , thus accounting for its other name : Kitakami Plateau ( 北上 高地 , Kitakami - kōchi ) . In the north , the mountains are characterized by marine terraces at an altitude of around 300 meters , whereas in the south , the mountains are drowned to form a deeply indented rias coast . </P>
<P> Kitakami Mountains ( 北上 山地 , Kitakami sanchi ) is a mountain range in northeastern Honshu , in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan . The range extends for 250 kilometres ( 160 mi ) from the southern border of Aomori Prefecture in the north to the northern border of Miyagi Prefecture in the south , and are bordered by the Kitakami River valley in the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east , with an average width of aorund 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ). The Kitakami Mountains are thus mostly located within eastern Iwate Prefecture . The range is largely an eroded plateau with a thick granite bedrock , thus accounting for its other name : Kitakami Plateau ( 北上 高地 , Kitakami - kōchi ) . In the north , the mountains are characterized by marine terraces at an altitude of around 300 meters , whereas in the south , the mountains are drowned to form a deeply indented rias coast . </P>
the kitakami plateau of japan is located in
the kitakami plateau of japan is located in
northeastern Honshu , in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan
northeastern Honshu , in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan