What is "mutsu"

Mutsu may refer to:

Places:

• Mutsu, Aomori, a city in Aomori prefecture, Japan
• Mutsu Province, one of the old provinces of Japan
• Mutsu Bay, a bay inside Aomori Prefecture, Japan
• Mutsu, Estonia, a village in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County, Estonia

People:

• Mutsu Munemitsu (1844–1897), diplomat in Japan during the Meiji period
• Mutsu Hirokichi (1869–1942), Japanese diplomat and an educator in Meiji and Taishō period Japan
• Iso Mutsu (1867–1930), author of the first guide to Kamakura ever written

Other uses:

• Mutsu (ship), a merchant ship that was Japan's only nuclear-powered ship
• Japanese battleship Mutsu, a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy
• Bluefish, a sushi/sashimi ingredient
• Mutsu (apple), a yellow-gold apple also known as Crispin
• The fictional Mutsu clan in the manga and anime series Shura no Toki - Age of Chaos
• Mutsu Kokubun-ji Yakushidō, the provincial temple of former Mutsu Province, Japan
• Mutsu Tonohohon, an action video game released in 2002 by Tomy

The apple (also known as Crispin) was introduced in 1948 and is a cross between the Golden Delicious and the Indo apple varieties first grown in Japan, and named after the Mutsu Province of Japan.

'Mutsu' is a triploid cultivar. It is highly susceptible to the disease Blister Spot.