Aomori Waterfront

Aomori (青森市; Aomori-shi) is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture (青森県; Aomori-ken), the north end of Honshū. The city faces Mutsu Bay connecting Tsugaru Channel and the Hakkoda Mountains lie in the southern part of Aomori. It has the biggest seaport in the prefecture. Before Seikan Tunnel opened, Port Aomori served the city with train ferry to Hakodate in Hokkaidō, and therefore the main entrance of Honshū for passengers and cargo to and from Hokkaidō. Tohoku region, Japan Cast-iron teapots like this one sit atop stoves during the long winters in Tohoku. ... At Osorezan Aomori Prefecture (青森県 Aomoriken or frequently Aomori-ken) is located in the Tohoku region of Japan. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Waterfront Aomori, Aomori Aomori Prefecture Tohoku Honshu Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... Waterfront Aomori, Aomori Aomori Prefecture Tohoku Honshu Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... At Osorezan Aomori Prefecture (青森県 Aomoriken or frequently Aomori-ken) is located in the Tohoku region of Japan. ... todo mal de [ [ Shikoku ] ] a través del [ [ mar interior ] ], y noreste de [ [ Kyushu ] ] a través del [ [ estrecho de Kanmon ] ]. Es la séptima isla más grande, y la segunda isla populosa en el mundo después de [ [ Java (isla)|Java ] ] (véase [ [ lista de las islas de la población ] ]). < style=float del div... The Hakkoda (八甲田山) mountain range lies to the south of Aomori city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... The Seikan Tunnel (青函トンネル Seikan Tonneru) is currently the longest railway tunnel in the world, at 53. ... View of Hakodate from Mountain Hakodate (函館市; -shi) is a city and port located in Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...

The city was officially founded on April 1, 1898. The town and port was however settled in 1626, in the early Edo period. Recently, it expanded, absorbing the former town of Namioka town on April 1, 2005. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1600 to 1867. ... Namioka (浪岡町; -machi) is a town located in Minamitsugaru District, Aomori, Japan. ...

Aomori literally means blue (or green) woods. The name is generally considered to refer to a small forest which existed near the town, used by fishermen as a landmark. A different theory suggests the name might have been derived from the Ainu language. The Ainu language (Ainu: アイヌ イタㇰ, aynu itak; Japanese: アイヌ語, ainu-go) is spoken by the Ainu ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. ...

History

Sannai-Maruyama site

The area has plenty of Jomon period ruins, the most famous among them being Sannai Maruyama ruins located in the southwest of the city center, where the remains of a large wooden building was unearthed and revolutionalized Japanese archeology. Image:SannaiMaruyama. ... Image:SannaiMaruyama. ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Jōmon period (Japanese: 縄文時代 jōmon jidai) is the... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

Before the early Edo period, Aomori was a small fishing village called Utō (善知鳥村; Utō-mura). It was settled as a seaport in 1612 by Moriyama Yashichirō, the Port Development Officer of Tsugaru han in the order of daimyō Tsugaru Nobuhira. The town name Aomori was given in that day. During the Edo period, the most important place in that area was Hirosaki, the capital of the Tsugaru han and Aomori served this area as a local seaport and trade center. Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Han (è—©) were the fiefs of feudal clans of Japan that existed during all the Edo period and for a few years after the Meiji Restoration. ... Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ... Hirosaki (弘前市; -shi) is a city located in Aomori in Tohoku region of Japan. ...

During the Meiji Restoration the han system was abolished and the prefecture system was established in July, 1871. Aomori became a part of Hirosaki prefecture, succeeding the area covered by the Tsugaru han. Due to a merger on September of that year, Hirosaki prefecture (encompassing the same area as present-day Aomori prefecture) was founded. The prefectural capital however, was moved from Hirosaki to Aomori soon after the merger and the prefecture was renamed to Aomori prefecture. Soon the 5th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Imperial Army, and later in 1896 the 8th Division of the Japanese Imperial Army were stationed in Aomori. The Meiji Restoration (明治維新; Meiji Ishin), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to a change in Japans political and social structure. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to fifteen thousand soldiers. ...

Memorial to soldiers who died crossing Hakkoda Mountains

In the winter of 1902, more than 200 soldiers died while trying to cross the Hakkoda Mountains during a military exercise. This exercise was a part of preperation for Russo-Japanese War and experiment of activities in severe winter environment. Today it is pointed out this failure was due to poor prepration and organisation and confusion of leadership; another party of exercize departed from Hirosaki and marched around Hakkoda Mountain counterclockwise successed in a similar exercize. Hakkoda Mountains Aomori, Aomori Aomori Prefecture Tohoku region Honshu Imperial Japanese Army Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... Hakkoda Mountains Aomori, Aomori Aomori Prefecture Tohoku region Honshu Imperial Japanese Army Japan I took this photograph and contribute it to the public domain. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in lighter Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea The Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) was an extremely bloody conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Russia and Japan in Manchuria and Korea. ...

The development of the modern Aomori was due to its prefectural capital status and Seikan ferry which was run by the Ministry of Trains at the beginning and later Japanese National Railways as connection between Port Aomori and Port Hakodate in Hokkaidō, hence the main transport between Honshu and Hokkaidō from 1908 till 1988. Between Tokyo and Aomori, two trains lines were built: Ou Main Line connecting to Akita and Yamagata and Tohoku Main Line connecting to Morioka, Sendai and Fukushima. On the contrary Hirosaki has kept its cultural significance. Aomori is the sole prefectural capital which has no national university in Japan; in Aomori prefecture Hirosaki became the site for this educational facility. Japanese National Railways (日本国有鉄道 Nippon Kokuyū Tetsudō), abbreviated Kokutetsu (国鉄) or JNR, was the national railway network of Japan from 1872 to 1987. ... View of Hakodate from Mountain Hakodate (函館市; -shi) is a city and port located in Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... todo mal de [ [ Shikoku ] ] a través del [ [ mar interior ] ], y noreste de [ [ Kyushu ] ] a través del [ [ estrecho de Kanmon ] ]. Es la séptima isla más grande, y la segunda isla populosa en el mundo después de [ [ Java (isla)|Java ] ] (véase [ [ lista de las islas de la población ] ]). < style=float del div... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... The ÅŒu Main Line (奥羽本線) is a rail line in Japan. ... Akita (秋田, autumn ricefield) is a Japanese surname and the name of serveral places. ... Yamagata is the name of several places: Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan Yamagata, a village located in Higashichikuma District, Nagano, Japan. ... Tohoku Main Line (東北本線 Tohoku-honsen) is a 631. ... Morioka (盛岡市; -shi) is the capital city of Iwate prefecture, Japan. ... See Sendai (disambiguation) for other places whose name is Sendai Sendai (仙台市; -shi) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and the largest city in the Tohoku region. ... Fukushima may refer to: Fukushima, Fukushima Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima, Hokkaido Fukushima, Matsumae, Hokkaido This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 1945 the city was bombed by United States Forces. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Climate

Snow and cold weather characterize the winter climate in Aomori. The city and surrounding area are renowned for heavy snowfall, which is said to be the heaviest among Japanese cities. For example, the city recorded a maximum snow cover of 196 cm in 1981. The current record for Sapporo is 164 cm, recorded in 1939. The particularly heavy snow is caused by several winds that collide around the city. This makes the air rise and cool, resulting in cloud formation and precipitation. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sapporo scene An internally illuminated ice building in the Sapporo Snow Festival. ... Hey. ...

In summer, a cool wind called Yamase frequently blows from the east, which sometimes results in extremely cool weather and poor harvests. Additionally, thick fogs are often observed in mountainous areas in the summer. Due to this fog, flights to Aomori Airport are often canceled.

Transportation

Aomori International Airport (established 1964, international flights beginning 1995) is about a 30 minute drive from the city, with bus service available. There are flights to Tokyo, Itami (near Osaka), Chubu International Airport (near Nagoya), Sapporo, Fukuoka and Seoul, South Korea (through Korean Air). In summer, flights to Russia (through Dalavia Far East Airways) are also available. The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... Itami (Japanese: 伊丹市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan. ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station The Osaka Tower (TsÅ«tenkaku) Azumanga Daioh. ... Chubu International Airport (Japanese: 中部国際空港), also known as Central Japan International Airport (CENTRAIR), is an airport being constructed on an artificial island in Ise Bay, south of Nagoya in Japan. ... Nagoya Castle Nagoya (名古屋市; -shi) is the fourth largest (third largest metropolitan region) and the third most prosperous city in Japan. ... Sapporo scene An internally illuminated ice building in the Sapporo Snow Festival. ... View of downtown Fukuoka as seen from an observation deck in Minami-ku, facing north. ... Seoul (서울,   listen?) is the capital of South Korea and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ...

Aomori train station is located at the downtown, near to the Aomori Port. The station is well served by JR East the northern terminus of the Tohoku and Ōu Main Lines. The Hokkaido Railway Company also runs trains on the Tohoku Main Line track to Hachinohe, and owns the Tsugaru Kaikyo Line to the north which runs through the Seikan Tunnel to Hokkaido. Yamanote Line, Tokyo JR Yamanote Line train in Tokyo, Japan Above Yurakucho in Tokyo East Japan Railway Company (東日本旅客鉄道 Higashi-Nihon Ryokyaku Tetsudo or JR東日本; JR Higashi-Nihon) (TYO: 9020) is a Japanese private railroad company, the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven JR companies. ... Tohoku Main Line (東北本線 Tohoku-honsen) is a 631. ... The ÅŒu Main Line (奥羽本線) is a rail line in Japan. ... The Hokkaido Railway Company (北海道旅客鉄道 Hokkaidō Ryokaku Tetsudō) is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railway. ... Tohoku Main Line (東北本線 Tohoku-honsen) is a 631. ... Hachinohe (八戸市; -shi) is a city located in Aomori, Japan. ... The Seikan Tunnel (青函トンネル Seikan Tonneru) is currently the longest railway tunnel in the world, at 53. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...

Ferries to Hakodate run by Seikan Ferry are available. It takes about four hours to go by ferry from Aomori to Hakodate.

Sightseeing

Aomori Nebuta is a famous festival performed from August 2 to August 7 every year. Besides this, major attractions of Aomori include ruins, museums, and mountains. Hakkoda Mountains are good locations for trekking with hot spas. Aomori is also home to several hot spas (onsen), such as Asamushi and Sukayu. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... The Hakkoda (八甲田山) mountain range lies to the south of Aomori city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. ... Outdoor pool, Naruko Outdoor Onsen on Nakanoshima island in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture Old onsen in Hakone Guidebook to Hakone from 1811 An onsen (温泉; often indicated on signs and maps by 湯 or ゆ, for hot water) is a Japanese hot spring. ...

• Asupamu
• Munakata Shiko Memorial Museum of Art
• Aomori City Forestry Museum
• Aomori Prefectural Folk Museum
• Aomori City History and Folk Arts Museum
• Nebuta-no-sato Museum

Sister cities

• Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture
• Kecskemét, Hungary
• Pyeongtaek, South Korea

View of Hakodate from Mountain Hakodate (函館市; -shi) is a city and port located in Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... Kecskemét is a city in the central part of Hungary. ... Pyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...

External links

• Official website in Japanese
• Official website in English
• The 5th Winter Asian Games AOMORI 2003
• Sannai-Maruyama Site official website

Aomori Prefecture
Cities
Aomori (capital) | Goshogawara | Hachinohe | Hirosaki | Kuroishi | Misawa | Mutsu | Towada | Tsugaru
Districts
Higashitsugaru | Kamikita | Kitatsugaru | Minamitsugaru | Nakatsugaru | Nishitsugaru | Sannohe | Shimokita
See also: Towns and villages by district edit