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Mutsu (むつ市; -shi) is a city located in Aomori in Tohoku region of Japan. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Aomori Prefecture (青森県 Aomoriken or frequently Aomori-ken) is located in the Tohoku region of Japan. ... Tohoku region, Japan Cast-iron teapots like this one sit atop stoves during the long winters in Tohoku. ...


As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 49,217 and the density of 200.17 persons per km². The total area is 245.88 km². 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The city was founded on September 1, 1959. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The city is the economic and administrative center of Shimokita Peninsula, the northeast end of Honshu island. The city was called Ōminato-Tanabu (coupling of the names of two antecedent towns) at the beginning, but the name was changed to Mutsu in 1960. It is the first city with hiragana name (むつ), which was adopted to avoid confusion with the original kanji word Mutsu (陸奥) which indicates an old province covering large area of Tohoku region. The Shimokita Peninsula (下北半島, Shimokita-hantō) is the remote northeastern cape of the Japanese island of Honshu, stretching out towards Hokkaido. ... 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... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Rōmaji ローマ字 Category Hiragana ) are a Japanese syllabary, one of the three main Japanese writing systems, along with katakana and kanji. ... Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Rōmaji ローマ字 Category Kanji ( â–¶(?), literally Han characters) is the name of Chinese characters in the Japanese language. ... Mutsu (陸奥国; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan, which today composes Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori prefectures and the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka in Akita prefecture. ... Before the modern prefecture system was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of Kuni (国, Countries). ... Tohoku region, Japan Cast-iron teapots like this one sit atop stoves during the long winters in Tohoku. ...


It had a naval base until World War II. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...


External links

  • Mutsu official website in Japanese
  Aomori Prefecture Symbol of 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

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We had the rescue duty and were prepared for a long flight into the area in the late afternoon, but it was canceled due to darkness.
Very early the next morning, we were launched to pick up pilots in the area of Ominato Bay, which had an Army base on the southern part, an airfield and naval base to the north.
We had escorts of 4 F6F’s and 4 F4U’s and upon arrival in the area; one of the fighters spotted a pilot on the beach waving madly.
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