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A river runs through16 A lake8 Farming town8 Plains7 It snows6
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02201 ／ Tosei
Aomori City
あおもりし
About 2,000 stones came from a river.
Komakino Site, stone circles
Population 275,192
5-year change −4.3%
to Tokyo 178 min By the sea Mountains A river runs through World Heritage site Port town
Click to open Aomori City.
02202 ／ Chunan
Hirosaki City
ひろさきし
A paper-making spring still wells up.
Tomita no Shitsuko, a spring
Population 168,466
5-year change −5% Natural springs Castle town World Heritage site Mountains 富田の清水
Click to open Hirosaki City.
02203 ／ Sanpachi
Hachinohe City
はちのへし
Gulls sit on eggs in shrine grounds.
Kabushima gull breeding colony
Population 223,415
5-year change −3.4%
to Tokyo 164 min By the sea National Treasure Castle town 蕪島 ウミネコ
Click to open Hachinohe City.
02204 ／ Chunan
Kuroishi City
くろいしし
Garden named for a wish: wealth for all.
Kanehiranari-en, Bugaku garden
Population 31,946
5-year change −6.8% Old streetscape A river runs through Traditional crafts 金平成園 澤成園
Click to open Kuroishi City.
02205 ／ Seihoku
Goshogawara City
ごしょがわらし
Home of rich farmers who also served as headmen.
Former Hirayama Residence
Population 51,415
5-year change −6.8% A lake Plains A river runs through 旧平山家住宅 五所川原須恵器窯跡
Click to open Goshogawara City.
02206 ／ Kamikita
Towada City
とわだし
Cherries and pines in four rows.
Kanchogai Street, Horse Road
Population 60,378
5-year change −4.8%
to Shichinohe-Towada 26 min A lake A river runs through Mountains 官庁街通り 軍馬補充部
Click to open Towada City.
02207 ／ Kamikita
Misawa City
みさわし
Farmland plan paused; reeds took over.
Hotokenuma, reed beds
Population 39,152
5-year change −2.6% By the sea A lake Cool summers 仏沼 ラムサール条約湿地
Click to open Misawa City.
02208 ／ Shimokita
Mutsu City
むつし
There is no mountain called Osorezan.
Osorezan, Lake Usori
Population 54,103
5-year change −7.5% A lake Mountains By the sea 恐山 宇曽利山湖
Click to open Mutsu City.
02209 ／ Seihoku
Tsugaru City
つがるし
A town where torii pile up in layers.
Senbon Torii, Takayama Inari
Population 30,934
5-year change −7.1% World Heritage site By the sea Fruit growing 千本鳥居 高山稲荷神社
Click to open Tsugaru City.
02210 ／ Chunan
Hirakawa City
ひらかわし
A hall: Japanese below, Western above.
Seibien, Seibikan hall
Population 30,567
5-year change −4.8% Plains Farming town Fruit growing Mountains 盛美園
Click to open Hirakawa City.
02301 ／ Tosei
Hiranai Town
ひらないまち
Shallow shore, long a swan arrival site.
Asadokoro Coast, Swans
Population 10,126
5-year change −9.1% By the sea Islands Sea bathing Fishing Farming town
Click to open Hiranai Town.
02303 ／ Tosei
Imabetsu Town
いまべつまち
Nearby red earth was paint for shrines.
Akanezawa Red Rock
Population 2,334
5-year change −15.3%
to Tokyo 210 min By the sea Mountains Fishing Camping 赤根沢の赤岩
Click to open Imabetsu Town.
02304 ／ Tosei
Yomogita Village
よもぎたむら
A shallow beach opening onto Mutsu Bay.
Tamamatsu Beach, shallow shore
Population 2,540
5-year change −12.3% By the sea Sea bathing Mountains Fishing town 玉松
Click to open Yomogita Village.
02307 ／ Tosei
Sotogahama Town
そとがはままち
Part of National Route 339 is 362 steps.
Staircase Highway, Tappi
Population 5,401
5-year change −12.9% By the sea Mountains World Heritage site 階段国道 竜飛崎
Click to open Sotogahama Town.
02321 ／ Seihoku
Ajigasawa Town
あじがさわまち
Four tiers about 20 m above the plain.
Tanesato Castle, main enclosure
Population 9,044
5-year change −10.7% By the sea Mountains A river runs through Port town 種里城跡
Click to open Ajigasawa Town.
02323 ／ Seihoku
Fukaura Town
ふかうらまち
A ginkgo 22 m around turns gold.
Kitakanegasawa Ginkgo
Population 7,346
5-year change −12.8% By the sea Mountains A lake Port town Hot springs
Click to open Fukaura Town.
02343 ／ Chunan
Nishimeya Village
にしめやむら
Reading the ice for Tsugaru's harvest.
Niogataki Falls, ice pillar
Population 1,265
5-year change −10.6%
to Hirosaki 60 min Mountains A river runs through It snows Hot springs Camping
Click to open Nishimeya Village.
02361 ／ Chunan
Fujisaki Town
ふじさきまち
Once a village tree: an old yew stands.
Tokuge's Onko yew tree
Population 14,573
5-year change −4% Plains A river runs through Farming town Fruit growing An odd landmark
Click to open Fujisaki Town.
02362 ／ Chunan
Owani Town
おおわにまち
No big talk before seeing Ishi-no-to.
Ishi-no-to, a border boulder
Population 8,665
5-year change −10.4% Hot springs Mountains Ski slopes 石の塔 大鰐温泉もやし
Click to open Owani Town.
02367 ／ Chunan
Inakadate Village
いなかだてむら
Yayoi paddy fields, footprints and all.
Tareyanagi Site, Yayoi paddies
Population 7,326
5-year change −5.9% Plains A river runs through Farming town Rice country An odd landmark
Click to open Inakadate Village.
02381 ／ Seihoku
Itayanagi Town
いたやなぎまち
A river town with a shrine to sea gods.
Kaido Shrine, Itayanagi
Population 12,700
5-year change −8.9% Plains A river runs through Fruit growing It snows 海童神社
Click to open Itayanagi Town.
02384 ／ Seihoku
Tsuruta Town
つるたまち
Field-water pond mirrors Mount Iwaki.
Mawarizeki Pond, Tsugaru-Fujimi
Population 12,074
5-year change −9.8% Plains A river runs through A lake 廻堰大溜池 津軽富士見湖
Click to open Tsuruta Town.
02387 ／ Seihoku
Nakadomari Town
なかどまりまち
A stream falls down a seven-step cliff.
Seven Falls, Kodomari
Population 9,657
5-year change −13.7% By the sea Mountains It snows 七ツ滝 宮越家
Click to open Nakadomari Town.
02401 ／ Kamikita
Noheji Town
のへじまち
A snow-break forest stays in a station.
Noheji Snow-break Forest
Population 12,374
5-year change −8.5% By the sea Port town It snows 野辺地防雪原林 防雪林
Click to open Noheji Town.
02402 ／ Kamikita
Shichinohe Town
しちのへまち
A large Jomon village stood on this terrace.
Futatsumori Site
Population 14,556
5-year change −7.3%
to Tokyo 181 min World Heritage site Mountains A river runs through Ski slopes 二ツ森貝塚
Click to open Shichinohe Town.
02405 ／ Kamikita
Rokunohe Town
ろくのへまち
Electric trains once ran through the town.
Former Shichihyaku Station
Population 10,447
5-year change +0.2% A river runs through Plains Farming town 旧苫米地家住宅 南部駒舞
Click to open Rokunohe Town.
02406 ／ Kamikita
Yokohama Town
よこはままち
Fall-sown rapeseed blooms after winter.
Rapeseed fields, Fukkoshi Eboshi
Population 4,229
5-year change −6.7% Mountains Mountain climbing It snows Farming town 吹越烏帽子
Click to open Yokohama Town.
02408 ／ Kamikita
Tohoku Town
とうほくまち
A boat rose from 19 m in Lake Ogawara.
Lake Ogawara, Funagasawa canoe
Population 16,428
5-year change −8.5% A lake Camping Fishing 小川原湖 舟ヶ沢の丸木舟
Click to open Tohoku Town.
02411 ／ Kamikita
Rokkasho Village
ろっかしょむら
Six old village names, from one horse.
Kimura document, village names
Population 10,367
5-year change −1.6% By the sea A river runs through A lake 木村文書 鷹架沼
Click to open Rokkasho Village.
02412 ／ Kamikita
Oirase Town
おいらせちょう
Over 100 kofun mounds from the 7th–9th century.
Akobo Kofun, late-period mounds
Population 24,273
5-year change +0.2% By the sea A river runs through 阿光坊古墳群 末期古墳 蝦夷
Click to open Oirase Town.
02423 ／ Shimokita
Oma Town
おおままち
A red shrine, a black-and-white lighthouse, offshore.
Omasaki Lighthouse, Benten Isle
Population 4,718
5-year change −9.7%
to Shimokita 102 min By the sea Islands Fishing town Famous festival 大間埼灯台
Click to open Oma Town.
02424 ／ Shimokita
Higashidori Village
ひがしどおりむら
A serow's winter stance named a horse.
Kandachime horses, Cape Shiriya
Population 5,955
5-year change −9.9% By the sea It snows Fishing 寒立馬 尻屋崎
Click to open Higashidori Village.
02425 ／ Shimokita
Kazamaura Village
かざまうらむら
Baths about 100 m apart differed.
Shimofuro Onsen, Oyu and Shinyu
Population 1,636
5-year change −17.2%
to Shimokita 78 min By the sea Mountains Hot springs Fishing town 下風呂温泉
Click to open Kazamaura Village.
02426 ／ Shimokita
Sai Village
さいむら
Crag lichen as in eastern North America.
Mount Nuidoishi
Population 1,788
5-year change −16.8%
to Shimokita 130 min By the sea Mountains Port town Fishing town Mountain climbing
Click to open Sai Village.
02441 ／ Sanpachi
Sannohe Town
さんのへまち
A Taisho-era concrete shop still stands.
Sataki Honten, Sannohe Town
Population 9,082
5-year change −10.4% Mountains A river runs through Castle town 佐滝本店 佐滝別邸
Click to open Sannohe Town.
02442 ／ Sanpachi
Gonohe Town
ごのへまち
5 yen to buy, 15 more spent, they say.
Gonohe magistrate's office gate
Population 16,042
5-year change −8%
to Hachinohe 42 min Farming town Fruit growing Traditional crafts 五戸代官所の門 消防団第一分団屯所
Click to open Gonohe Town.
02443 ／ Sanpachi
Takko Town
たっこまち
One mountain spans three prefectures.
Shikakudake, 3-prefecture border
Population 4,968
5-year change −10.6%
to Sannohe 28 min Mountains Mountain climbing Farming town Traditional crafts Natural springs
Click to open Takko Town.
02445 ／ Sanpachi
Nanbu Town
なんぶちょう
The Nanbu clan's seat, Muromachi to Sengoku.
Shojujidate ruins
Population 16,809
5-year change −8.2% A river runs through Mountains 聖寿寺館跡 南部氏 向鶴
Click to open Nanbu Town.
02446 ／ Sanpachi
Hashikami Town
はしかみちょう
A white lighthouse by grass and reef.
Hashikami Lighthouse, Kobunato
Population 13,496
5-year change −3.8% By the sea Mountains Mountain climbing 階上灯台 小舟渡
Click to open Hashikami Town.
02450 ／ Sanpachi
Shingo Village
しんごうむら
A mound said to be a foreigner's grave.
Tomb of Christ, Herai tradition
Population 2,197
5-year change −12.4% Mountains Mountain climbing Highlands Hot springs キリストの墓
Click to open Shingo Village.
