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02361 ／ふじさきまち

Aomori Prefecture 南津軽郡

Fujisaki Town

Once a village tree: an old yew stands.

Tokuge's Onko yew tree

Photo by こひろぐんた (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Lion dance

Said to have been invited to the castleonce a year: the Mizuki lion (deer) dance.

The Mizuki Shishi (deer) Odori is a prefectural intangible folk cultural property, with five pieces: a god dance, a farewell dance, a weaving dance, a Cross Bridge dance and a Tengu dance. It is said to have been performed once a year by invitation of the castle lord in the Eiroku era (1558-70). Mizuki Kumano Shrine has stone bear guardians.

Prefectural intangible folk property
Five pieces
Eiroku era (1558-70)

02 ／ Experiment station site

The horticultural station that bred Fujistood in Fujisaki Town.

The Tohoku branch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's horticultural experiment station occupied about 18.5 hectares in Fujisaki Town. A cross made in the breeding trials begun in 1939 became the Fuji apple, named in March 1962 and registered that April. Fuji Genboku Park on part of the site grows young trees with the same genes as the original tree.

Breeding trials begun in 1939
Named and registered, 1962
About 18.5 hectares

03 ／ Historic park

Among apple orchards facing Mt. Iwaki,a park keeps Karaito Gozen's legend.

Karaito Gozen Historic Park conveys the legend of Karaito Gozen, tied to the Kamakura-period tale of Hojo Tokiyori's travels. Completed in 1994, it lies in an apple orchard with a view of Mt. Iwaki. It has a pond, a statue of Karaito Gozen, a wisteria trellis and a pavilion, and the legend speaks of a nearby willow pond.

Completed in 1994
Over 3,960 square metres
View of Mt. Iwaki

Fujisaki Town from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot June 2024)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

Fujisaki Station is the gateway, 19 minutes from Hirosaki.

about 10,000 people
Rural district town

The town has Kita-Tokiwa Station on the JR Ou Main Line and Fujisaki and Hayashizaki stations on the JR Gono Line. The town's profile page (updated February 2022) gives, at the fastest, 19 minutes from JR Hirosaki Station to Fujisaki Station and 35 minutes from Shin-Aomori Station, and about 9 kilometres from the town centre to Hirosaki City.

People living here: 14,573people
Area: 37.29km²
Households: 4,965households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 7 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Population from 2005 onward (municipal boundary changed).2005-03-28 に合併。2005年調査から市域が変わっている。

Children waiting for childcare: —7 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Surrounded by 5 municipalities, and almost entirely flat.

Fujisaki Town in Japan40.656°N 140.503°E

Territory of Fujisaki Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

9.0km

Itayanagi Town, Aomori City, Inakadate Village, Hirosaki City, Kuroishi City

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Fujisaki Town isthis kind of town.

01The old yew at Tokuge Hachimangu, called the Onko tree, is said to be over 500 years old and is introduced by the town as its oldest tree; the former Tokiwa Village designated it a village cultural property (natural monument)
02The Mizuki lion (deer) dance is a prefectural intangible folk cultural property, and the horticultural station that bred Fuji stood in Fujisaki Town, with Fuji Genboku Park on part of the site
03Karaito Gozen Historic Park, completed in 1994, sits in an apple orchard facing Mt. Iwaki; the swans of the Hira River area are a prefectural natural monument, and the gateway is JR Fujisaki Station

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Fujisaki Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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