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02406 ／よこはままち

Aomori Prefecture 上北郡

Yokohama Town

Fall-sown rapeseed blooms after winter.

Rapeseed fields, Fukkoshi Eboshi

Photo by らんで (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Lion dance and kagura

Around 1884-85, the lion dance changedfrom five-beat to three-beat rhythm.

The prefecture's record says the Yokohama lion dance changed its rhythm from the five-beat style to the three-beat style around 1884-85. Dancers use a lion head, a bonten wand, swords, trays and fans, with flute, drum and hand gong. Three-beat kagura is said to have been brought to Shimokita and Kamikita by mountain ascetics; the town's kagura was already performed around 1770.

Lion dance rhythm changed around 1884-85
Kagura already performed around 1770
Prefectural intangible folk cultural property, 1992

02 ／ Genji fireflies

Kamidanosawa, Fukkoshi and Nagashitaare the main habitats of Genji fireflies.

According to the prefectural board of education, the main habitats of Genji fireflies in Yokohama are three places: Kamidanosawa, Fukkoshi and Nagashita, with Kamidanosawa the northernmost at about 41°06' north. The town made them a town natural monument in 1992 and opened the Yokohama Firefly Village the next year. The prefecture designated them in 1996.

3 main habitats
Kamidanosawa, about 41°06' N
Prefectural natural monument, 1996

03 ／ Fukkoshi Eboshi

Fukkoshi Eboshi, which the town lists among Tohoku's 100 Peaks,is 507.8 m, with scree near the top.

The town introduces Fukkoshi Eboshi as a hiking spot also chosen as one of Tohoku's 100 Peaks. It stands 507.8 m high, and the trail is fairly gentle, though the slope steepens into scree near the summit. On a clear day, the summit looks west to Mutsu Bay and east to the Pacific. The town's guide assumes visitors come by car.

507.8 m
One of Tohoku's 100 Peaks (per the town)
Mutsu Bay west, Pacific east

Yokohama 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–November 2021)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

Three Ominato Line stations lie in town.

about 4,000 people
Rural district town

Yokohama is a town in Kamikita District. Within it are three JR Ominato Line stations: Mutsu-Yokohama, Fukkoshi and Arihata. The town's access guide names Mutsu-Yokohama as the nearest station and shows routes from Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations. The figures below show its area and population.

People living here: 4,229people
Area: 126.38km²
Households: 1,813households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 2 clinics

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

Children waiting for childcare: —2 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

Borders 4 municipalities.

Yokohama Town in Japan41.083°N 141.248°E

Territory of Yokohama 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

20.9km

Rokkasho Village, Higashidori Village, Mutsu City, Noheji Town

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

Yokohama Town isthis kind of town.

01Rapeseed sown in August and September blooms in spring after winter, and the town gives the 2026 planted area as about 95 ha; farmers manage the fields as a cash crop
02The prefecture records that the Yokohama lion dance changed from five-beat to three-beat around 1884-85, and with the kagura it is a prefectural intangible folk cultural property; the Genji firefly habitats are a prefectural natural monument
03Fukkoshi Eboshi, 507.8 m, is introduced by the town as chosen for Tohoku's 100 Peaks, and looks west to Mutsu Bay and east to the Pacific; three JR Ominato Line stations lie in town

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Yokohama Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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