Aomori

Aomori City Hall
Aomori-shi ; 青森市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Tōhoku
Prefecture :	Aomori
Coordinates :	40 ° 49 ' N , 140 ° 45' E Coordinates: 40 ° 49 '20 " N , 140 ° 44' 51" E
Basic data
Surface:	824.54 km²
Residents :	276,567 ; (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	335 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	02201-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Marie's fir
Flower :	Potato rose
Insect :	Firefly
Bird :	Ural Owl
town hall
Address :	Aomori City Hall ; 1 - 22 - 5 , Chūō; Aomori -shi ; Aomori 030-8555
Website URL:	http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/
Location Aomoris in Aomori Prefecture

Aomori ( Japanese 青森市^?^/^I , - shi , dt. "City of the blue / green forest") is a large city , a seaport and administrative seat of the prefecture of the same name Aomori on the northern tip of Honshū , the main island of Japan . Aomori is located on the Aomori Bay .

Logging and fishing are the defining economic factors of Aomori.

history

Before the Edo period , the village of Utō ( 善知鳥村 , -mura ) was located here . At the behest of Hirosaki's daimyo , Tsugaru Nobuhiro , a port is opened and the village's Emishi name is changed to Japanese Aomori. Some historians suggest that the village of Utō existed until the late 18th century when it became part of Aomori.

He was appointed Machi on April 1, 1889 and Shi on April 1, 1898.

During the Second World War , the city was bombed with napalm bombs on May 28, 1945 by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) . The attack destroyed around 88% of the urban area and killed 1,016. The attack burned 18,045 buildings in the city. (see air raids on Japan )

Attractions

Asamushi Onsen (hot spring)
Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site with finds from the Jōmon period
Shōwa-Daibutsu: a 21.35 m high statue of the Buddha Vairocana

traffic

Aomori airport
Street:
- National Road 4 : to Tokyo
- National road 7 : to Niigata
- National road 101,103,280,394
Train:
- JR Tōhoku Shinkansen : bullet train to Tokyo (since 2010)
- JR Tōhoku Main Line : to Ueno
- JR Ōu main line : to Akita , Yamagata and Fukushima
- JR Tsugaru Line

Aomori's port is connected to the city of Hakodate on the island of Hokkaidō by a railway ferry and the Seikan tunnel . From 2010 the Tōhoku Shinkansen with Shin-Aomori will receive its new terminus, which will connect the city to the high-speed train network.