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Shimokita may refer to: * Shimokita District, Aomori * Shimokita Peninsula * JDS Shimokita, a Japanese ship * JS Shimokita, a ship operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force * Shimokita (train) The is a "Rapid" limited-stop train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Aoimori Railway Company, which runs from to via the Aoimori Railway Line and the Ōminato Line. Service pattern There are three daily ...
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Shimokita District, Aomori
is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies most of the northern handle of Shimokita Peninsula with the exception of Mutsu City and contains the most northern point on the island of Honshū. It is also home to the Japanese macaque, making it the northernmost natural habitat for monkeys anywhere in the world. As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 18,297 and a density of 33.2 persons per km2. The total area was 551.08 km2. In terms of national politics, the district is represented in the Diet of Japan's House of Representatives as a part of the Aomori 1st district. Towns and villages The district currently consists of one town and three villages. The city of Mutsu was formerly part of the district. * Ōma *Higashidōri * Kazamaura * Sai History Shimokita District was part of ancient , established by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Edo period, the area was part of the Morioka han feudal domain of the Nanbu clan, with a daikansh ...
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Shimokita Peninsula
is the remote northeastern cape of the Japanese island of Honshū, stretching out towards Hokkaidō. Overview It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, Tsugaru Strait to the north and Mutsu Bay to the west and south. Shaped like an axe pointing west, the peninsula has a thin "axe handle" connecting the mountainous "axe blade" to the mainland of Honshū to the south. The peninsula contains the northernmost point on Honshū, Cape Ōma, and the largest sand dunes in Japan (the Sarugamori Sand Dunes). The peninsula owes its name to its being the lower (''shimo'') portion of the former Kita District (North District) of Mutsu Province before the premodern province was divided in 1868. Administratively the area is a part of Aomori Prefecture, and the bulk of the area falls within the jurisdiction of the city of Mutsu, with a number of small towns and villages along the periphery. Most of the inhabitants live in coastal areas rather than the mountainous interior. Portions o ...
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JDS Shimokita
Several ships of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force have been named ''Shimokita'': * JDS ''Shimokita'' (LST-4002) (1961), ex-US ''LST-835'' acquired by Japan in 1961. Later sold to the Philippine Navy * , a tank landing ship commissioned in 2002 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shimokita Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship names Japanese Navy ship names ...
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JS Shimokita
JS ''Shimokita'' (LST-4002) is the second ship of the s of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Construction and career ''Shimokita'' was laid down on 30 November 1999 and launched on 29 November 2000 by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Tamano. She was commissioned into the 1st Landing Group on 12 March 2002. On 7 September 2009, the fifth aviation group together with Okinawa Prefecture to participate in disaster prevention drills, Air Self-Defense Force, Fire Service, NTT, Okinawa Electric Power Company and the Japanese Red Cross Society to train for stacking a variety of vehicles such as ambulance. From 24 to 27 January 2011, ''Shimokita'' and implemented special training together. In response to the Great East Japan Earthquake off the Pacific coast the vessel was dispatched to respond to the disaster. At the time of the earthquake, the Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Tamano Plant was conducting an annual inspection of the ship, of which completion was acc ...
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