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Aomori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan in the Tōhoku region. The prefecture's capital, largest city, and namesake is the city of Aomori. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan's main island, Honshu, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, ...

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. , the town had an estimated population of 14,921 in 6068 households, and a population density of 400 persons per km². The total area of the town is .

Geography

Fujisaki occupies the flatlands within Minamitsugaru District of south-central Aomori.

Neighboring municipalities

Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 278,964 in 136,457 households, and a population density of 340 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of ...

* Kuroishi *

Hirosaki is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. On 1 April 2020, the city had an estimated population of 168,739 in 71,716 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Hirosaki developed as a castle town fo ...

* Kitatsugaru District ** Itayanagi * Minamitsugaru District ** Inakadate

Climate

The town has a cold

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''Dfb'') characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fujisaki is 10.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1288 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around -1.8 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Fujisaki has steadily decreased over the past 60 years.

History

During the

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, the area around Fujisaki was controlled by the

Tsugaru clan The was a Japanese samurai clan who ruled the northwestern half of what is now Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The Tsugaru were ''daimyō'' of Hirosaki Domain and its semi-subsidiary, ...

Hirosaki Domain Hirosaki Castle, the seat of the Hirosaki Domain , also known as , was a '' tozama'' feudal domain of Edo period JapanRavina, Mark. (1998) ''Land and Lordship in Early Modern Japan,'' p. 222 It is located in Mutsu Province, in northern Honsh� ...

. With the

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establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889 was chartered as a village within

Minamitsugaru District, Aomori is a rural district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2013, the district had an estimated population of 33,815 and an area of 222.98 km2. All of the cities of Kuroishi and Hirakawa, and parts of the cities of Aomori an ...

. On May 20, 1923, Fujisaki attained town status. On February 1, 1955, Fujisaki merged with neighboring Junisato Village. It annexed a portion of Itayanagi Village on August 10, 1956. On January 1, 2006, it

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with the neighboring town of

Tokiwa Tokiwa, usually written , , or , may refer to: Places *Tokiwa, Fukushima, a town in the north of Japan's main island *Tokiwa, Aomori, a village in the far north of Japan's main island Colleges and universities *Tokiwa Junior College, Mito, Ibaraki ...

. On September 1, 2007, a portion of the Namioka part of Aomori left Aomori and merged into Fujisaki.

Government

Fujisaki has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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town legislature of 14 members. Minamitsugaru District (with the exception of the town of Ōwani contributes one member to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aomori 3rd district of the

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of the

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Economy

The economy of Fujisaki is heavily dependent on agriculture, notably rice and horticulture. The Fuji apple was developed here.

Mascots

Fujisaki has two mascots, Fujimaru-kun and Jumbou-kun. *Fujimaru-kun (ふじ丸くん) is a winged apple. He is most likely a Fuji apple. Despite his wings, he cannot fly. *Jumbou-kun (ジャン坊くん) is a rice ball. His dream is to become Fujisakis mayor. There are snacks of the same name produced in Fujisaki which feature Jumbou-kun's face.https://www.fujisaki-sanpin.jp/603.html

Education

Fujisaki has three public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education.

Transportation

Railway

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(JR East) -

Ōu Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Fukushima Station through Akita Station to Aomori Station. Since the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen on July 1, 1992, the Fukushima–Yamag ...

(JR East) -

Gonō Line The is a railway line in Japan linking Higashi-Noshiro Station in Akita Prefecture with Kawabe Station in Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tōhoku region of Honshu. The line stretches 147.2 km (91.5 mi) along the Sea of Japan coast ...

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Highway

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Notable people from Fujisaki

* Taro Kimura, politician (1965-2017)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Towns in Aomori Prefecture