was a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

located in Nishitsugaru District in western

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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. Morita Village was located in the central portion of

Tsugaru Peninsula The is a peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, at the northern end of Honshū island, Japan. The peninsula projects north into the Tsugaru Strait separating Honshū from Hokkaidō. The western coast is on the Sea of Japan, while on its eastern coast ...

. The area was part of

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during the

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. After the

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, Morita Village was created on 1 April 1889. On 11 February 2005, Morita, along with the town of Kizukuri, and the villages of

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and

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(all from Nishitsugaru District), was

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to create the city of

Tsugaru Tsugaru (津軽) may refer to: * Tsugaru, Aomori, a city of Aomori Prefecture, Japan * Tsugaru Peninsula * Tsugaru Strait, between Honshū and Hokkaidō ** Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry, a ferry crossing this strait * Tsugaru-jamisen, a traditional style of ...

, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality. At the time of its merger, Morita had an estimated

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of 5,011 and a

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of 207.75 persons per km². The total area was 24.12 km². The village economy was dominated by agriculture. The village was served by Mutsu-Morita Station and

Nakata Station is a railway station located in the city of Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Nakata Station is a station on the Gonō Line, and is located 97.4 kilometers from the terminus of the l ...

on the

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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References

External links

Official website of Tsugaru

Local business and sightseeing guide
Dissolved municipalities of Aomori Prefecture {{aomori-geo-stub