Tsutsui, Aomori

Tsutsui (野内村, Tsutsui-machi) was a town located in Higashitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is now a neighborhood of the city, Aomori.

Tsutsui

筒井町
Former municipality
Tsutsui
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°48′08.7″N 140°46′31.6″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureAomori Prefecture
DistrictHigashitsugaru
MergedJanuary 1, 1955
(now part of Aomori)
Population
 (1950)
  Total6,111
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)

History

Nonai was created by a merger of the villages of Tsutsui, Kobata, Ura, and Hamada on April 1, 1889. The village was elevated to a town in 1952. The town was annexed by Aomori on January 1, 1955 along with several other municipalities.

Geography

Tsutsui was located on the plain that lies between the Hakkōda Mountains and Aomori Bay. The town had two rivers flowing through it, the Komagome River and its tributary, the Arakawa River.

Neighbouring municipalities

These were the neighboring municipalities of Tsutsui just before its incorporation into Aomori.[1]

  • Aomori
  • Hamadate
  • Arakawa
  • Yokouchi

Transportation

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. 青い森鉄道の新駅「筒井駅」が開業 [New station, Tsutsui, opens on Aoimori Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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