Aomori [city] - Aomori

Japanese: 青森[市] - あおもり

Aomori is a city located in the center of Aomori Prefecture, occupying the Aomori Plain, the surrounding mountainous areas, and the eastern part of the Tsugaru Plain. It was incorporated as a city in 1898 and is the prefectural capital. The central city, facing Aomori Bay, developed as the port of the Tsugaru Domain. Since the Meiji period, the opening of the Seikan Ferry and the railway between Ueno and Aomori has made it a key transportation hub connecting Honshu and Hokkaido. Even now, after the Seikan Tunnel was opened in 1988 and the Seikan Ferry was abolished, the city remains a key transportation hub with the Tohoku Shinkansen, Hokkaido Shinkansen, Aoimori Railway, Ou Main Line, and Tsugaru Line, and Aomori Airport. It is also served by the Tohoku Expressway, Aomori Expressway, and National Route 7. It is also the administrative and economic center of the prefecture. Aomori Port is a commercial port with a 10,000-ton quay, and a base for coastal and deep-sea fishing. Local industries include lumber, seafood processing, and publishing and printing. Located in the east is Asamushi Onsen, in the west is the Sannai-Maruyama ruins, and in the southeast is Mt. Hakkoda and Sukayu, and it is part of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park. The annual Nebuta festival is famous as one of the three major festivals in the Tohoku region. The Tohoku Shinkansen opened to Shin-Aomori Station in December 2010, and the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which extends this line, opened to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in March 2016. In April 2005, Namioka Town in Minamitsugaru District was incorporated into the city. The city suffered damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake. ^{824.61 km2} . 299,520 people (2010).
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青森県中部，青森平野と周辺山地，津軽平野東部を占める市。1898年市制。県庁所在地。青森湾に面する中心市街は津軽藩の港として発達。明治以降は青函連絡船，上野〜青森間の鉄道の開設によって，本州と北海道を結ぶ交通の要地となった。1988年青函トンネルが開通して青函連絡船が廃止された現在も，東北新幹線，北海道新幹線，青い森鉄道，奥羽本線，津軽線が発着し，青森空港がある交通要地で，東北自動車道，青森自動車道，国道７号線が通じる。また県の行政・経済の中心である。青森港は１万トン岸壁をもつ商港，近海・遠洋漁業根拠地。工業は地場産業としての製材・水産加工や出版・印刷工業が盛ん。東部に浅虫温泉，西部に三内丸山遺跡，南東部には八甲田山，酸ヶ湯(すかゆ)があり十和田八幡平国立公園に属する。年中行事のねぶたは東北三大祭の一つとして有名。新青森駅まで東北新幹線が2010年12月開業し全通したほか，これを延長した北海道新幹線が2016年３月に新函館北斗まで開業。2005年４月南津軽郡浪岡町を編入。東日本大震災で，市内において被害が発生。824.61km²。29万9520人（2010）。
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