Ajigasawa, Aomori
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Ajigasawa 鰺ヶ沢町 |
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Ajigasawa Town
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 Location of Ajigasawa in Aomori Prefecture |
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 Ajigasawa
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| Coordinates: 40°46′47.7″N 140°12′31.2″E / 40.779917°N 140.208667°ECoordinates: 40°46′47.7″N 140°12′31.2″E / 40.779917°N 140.208667°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture | ||
| District | Nishitsugaru | ||
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| • Total | 343.08 km2 (132.46 sq mi) | ||
| Population (September 2015) | |||
| • Total | 10,085 | ||
| • Density | 29.4/km2 (76/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Keyaki | ||
| • Flower | Rosa rugosa | ||
| • Bird | Japanese bush-warbler | ||
| Phone number | 0173-72-2111 | ||
| Address | 209 Honcho, Ajigasawa-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2792 | ||
| Website | Ajigasawa Town | ||
Ajigasawa (鰺ヶ沢町 Ajigasawa-machi?) is a town located in Nishitsugaru District of Aomori Prefecture in the northern Tōhoku region of Japan. As of September 2015, the town had an estimated population of 10,085 and a population density of 29.4 persons per km2. Its total area was 343.08 square kilometres (132.46 sq mi).
Ajigasawa occupies the southwestern corner of Aomori Prefecture on the border with Akita Prefecture, facing the Sea of Japan to the north, and Mount Iwaki to the east. The town has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall.
The area around Ajigasawa was controlled by the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain during the Edo period. Oura Mitsunobu, the founder of the Tsugaru clan, settled in Tanesato (now part of Ajigasawa) in 1491, which developed into a port for the Tsugaru region. Ajigasawa became a village in the Nishitsugaru District in 1889, and was elevated to town status on March 31, 1955, by annexing the neighboring villages of Akaishi, Nakamura, Narusawa and Maido.
The economy of Ajigasawa is heavily dependent on agriculture (rice and horticulture) and on commercial fishing. The most commonly caught animal is squid. Other commonly caught species in the local waters are Japanese flounder, Japanese horse mackerel, Atka mackerel, red snapper, cod, angler fish, octopus, sharks and salmon.
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