Hirosaki
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Hirosaki 弘前市 |
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Hirosaki Castle and cherry blossoms
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 Location of Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture |
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 Hirosaki
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| Coordinates: 40°36′11.2″N 140°27′49.8″E / 40.603111°N 140.463833°ECoordinates: 40°36′11.2″N 140°27′49.8″E / 40.603111°N 140.463833°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture | ||
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| • - Mayor | Noriyuki Kasai (since April 2010) | ||
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| • Total | 524.20 km2 (202.39 sq mi) | ||
| Population (September 1, 2015) | |||
| • Total | 176,590 | ||
| • Density | 337/km2 (870/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Apple tree | ||
| - Flower | Cherry Blossom | ||
| Phone number | 0172-35-1111 | ||
| Address | 1-1 Kamishirogane-machi, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori-ken 036-8551 | ||
| Website | www |
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Hirosaki (弘前市 Hirosaki-shi?) is a city located in southwest Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of September 2015, the city had an estimated population of 176,590 and a population density of 337 persons per km². The total area was 524.20 square kilometres (202.39 sq mi).
Hirosaki developed as a castle town for the 100,000 koku Hirosaki Domain ruled by the Tsugaru clan during the Edo period. The city is currently a regional commercial center and the largest producer of apples in Japan. The city government has been promoting the catchphrase "Apple Colored Town Hirosaki", and "Castle and Cherry Blossom and Apple Town" to promote the city image. The town is also noted for a large number of western-style buildings dating to the Meiji period.
Hirosaki is located in southwest Aomori Prefecture, in the Tsugaru plains in the southern Tsugaru Peninsula, south of Mount Iwaki and bordering on Akita Prefecture
Hirosaki uses a buddhist manji (similar to the swastika) as its official emblem. This came from the flag emblem of Tsugaru clan, the lords of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo era.
The area around Hirosaki formed part of the domains of the Northern Fujiwara in the Heian period; Minamoto Yoritomo awarded it to the Nambu clan in the early Kamakura period after the defeat of the Northern Fujiwara (1189). During the Sengoku period a local retainer of the Nambu, Ōura Tamenobu, declared his independence (1571) and seized local castles. He assisted Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the Battle of Odawara in 1590, and was confirmed in his holdings with revenues of 45,000 koku. He also changed his name to Tsugaru. After siding with Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara, his revenues increased to 47,000 koku and he began construction of a castle in Takaoka (present-day Hirosaki). His successor, Tsugaru Nobuhira, completed the castle in 1611, but its massive 5-storey donjon was lost to lightning in 1627. The domain’s revenues increased to 100,000 koku in 1628.
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