Tsutsui, Aomori
| Tsutsui 筒井町 | |
|---|---|
| Former municipality | |
  Tsutsui Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′08.7″N 140°46′31.6″E / 40.802417°N 140.775444°ECoordinates: 40°48′08.7″N 140°46′31.6″E / 40.802417°N 140.775444°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture |
| District | Higashitsugaru |
| Merged |
January 1, 1955 (now part of Aomori) |
| Population (1950) | |
| • Total | 6,111 |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
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.
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
- Tōhoku Main Line – currently
- No train station was extant in the town; however Tsutsui Station was opened to serve the area of the former town in 2014.[2]
- Tōhoku Main Line – currently
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
- ↑ 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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