Hirosaki (弘前市, Hirosaki-shi) is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 163,639 in 71,044 households,[1] and a population density of 310 per square kilometre (800/sq mi). The total area of the city is 524.20 square kilometers (202.39 sq mi).
Hirosaki developed as a castle town for the 100,000 koku Hirosaki Domain ruled by the Tsugaru clan. The city is currently a regional commercial center, and the largest producer of apples in Japan.[2] The city government has been promoting the slogans "Apple Colored Town Hirosaki" and "Castle and Cherry Blossom and Apple Town" to promote the city image. The town is also noted for many western-style buildings dating from the Meiji period.
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Hirosaki (弘前市, Hirosaki-shi) is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2023[update], the city had an estimated population...
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Hirosaki City Museum (弘前市立博物館, Hirosaki Shiritsu Hakubutsukan) opened in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan in 1977. It lies within Hirosaki Park, in the...
factions. One faction under Ōura Tamenobu asserted their control over the Hirosaki Domain. His clan, originally the Ōura clan (大浦氏, Ōura-shi), was of uncertain...
and television presenter. She is best known for her portrayal of Ushi Hirosaki, a hapless Japanese journalist featured in both a series of Dutch television...
Japan under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The Tsugaru were daimyō of Hirosaki Domain and its semi-subsidiary, Kuroishi Domain. The Tsugaru were in constant...
Hirosaki University (弘前大学, Hirosaki Daigaku) is a Japanese national university in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Established in 1949, it comprises...
Hirosaki Domain (弘前藩, Hirosaki-han), also known as Tsugaru Domain (津軽藩, Tsugaru-han), was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan It is located in Mutsu...
Nobuhiro Nishiwaki (Japanese: 西脇 伸宏, Hepburn: Nishiwaki Nobuhiro, born May 26, 1970), better known by his pen name Nobuhiro Watsuki (和月 伸宏, Watsuki Nobuhiro)...
City – Ashino Park Hiranai Town – Yogoshiyama Forest Park Hirosaki City – Hirosaki Park Hirosaki City – Sakurabayashi Park, the World's Number One Cherry...
Hirosaki Gakuin University (弘前学院大学, Hirosaki gakuin daigaku) is a private university at Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school...
(PDF) from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021. Kuromiya, Hirosaki (2005). "Accounting for the Great Terror". Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas...
Hirosaki University of Health and Welfare (弘前医療福祉大学, Hirosaki iryō fukushi daigaku) is a private university in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, established...
Blancdieu Hirosaki FC (ブランデュー弘前FC, Burande~yū Hirosaki Efu Shi) is a football club team based in Hirosaki, Aomori. They currently play in Tohoku Soccer...
Hirosaki Station (弘前駅, Hirosaki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company...
arguing it does not respect history nor freedom of speech. The city of Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture designates this symbol as its official flag, which...
Edo era. He was also known as Sugiyama Gengo (杉山 源吾). The son of Ishida Mitsunari, Shigenari served as a retainer of the Tsugaru clan of Hirosaki. v t e...
Village, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on November 18, 1878. He attended Kenritsu Itiu high school (currently Hirokou—a Hirosaki school). As...
married Fukushima Masayuki (1858–1602) later married Tsugaru Nobuhira of Hirosaki Domain Tsubakihime married Tanaka Tadamasa (1585–1620) of Yanagawa Domain...
This festival is held mid April-early May. Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival held in Hirosaki Koen Hirosaki-city, Aomori prefecture. This festival is held...
domains, guarding the daimyō, and fire patrol. A few domains like Tsu, Hirosaki and Saga continued to employ their own ninja into the bakumatsu era, although...
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