Hirosaki Shi

Hirosaki is a city in Aomori prefecture, in the northern Tohoku region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iwakiyama Shrine and 弘前市立東目屋中学校.

Iwakiyama Shrine

Shinto shrine

Iwakiyama Shrine

Photo: Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0.

Iwakiyama Shrine is a Shintō shrine in the city of Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Tsugaru Domain. All of Mount Iwaki is considered to be a portion of the shrine. Iwakiyama Shrine is situated 4 km northwest of Hirosaki Shi.

弘前市立東目屋中学校

School

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.

弘前市立東目屋中学校 is a school, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Hirosaki Shi.

弘前市立東目屋小学校

School

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.

弘前市立東目屋小学校 is a school, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Hirosaki Shi.

Hirosaki Shi

Also known as: “Hirosaki” and “Hirosaki-shi”
Location: Aomori, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

40.6051° or 40° 36′ 18″ north

Longitude

140.3846° or 140° 23′ 5″ east

Population

180,000

Elevation

147 metres (482 feet)

Open location code

8RG2J94M+2R

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In Other Languages

“Hirosaki Shi” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ひろさきし”
Japanese: “ヒロサキシ”
Japanese: “弘前”
Japanese: “弘前市”

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