Higashitsugaru District
Higashitsugaru District is a rural district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The district makes up the suburban area of the Aomori metropolitan area.- Type: district of Japan
- Description: district in Aomori prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Higashi-tsugaru” and “Higashitsugaru District, Aomori”
- Neighbors: Aomori and Goshogawara
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kominato Station and Nishi-Hiranai Station.
Kominato Station
Railway station
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Kominato Station is a railway station of the Aoimori Railway Line located in the central district of the town of Hiranai in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The station has been in operation since 1891, with a new station building – consisting of a side and island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge – was completed in 1986.
Nishi-Hiranai Station
Railway station
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Nishi-Hiranai Station is a railway station located in the western part of the town of Hiranai in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The station has been operating since 1939. Nishi-Hiranai Station is situated 4½ km west of Higashitsugaru District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hiranai and Asadokoro.
Hiranai
Town
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Hiranai is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan and a part of the Aomori metropolitan area. As of 1 September 2025, the town had an estimated population of 9,616 in 4,726 households, and a population density of 44 persons per km.
Asadokoro
Quarter
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Asadokoro is a coastal neighborhood in the town of Hiranai in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is known for its tidal flats on the coast of Mutsu Bay that attract groups of migratory birds. The flats are designated as a National Special Natural Monument. Asadokoro is situated 4 km north of Higashitsugaru District.
Higashitsugaru District
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Higashitsugaru District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقاطعة هيغاشيتسوغارو”
- Cebuano: “Higashitsugaru-gun”
- Chinese: “东津轻郡”
- Chinese: “東津輕郡”
- Dutch: “District Higashitsugaru”
- Dutch: “Higashitsugaru District”
- Dutch: “Higashitsugaru”
- French: “district de Higashitsugaru”
- French: “District de Higashitsugaru”
- German: “Higashitsugaru”
- Hungarian: “Higasicugaru körzet”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Higashitsugaru, Aomori”
- Indonesian: “Distrik Higashitsugaru”
- Italian: “Distretto di Higashitsugaru”
- Japanese: “ひがしつがるぐん”
- Japanese: “東津軽郡”
- Korean: “히가시쓰가루군”
- Malay: “Daerah Higashitsugaru, Aomori”
- Malay: “Daerah Higashitsugaru”
- Persian: “شهرستان هیگاشیتسوگارو، آئوموری”
- Persian: “شهرستان هیگاشیتسوگارو”
- Polish: “Higashitsugaru-gun”
- Polish: “Higashitsugaru”
- Polish: “Powiat Higashitsugaru”
- Portuguese: “Distrito de higashitsugaru”
- Portuguese: “Higashitsugaru”
- Russian: “Округ Хигашитсугари”
- Russian: “Хигасицугару”
- Slovenian: “Higašitsugaru”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Higashitsugaru”
- Thai: “อำเภอฮิงาชิตสึงารุ”
- Thai: “อำเภอฮิงาชิสึงารุ”
- Ukrainian: “Повіт Хіґасі-Цуґару”
- Ukrainian: “Повіт Хіґаші-Цуґару”
- Ukrainian: “Хіґасі-Цуґару”
- Vietnamese: “Higashitsugaru (huyện)”
- Vietnamese: “Higashitsugaru”
- Yue Chinese: “東津輕郡”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Yamadate and Yakushidō.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nabemori Yama and Hikinokoshi Yama.
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