Nigaki

Nigaki is a quarter in Ōwani Machi, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori. Nigaki is situated nearby to the quarter Nagamine, as well as near Kuradate.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nagamine Station and Ōwani Station.

Nagamine Station

Railway station

Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nagamine Station is a railway station on the northern Ōu Main Line in the town of Ōwani, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

Ōwani Station of the Kōnan Railway Company and Ōwani-Onsen Station of East Japan Railway Company on the northern Ōu Main Line form an integrated railway station in the town of Ōwani, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Ōwani Station is situated 2½ km west of Nigaki.

Shukugawara Station

Railway station

Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shukugawara Station is a railway station in the town of Ōwani, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kōnan Railway Company… Shukugawara Station is situated 3½ km west of Nigaki.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Owani.

Owani

Town

Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.

Ōwani is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2025, the town had an estimated population of 8,009 people in 3978 households and a population density of 53 persons per km2. Owani is situated 2½ km west of Nigaki.

Nigaki

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: Ōwani Machi, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

40.51655° or 40° 30′ 60″ north

Longitude

140.5979° or 140° 35′ 53″ east

Elevation

91 metres (299 feet)

Open location code

8RG2GH8X+J5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8496857871

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

8515550

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Nigaki” goes by many names.

Japanese: “にがき”
Japanese: “ニガキ”
Japanese: “苦木”

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