Middle Moat
Middle Moat is in Hirosaki, Aomori. Middle Moat is situated nearby to the tourism office 弘前城情報館, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Heart Spot.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hirosaki Castle and Hirosaki Park.
Hirosaki Castle
Castle
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hirosaki Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Tsugaru clan, a 47,000 koku tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Hirosaki Domain, Mutsu Province, in what is now central Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Hirosaki Castle is situated 170 metres north of Middle Moat.
Hirosaki City Museum
Museum
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Hirosaki City Museum opened in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan in 1977. It lies within Hirosaki Park, in the former grounds of Hirosaki Castle. As of March 2016, the collection numbered some eighteen thousand items, including an assemblage of artefacts excavated from the Sunazawa Site that have been designated an Important Cultural Property. Hirosaki City Museum is situated 180 metres southwest of Middle Moat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fujisaki and Inakadate.
Fujisaki
Town
Photo: Bakkai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fujisaki is a town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the town had an estimated population of 14,558 in 6162 households, and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the town is 37.29 square kilometers. Fujisaki is situated 6 km northeast of Middle Moat.
Inakadate
Village
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Inakadate is a village in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the village had an estimated population of 7,420 in 2845 households, and a population density of 362 persons per km2. The total area of the village is 22.35 square kilometres. Inakadate is situated 8 km east of Middle Moat.
Itayanagi
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Itayanagi is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 13,332 in 5450 households, and a population density of 300 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 41.88 square kilometres.
Middle Moat
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Hirosaki, Aomori, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
40.60644° or 40° 36′ 23″ northLongitude
140.46422° or 140° 27′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8RG2JF47+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 632518246OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=moat
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Middle Moat” goes by many names.
- French: “Douve intermédiaire”
- Japanese: “Chū-hori”
- Japanese: “ちゅうほり”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 弘前城情報館 and Heart Spot.
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