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Hirosaki City
Aomori Prefecture · City
Official websiteAomori Prefecture page
Hirosaki City is the main city of the Tsugaru region and grew as the castle town of the Hirosaki Domain. Hirosaki Castle and the cherry blossom festival in Hirosaki Park are known throughout Japan, and the city's apple production is the largest in Japan. Iwakiyama Shrine and the samurai residences of Nakacho remain, and Hirosaki is also a college town with Hirosaki University.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
CastleHirosaki Castlecastle in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineIwakiyama ShrineShinto shrine in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
World Heritage SiteOmori Katsuyama Sitestone circle, settlement in Aomori, Japan
CastleHorikoshi CastleCastle in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
GardenHirosaki Parkpark in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeSaisho-in Templetemple in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Japan
Historic townscapeNakacho
Shinto shrineHirosaki Tosho-guShinto shrine in Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hirosakiroadside station in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Japan
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Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Aomori Prefecture
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