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Kizukuri, Aomori

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Country
  
Japan

Area
  
120.1 km²

Bird
  
Common cuckoo

Flower
  
Irises

Prefecture
  
Aomori Prefecture

Population
  
19,123 (1 Feb 2005)

Region
  
Tōhoku region

Kizukuri, Aomori

Merged
  
February 11, 2005 (now part of Tsugaru)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
3°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 50% Humidity

District
  
Nishitsugaru District, Aomori

Kizukuri (木造町, Kizukuri-machi) was a town located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kizukuri was located in central Tsugaru Peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. Kizukuri was created on March 30, 1955 through the merger of Shussei, Kawayoke, Shibata, and Koshimizu villages.

On February 11, 2005, Kizukuri, along with the villages of Inagaki, Kashiwa, Morita and Shariki (all from Nishitsugaru District), was merged to create the city of Tsugaru, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.

At the time of its merger, Kizukuri had an estimated population of 19,123 and a population density of 159.3 persons per km2. The total area was 120.07 km2. The town economy was dominated by agriculture and commercial fishing, and the town was served by Kizukuri Station on the Gonō Line of JR East.

Kizukuri has many festivals in the summer including the Nebuta festival (held in other towns as well). The Nebuta festival is where certain districts of the town form teams who build large Papier-mâché statues of warriors fighting monsters or other scenes.

References

Kizukuri, Aomori Wikipedia


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