Hirosaki
Hirosaki (弘前市, Hirosaki-shi) is a Japanese city in Aomori Prefecture on the island of Honshu.[1]
History
Hirosaki was a castle town (城下町) of the Tsugaru clan.[2] The town grew up around Hirosaki Castle, which was built in 1601.[1]
City emblem
Hirosaki uses the swastika (manji ) as official symbol. This came from the flag emblem of the Tsugaru clan in Edo period.
Geography
Hirosaki is located in the southwest part of Aomori Prefecture. It is in the south of Mount Iwaki; and it is along the border with Akita Prefecture.
Hirosaki Media
- Hirosaki-castle Aomori with Sakura blossoms.jpg
Hirosaki-castle Aomori with Sakura blossoms
- Mt. Iwakisan from Hirosaki Castel 2008.jpg
Mt. Iwakisan from Hirosaki Castel 2008
- Ōgi Neputa.jpg
Ōgi-Neputa, a fan-shaped float, at the Hirosaki Neputa Festival in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
- Hirosaki Saisyoin1.jpg
弘前市にある最勝院
- DaiGojyukuBankHeadOffice1.JPG
旧第五十九銀行本店本館
- Hirosaki City Hall 20160423.jpg
満開のサクラと弘前市役所。撮影当日ソメイヨシノの満開宣言が出された。
Hirosaki Castle, Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan in 1987. I took this photo and contribute my rights in the file to the public domain; people and organizations retain rights to images in it.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hirosaki," Japan Encyclopedia, p. 319.
- ↑ Appert, Georges. (1888). Ancien Japon. p. 79.
Other websites
Media related to Hirosaki, Aomori at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 40°36′0″N 140°28′0″E / 40.60000°N 140.46667°E
