Tsutsui (野内村, Tsutsui-machi) was a town located in Higashitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is now a neighborhood of the city, Aomori.

Tsutsui
筒井町
Former municipality
Tsutsui is located in Japan
Tsutsui
Tsutsui
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°48′08.7″N 140°46′31.6″E / 40.802417°N 140.775444°E / 40.802417; 140.775444
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureAomori Prefecture
DistrictHigashitsugaru
MergedJanuary 1, 1955
(now part of Aomori)
Population
 (1950)
 • Total6,111
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)

History

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Nonai was created by a merger of the villages of Tsutsui, Kobata, Ura, and Hamada on April 1, 1889. The village was elevated to a town in 1952. The town was annexed by Aomori on January 1, 1955, along with several other municipalities.

Geography

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Tsutsui was located on the plain that lies between the Hakkōda Mountains and Aomori Bay. The town had two rivers flowing through it, the Komagome River and its tributary, the Arakawa River.

Neighbouring municipalities

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These were the neighboring municipalities of Tsutsui just before its incorporation into Aomori.[1]

Transportation

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References

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  1. ^ "国土情報ウェブマッピングシステム". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. ^ 青い森鉄道の新駅「筒井駅」が開業 [New station, Tsutsui, opens on Aoimori Railway]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.