Kizukuri, Aomori

Kizukuri 木造町
Former municipality
Flag Emblem
Location of Kizukuri in Aomori Prefecture
Kizukuri Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°48′30.5″N 140°22′49.8″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Aomori Prefecture
District	Nishitsugaru
Merged	11 February 2005 (now part of Tsugaru)
Area
• Total	120.07 km2 (46.36 sq mi)
Population  (1 February 2005)
• Total	19,123
• Density	159.3/km2 (413/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Bird	Common cuckoo
Flower	Iris
Tree	Japanese black pine

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 30 March 1955 through the merger of Shussei, Kawayoke, Shibata, and Koshimizu villages.

On 11 February 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.

External links

• Official website of Tsugaru (in Japanese)
• Local business and sightseeing guide