| Ajigasawa 鰺ヶ沢町 |
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| Ajigasawa Town | |
| Location of Ajigasawa in Aomori | |
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Ajigasawa
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Aomori |
| District | Nishitsugaru District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 342.99 km2 (132.4 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2009) | |
| • Total | 11,561 |
| • Density | 33.7/km2 (87.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
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| - Tree | Keyaki |
| - Flower | Rosa rugosa |
| - Bird | Japanese Bush-warbler |
| Phone number | 0173-72-2111 |
| Address | 209 Honcho, Ajigasawa-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2792 |
| Website | Ajigasawa Town |
Ajigasawa (鰺ヶ沢町 Ajigasawa-machi) is a town located in the Nishitsugaru District of Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 11,561 and a density of 33.7 persons per km². Its total area was 342.99 km².
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Ajigasawa occupies the southwestern corner of Aomori prefecture on the border with Akita Prefecture, facing the Sea of Japan to the north, and Mount Iwaki to the east. The town has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall.
The area around Ajigasawa was controlled by the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain during the Edo period. Oura Mitsunobu, the founder of the Tsugaru clan, settled in Tanesato (now part of Ajigasawa) in 1491, which developed into a port for the Tsugaru region. Ajigasawa became a village in the Nishitsugaru District in 1889, and was elevated to town status on March 31, 1955, by annexing the neighboring villages of Akaishi, Nakamura, Narusawa and Maido.
The economy of Ajigasawa is heavily dependent on agriculture (rice and horticulture) and on commercial fishing. The most common type of fish is squid. Other fish commonly caught in the local waters are flat fish, Flat-fish flounder, horse mackerel, Atka mackerel, red snapper, cod, angler fish, octopus, sharks and salmon.
For the 2011-2012 school year, there are a total of six kindergartens with a total of 238 students; two elementary schools with 528 students; one junior high school with a total of 328 students and one high school with 273 students.
The Shirakami Nature School is a non-profit organization that is housed in a 19th century wooden building that was used as an elementary school until the spring of 2003. The Shirakami Nature School hosts a wide variety of environmental education including classroom activities and open-air classes to people of all ages.
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