Go BackHuman habitation in the Aomori area goes back to the prehistoric period. A number of Jomon sites have been discovered, including the Sannai-Maruyama Ruins, dated to between 5,500 to 4,000 BC. During the Heian period, the area was ruled by the Northern Fujiwara clan. It passed to the Nambu clan during the Kamakura period, and to the Tsugaru clan in the Sengoku period.
Originally called Uto, Aomori developed as a port during the Edo period. It was renamed Aomori in 1626, but the name only came into common use from 1783. It was only granted town status in 1889 and city status in 1898.
Festivals in Aomori
Aomori celebrates the Aomori Nebuta Festival, where giant floats are paraded through the streets. This takes place every year from 2-7 August.
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Planning your trip to Aomori
There are flights to Aomori from Tokyo Haneda Airport, Nagoya Centrair, Osaka Itami and Kansai Airports, Sapporo Airport and Fukuoka Airport. It is also the northern terminus of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet trains.Sights & Attractions to visit in Aomori
- Asamushi Aquarium
- Asamushi Onsen
- Aomori City Forestry Museum
- Aomori Prefectural Folk Museum
- Aomori City History and Folk Arts Museum
- Munakata Shiko Memorial Museum of Art
- Nebuta-no-sato Museum
- Sannai-Maruyama Ruins
- Seiryu-ji
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