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Nishimeya Village
Aomori Prefecture · Village
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Nishimeya Village is in southwestern Aomori Prefecture on the border with Akita Prefecture, and it is the Aomori-side entrance to the Shirakami Mountains, a World Heritage Site. Anmon Falls, deep in the beech forest, is a famous sight, and on the upper Iwaki River is Tsugaru Shirakami Lake, the reservoir of Tsugaru Dam. Nishimeya is also the only municipality left in Nakatsugaru District.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
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Mountains in this village
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Aomori Prefecture
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