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Shichinohe Town
Aomori Prefecture · Town
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Shichinohe Town is on the east side of Mt. Hakkoda, and Shichinohe-Towada Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen is a gateway to Lake Towada. The Futatsumori Shell Mound from the Jomon period is a component of a World Heritage Site, and the town also has the remains of Shichinohe Castle, linked to the Nanbu clan, and the Takayama Uichi Memorial Museum of Art.
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.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this town
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
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Other municipalities in Aomori Prefecture
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