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Yokohama Town
Aomori Prefecture · Town
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Yokohama Town is a long, narrow town in the middle of the Shimokita Peninsula, facing Mutsu Bay. Its rapeseed production ranks 4th in Japan, and in spring the land is covered with fields of rapeseed flowers. The town is said to have been established before Yokohama City in Kanagawa Prefecture, and the remains of Yokohama-date, a fort held by a branch of the Nanbu clan, survive.
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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