For the ship, see Japanese cruiser Noshiro

Japanese cruiser Noshiro

The was an Agano class light cruiser which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.-Background:Noshiro was the second of the four vessels completed in the Agano-class of light cruisers, and like other vessels of her class, she was intended for use as the flagship of a destroyer...

is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Akita

Akita Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.- History :The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

.

The city is known within Japan for the basketball team of . The city merged with the town of Futatsui

Futatsui, Akita

Futatsui was a town located in Yamamoto District, Akita, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,421 and a population density of 62.96 persons per km². The total area was 181.40 km²....

 on March 21, 2006 to become the new city of Noshiro. Noshiro was the site in 770 AD where Imperial Navies arrived and established Japan's first settlement in Oshu

Oshu, Iwate

is the second largest city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan with a population of 127,804.The city was founded on February 20, 2006, as the result of a merger between the cities of Esashi and Mizusawa, the towns of Maesawa and Isawa and the village of Koromogawa from Isawa District...

. (Emishi

Emishi

The constituted a group of people who lived in northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region. They are referred to as in contemporary sources. Some Emishi tribes resisted the rule of the Japanese Emperors during the late Nara and early Heian periods...

 territory).

Odate-Noshiro Airport

Odate-Noshiro Airport

Odate-Noshiro Airport is an airport in Kitaakita, Akita, Japan and is west of Ōdate at above sea level.-Airlines and destinations:...

 in nearby Kitaakita

Kitaakita, Akita

is a city located in Akita, Japan.The city was founded on March 22, 2005 from the merger of the former towns of Aikawa, Ani, Moriyoshi, and Takanosu, all from Kitaakita District....

 serves the city.

Surrounding Municipalities

• Kitaakita
  Kitaakita, Akita
  is a city located in Akita, Japan.The city was founded on March 22, 2005 from the merger of the former towns of Aikawa, Ani, Moriyoshi, and Takanosu, all from Kitaakita District....
  
  
• Yamamoto District
  Yamamoto District, Akita
  is a district located in Akita, Japan.There are three towns in the district.*Fujisato*Happō*Mitane-District Timeline:*September 1, 1962 - The village of Yamamoto gained town status....
  
  : Fujisato
  Fujisato, Akita
  is a town located in Yamamoto District, Akita, Japan.As of 2011, the town has an estimated population of 3,861 and a density of 13.7 persons per km². The total area is 281.98 km²....
  
  , Mitane
  Mitane, Akita
  is a town in Yamamoto District in Akita Prefecture.The town was created on March 20, 2006, by merging the towns of Hachiryū, Koto'oka, and Yamamoto, all from Yamamoto District....
  
  , Happo
  Happo, Akita
  is a town in Yamamoto District in Akita Prefecture.The town was created on March 27, 2006, by merging the village of Minehama, and the town of Hachimori, both from Yamamoto District.-External links:...
  
  
• Kitaakita District
  Kitaakita District, Akita
  is a district located in Akita, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 3,145 and a density of 12.25 persons per km². The total area is 256.82 km².-Mergers:...
  
  : Kamikoani
  Kamikoani, Akita
  is a village located in Kitaakita District, Akita, Japan.As of 2011, the village has an estimated population of 2,687 and a density of 10.5 persons per km². The total area is 256.82 km².-Inauguration:...
  
  

History

• October 1, 1940 - The town of Noshirominato and the villages of Shinonome (東雲村) and Sakaki (榊村) merged to form the city of Noshiro.
• March 21, 2006 - The city merged with the town of Futatsui
  Futatsui, Akita
  Futatsui was a town located in Yamamoto District, Akita, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,421 and a population density of 62.96 persons per km². The total area was 181.40 km²....
  
   from Yamamoto District to form the new city of Noshiro.

Sister cities

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Galactic Federation - at the time of the Space Science Institute's research facilities were friendly city by city(1987)

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    Saku, Nagano
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festival events

• Noshiro space event - A JAXA vast multi-purpose test and the length of pine forest surrounded by 3 km, width of the flat 500m in areas where the Council of Noshiro event space to land in Japan this space to use for education and ideas, From the summer of 2005 Noshiro, Akita and Akita Prefecture, in cooperation with the event held every summer in the universe.
• Noshiro Port Fireworks Festival in 2008 was 150,000 people visiting.
• Onagori Festival in Noshiro Kanto matsuri, Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
  Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
  The is a Japanese summer festival that takes place in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The festival attracts the most tourists of any of the country's nebuta festivals, and is counted among the three largest festivals in the Tōhoku region...
  
  , Samba Carnival and more.

in 2008 was 250,000 people visiting.

External links

• Noshiro official website
• Noshiro official website (machine translated)