Nonai (野内村, Nonai-mura) was a village located in Higashitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The former town was best known as a shukuba along the Matsumaedō and the site of an onsen town, Asamushi Onsen. It is now a neighborhood of the city, Aomori.
Nonai
野内村 | |
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Former municipality | |
 Yunoshima and Nonai viewed from Asamushi Onsen | |
  Nonai Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′25.8″N 140°50′49.9″E / 40.873833°N 140.847194°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Aomori Prefecture |
| District | Higashitsugaru |
| Merged | October 1, 1962 (now part of Aomori) |
| Population (1960) | |
| • Total | 8,372 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
History edit
Nonai was created by a merger of the villages of Asamushi and Kugurizaka on April 1, 1889. The village was annexed by Aomori on October 1, 1962.
Neighbouring municipalities edit
These were the neighboring municipalities of Nonai just before its incorporation into Aomori.[1]
Transportation edit
- Matsumaedō – a sub-route of the Ōshū Kaidō; today it exists roughly along
National Route 4. The old route, signed as Aomori Prefecture Route 259, is still the main road through Nonai. Route 4 largely bypasses the neighborhood. 
Japan National Railways
- Tōhoku Main Line – currently
Aoimori Railway Line
- Nonai Station – the station was moved 1.5 km to the southwest in 2011.[2]
- Asamushi-Onsen Station
- Tōhoku Main Line – currently
- Aomori City Bus – the Aomori municipal bus is headquartered in Nonai.
References edit
- ^ "国土情報ウェブマッピングシステム". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ^ "会社概要・決算公告 | 青い森鉄道株式会社".