Hirosaki (弘前市 Hirosaki-shi) is a city located in southwest Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2012, the city had an estimated population of 180,917 and a population density of 345 persons per km². Its total area was 524.12 km². It is a castle town and was the Tsugaru clan ruled the 100,000koku tozama han Hirosaki Domain from Hirosaki Castle during the Edo period. The city is currently a regional commercial center and the largest producer of apples in Japan.The city government has been promoting the catchphrase "Apple Colored Town Hirosaki", and "Castle and Cherry Blossom and Apple Town" to promote the city image.
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Hirosaki is located in southwest Aomori Prefecture, in the Tsugaru plains in the souther Tsugaru Peninsula, south of Mount Iwaki and bordering on Akita Prefecture.
