Shichinohe, Japan
七戸町
Shichinohe is a town of 14,556 people in Aomori, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
Why visit Shichinohe
Townapedia lists 24 museums and landmarks, 25 parks and trails, 285 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Towada City Cultural Center, Towada Art Center, 鷹山宇一記念美術館 and 十和田市高森山総合運動公園.
Weather in Shichinohe
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About Shichinohe
Shichinohe (七戸町, Shichinohe-machi) is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the town had an estimated population of 13671 and a population density of 41 persons per km2, in 6,718 households. The total area of the town is 337.23 square kilometers (130.21 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Shichinohe (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do9
Towada City Cultural Center
Cinema and theater · 10.0 km
1, 十和田市
Mo-Su 09:00-22:00; Dec 29 - Jan 03 off
Museums and landmarks24
Futatsumori Site
Monument and historic site · 9.0 km
Jōmon period archaeological site and museum
Takayama Uichi Memorial Museum of Art
Museum · 2.9 km
Art museum in Shichinohe, Aomori, Japan
12 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds25
13 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes285
273 more on the map.
History
Shichinohe began as one of a series of numbered fortified settlements established by the Nanbu clan in the early Kamakura period to control their new territories in Nukada District of northern Ōshū. Shichinohe Castle was controlled by a branch of the Nanbu clan for several generations until the end of Sengoku period, when in 1591, the Shichinohe Nanbu clan opposed the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Kunohe Rebellion and were defeated. The clan survived as hatamoto under the main lineage of the Nanbu clan at Morioka Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. The Shichinohe Domain, a subsidiary domain of Morioka Domain was created in 1819.
During the post-Meiji restoration establishment of the modern municipalities system on 1 April 1889, Shichinohe Village was incorporated. It was elevated to town status in 1949. On 31 March 2005, the neighboring village of Tenmabayashi was merged into the town of Shichinohe. Shichinohe-Towada Station on the Tōhoku Shinkansen opened on 4 December 2010. This restored a rail link to the town after the closure of the Nanbu Jūkan Railway which previously connected Shichinohe Station with Noheji Station on the Tōhoku Main Line until 1997.
From the History section of Shichinohe on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay17
Churches and places of worship16
Shopping59
Gas and EV charging27
Schools, colleges and libraries44
Healthcare69
Map of Shichinohe
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Getting there and nearby towns
Misawa Air Base (MSJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Towada 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Toyota 10 km northeast, about 10 min by car
- Shibayama 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Misawa 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Nobeji 20 km north, about 20 min by car
- Hakurōmachi 23 km southeast, about 23 min by car
- Aomori 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Hirosaki 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Mutsu 67 km north, about 1 h by car
- Takanosu 85 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ShichinoheTownOffice-Shichinohe, Wakkubox, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Towada art center, Angaurits, CC0
- Futatsumori site, Mccunicano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Takamoriyama General Sports Park Football Field in 20160713, Hyperbrain-OK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Futatsumori Shell Midden Museum 03, Indiana jo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Towada city hospital, Angaurits, CC0
- 七戸十和田駅周辺の風景 - panoramio (1), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- イオン七戸ショッピングセンター（仮称） - panoramio, くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 七戸十和田駅周辺の風景 - panoramio, くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 七戸十和田駅 - panoramio, くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 七戸観光交流センター - panoramio, くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- 七戸十和田駅 - panoramio (2), くろふね (Kurofune), CC BY 3.0
- 七戸十和田駅 - panoramio (1), くろふね, CC BY 3.0
- ISS049-E-34370 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS026-E-18347 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Opening ceremony of Kamikita Expressway ②, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Jun Tsushima 2022-11-27, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Hiroo Ishii 2022-11-27, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Shingo Mimura 2022-11-27, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Motome Takizawa 2022-11-27, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Akinori Eto 2022-11-27, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Akihiko Onodera 2022-11-27, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Opening ceremony of Kamikita Expressway ①, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Tsutomu Komata 2022-11-27, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Junichi Kanda 2022-11-27, 国土交通省 東北地方整備局 青森河川国道事務所, CC BY 4.0
- Aomori 20180309102658 (29815882068), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Towada-kanko-dentetsu-moha7701-20110616-093316, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Towadashi Station 2, まも (Mamo), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aomori prefectural road 10 at Motomachi-higashi 20110616 092616, LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chubu Kamikita Fire Department Kamikita Fire station, Suikotei, CC BY 4.0
- 十和田市現代美術館 - panoramio, Tomokazu Kitjaima, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Michael Lin works in Towada Art Center, chinnian from Singapore, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Towada city hall, Angaurits, CC0
- 090315十和田市現代美術館 - panoramio, re-kuma, CC BY 3.0
- 十和田市現代美術館 - panoramio (2), Tomokazu Kitjaima, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 110503官庁街通りお花見 - panoramio (2), re-kuma, CC BY 3.0
- 110503官庁街通りお花見 - panoramio, re-kuma, CC BY 3.0
- Towada-Oirase Common Building for Government Offices, Hohoho, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Towada Public library, Coffee1000mg, CC BY 4.0
- 110503官庁街通りお花見 - panoramio (1), re-kuma, CC BY 3.0
- NITOBE MEMORIAL MUSEUM, Coffee1000mg, CC BY 4.0
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