Namioka, Aomori

Namioka (浪岡町 Namioka-machi) was a town located in Minamitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Namioka Town was located in the plains of central Aomori Prefecture, bordered by the Ōu Mountains to the east. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. In 1889, after the Meiji Restoration, Namioka Village was created on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on June 1, 1940. It annexed the four neighboring villages of Megasawa, Osugi, Nozawa and Gogo on December 15, 1954 and annexed a portion of Nanawa Village from Kitatsugaru District in 1956.

Namioka, Aomori

Namioka (浪岡町 Namioka-machi) was a town located in Minamitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Namioka Town was located in the plains of central Aomori Prefecture, bordered by the Ōu Mountains to the east. The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. In 1889, after the Meiji Restoration, Namioka Village was created on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on June 1, 1940. It annexed the four neighboring villages of Megasawa, Osugi, Nozawa and Gogo on December 15, 1954 and annexed a portion of Nanawa Village from Kitatsugaru District in 1956.