Kominato, Aomori

Kominato (小湊町, Kominato-machi) was a town located in Higashitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is now the central district of the town, Hiranai.

Kominato
小湊町
Former municipality
A map of Kominato as it was in 1926. The Ōshū Kaidō followed the thick yellow line from the center-right edge of the map, turned south through the center of the town, then west, leaving the map in the bottom-left edge of the map.
Kominato
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°55′33.4″N 140°57′21.1″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureAomori Prefecture
DistrictHigashitsugaru
Merged31 March 1955
(now part of Hiranai)
Population
 (1950)
  Total9,790
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
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