Shariki, Aomori

Shariki (車力村, Shariki-mura) was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The village was situated on the west coast of Tsugaru Peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan.

Shariki

車力村
Former municipality
Location of Shariki in Aomori Prefecture
Shariki
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 40°56′50.9″N 140°21′33.4″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureAomori Prefecture
DistrictNishitsugaru
Merged11 February 2005
(now part of Tsugaru)
Area
 • Total62.17 km2 (24.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1 February 2005)
 • Total5,730
 • Density92.16/km2 (238.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
BirdJapanese bush-warbler
FlowerLilium
TreeJapanese black pine

History

The area was part of Hirosaki Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, Shariki Village was created in 1889. On 30 October 1889, the Cheseborough, an American merchant ship from Bath, Maine, wrecked a mile from the coast of the village. The villagers made a great effort to save the sailors, unfortunately nineteen of them did not survive the incident. After the remainder of the sailors recovered, they returned to the United States but maintained their relationship with the people of Shariki. This relationship eventually resulted in the village establishing a sister-city agreement with Bath, Maine.[1]

On 11 February 2005, Shariki, along with the town of Kizukuri, and the villages of Inagaki, Kashiwa and Morita (all from Nishitsugaru District), was merged to create the city of Tsugaru, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality, however, the city inherited Shariki's relationship with Bath.[2]

At the time of its merger, Shariki had an estimated population of 5,730 and a population density of 92.16 persons per km2. The total area was 62.17 km2. The village economy was dominated by agriculture and commercial fishing.

References
  1. "History of the Cheseborough Program". 5 October 1997. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "つがる市の誕生" [Birth of the city of Tsugaru] (in Japanese). 15 May 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2020.


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