Kazuno, Akita

Kazuno (Japanese鹿角 市, - shi) is a city located in Akita Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Kazuno located northeast of Akita and south of Aomori. On the city's area is the 1,366 m high Akita - Yake -yama and the 1,613 m high Hachimantai the Ou Mountains.

Through the city flows the Yoneshiro -gawa.

History

Kazuno was appointed on 1 April 1972 Shi.

Traffic

  • Train: JR Hanawa Line
  • Tōhoku Expressway
  • National roads 103, 104, 282, 341, 454

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Junko Asari (* 1969), long-distance runner
  • Satoru Matsuhashi (* 1961), ski jumpers
  • Yasuhiko Okudera ( b. 1952 ), football player
  • Ken'ichi Takahashi (born 1973 ), long-distance runner

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Kita- Akita
  • Ōdate
  • Senboku
  • Hachimantai
  • Towada

Twinning

  • Hungary Sopron, Hungary, since 1995
  • China People's Republic of Liangzhou, People's Republic of China, since 2000
Tree Cities of Japan Aomori, Aomori Akita-Yake-yama Kitaakita, Akita Hachimantai, Iwate Liangzhou District Onsen Daisen (Akita) Katagami (Akita) Nikaho, Akita Noshiro, Akita Semboku, Akita Yokote, Akita Kosaka (Akita)
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