Fukaura
town in Nishitsugaru district, Aomori prefecture, Japan
Fukaura (深浦町, Fukaura-machi) is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2025, the town had an estimated population of 6,579 in 3430 households, and a population density of 14 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 488.91 km2 (188.77 sq mi).
Geography
Fukaura is in Nishitsugaru District, Aomori, and occupies the far southwestern coastline of Aomori Prefecture, facing the Sea of Japan. The area is topographically steep and mountainous, with mountains stretching all the way to the coastline. As a result, although it is the fifth largest city in Aomori Prefecture, approximately 90% of the land is forest and wilderness. The southwestern corner of the town is located within the borders of the Shirakami-Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and some coastal areas of the town are within the Tsugaru Quasi-National Park. The islets of Kyūroku-jima in the Sea of Japan are located within the boundaries of the town, giving it the westernmost point of Aomori Prefecture.
Neighbouring municipalities
Akita Prefecture
Happō
Aomori Prefecture
Ajigasawa
Climate
The town has a hot humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) bordering on humid subtropical climate (Cfa) characterized by warm short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Fukaura is 7.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1604 mm with September as the wettest month.
The public source identifies “Fukaura” as town in Nishitsugaru district, Aomori prefecture, Japan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Fukaura, town and Nishitsugaru.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1347642. VIAF identifies the subject as 260782120. The Library of Congress control number is nr91035606. Authority coordinates are 40.648, 139.928. 3 of 9 selected statements include explicit references; 6 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2025 and 1604.
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This entry incorporates text from “Fukaura” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.