::: ''In 1625, under the instructions of Nobuhira, the second Lord of Tsugaru,to create a port Yashichiro Moriyama undertook the development of the village of Utomura, located in the district of Sotogahama. At the time, there was a small hill in the Komemachi neighborhood. It was covered with a year-round green forest and thus made an excellent landmark for fishing vessels entering the harbor. This is said to be the origin of the name Aomori (literally "blue forest")'' [http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/english/engc01.html] | ::: ''In 1625, under the instructions of Nobuhira, the second Lord of Tsugaru,to create a port Yashichiro Moriyama undertook the development of the village of Utomura, located in the district of Sotogahama. At the time, there was a small hill in the Komemachi neighborhood. It was covered with a year-round green forest and thus made an excellent landmark for fishing vessels entering the harbor. This is said to be the origin of the name Aomori (literally "blue forest")'' [http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/english/engc01.html] |