Hachinohe

Hachinohe 八戸市
Core city
Hachinohe City Hall
Flag Seal
Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Aomori
Government
• Mayor	Yūichi Kumagai
Area
• Total	305.6 km2 (118.0 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2020)
• Total	223,415
• Density	731.1/km2 (1,894/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Postal code	031-8686
Area code	02203-9
Phone number	0178-43-2111
Address	1-1-1 Uchimaru, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori-ken
Website	Official website

Hachinohe (八戸市, Hachinohe-shi) is a city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Hachinohe means "the 8th area" in north of Tohoku region from the Middle Ages era. There was "the places of 8th" for making horses for a war in Hachinohe.

Hachinohe has a famous industrial area, and has a bigger fishing port more than most of other cities.

There is a Tohoku Shinkansen station and the Tohoku Expressway in Hachinohe.

The main industries in Hachinohe are manufacturing and services. Most of people in Hacnihohe work in manufacturing. In Hachinohe, the fishing industry is famous. Hachinohe brings in the most squid and saba in Japan.

Two rivers run through Hachinohe. One is the Mabechi River, which runs from the south to the east, and flows into the Pacific Ocean. The other is the Nida River, which runs from the south to the north.

• Aomori Prefecture
  • Gonohe
  • Hashikami
  • Nanbu
  • Oirase
• Iwate Prefecture
  • Karumai

According to Japanese census data,^[1]

• Official website