is a village

Villages of Japan

A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....

 located in the Nakatsugaru District

Nakatsugaru District, Aomori

is a district located in Aomori Prefecture. The district has an estimated population of 1,599 with a total area of 246,58 km².The district contains only one village.*Nishimeya-Timeline:* April 1, 1889...

 of southern Aomori Prefecture

Aomori Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

 in the Tōhoku region

Tohoku region

The is a geographical area of Japan. The region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region consists of six prefectures : Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata....

 of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. As of 2009, the village had an estimated population

Population

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 of 1,470 and a density

Population density

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 of 5.97 persons per km². Its total area was 246.58 km².

Geography

Nishimeya is located in the far southern edge of Aomori Prefecture, bordering Akita Prefecture and the Shirakami-Sanchi

Shirakami-Sanchi

is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Honshū, Japan. This mountainous, unspoiled expanse of virgin forest straddles both Akita and Aomori Prefectures. Of the entire 1,300 km², a tract covering 169.7 km² was included in the list of World Heritage Sites in 1993...

 mountain range. The village has a cold maritime climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with heavy snowfall. The mountainous area is home to many indigenous plant and animal species. Wildlife includes Japanese Macaque monkeys

Japanese Macaque

The Japanese macaque , historically known as saru , but now known as Nihonzaru to distinguish it from other primates, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species native to Japan....

, kamoshika

Kamoshika

The was a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company which ran between and via the Ōu Main Line. The service was discontinued from December 2010.-Service pattern:...

, tanuki

Tanuki

is the common Japanese name for the Japanese raccoon dog . They have been part of Japanese folklore since ancient times...

and Asian black bears.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Hirosaki
  Hirosaki, Aomori
  is a city located in southwest Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is a castle town and was the Tsugaru clan ruled the 100,000 koku tozama han Hirosaki Domain from Hirosaki Castle during the Edo period. The city is currently a regional commercial center and the largest producer of apples in Japan...
  
  
• Ajigasawa
  Ajigasawa, Aomori
  is a town located in the Nishitsugaru District of Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 11,561 and a density of 33.7 persons per km²...
  
  
• Ōdate, Akita
  Odate, Akita
  is a city located in Akita in Tōhoku region of Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1951.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 65,090 and the density of 162.10 persons per km²...
  
  
• Fujisato, Akita
  Fujisato, Akita
  is a town located in Yamamoto District, Akita, Japan.As of 2011, the town has an estimated population of 3,861 and a density of 13.7 persons per km². The total area is 281.98 km²....
  
  

History

The area around Nishimeya was controlled by the Nambu clan of Morioka Domain

Morioka Domain

The was a han or feudal domain that encompasses present-day the middle-northern part of Iwate Prefecture and eastern part of Aomori Prefecture. It is sometimes colloquially called . The domain was tozama daimyo and was governed by the Satake clan. Its income was 100,000...

 a during the Edo period

Edo period

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. It became a village of the Nakatsugaru District on April 1, 1898.