Kuroishi, Aomori

Kuroishi (黒石市, Kuroishi-shi) is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Kuroishi is located in west-central Aomori Prefecture, bordered by the Hakkōda Mountains to be east.

The city was founded on 1 July 1954, from the merger of the town of Kuroishi absorbing the villages of Nakagō, Rokugō, Yamagata and Aseishi.

Kuroishi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city legislature of 16 members.

In terms of national politics, the city is part of Aomori 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Kuroishi City Hall
Aoni Onsen in the mountains of Kuroishi
Site of Kuroishi Castle