Namioka (浪岡町, Namioka-machi) was a town located in Minamitsugaru District in central Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Namioka Town was located in the plains of central Aomori Prefecture, bordered by the Ōu Mountains to the east.
On April 1, 2005, Namioka was merged with the neighboring and expanded city of Aomori, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality.
[1] The merger was very controversial; after the agreement was made with the city of Aomori and the Aomori Prefectural Parliament had approved the change, strong objections were made by Namioka residents, who had not been consulted.
On March 27, 2005, a referendum was held showing strong opposition to the plan, but five days later the merger went into effect in accordance with the previously settled agreement.