Shariki, Aomori

Shariki (車力村, Shariki-mura) was a village located in Nishitsugaru District in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

The village was situated on the west coast of Tsugaru Peninsula, facing the Sea of Japan.

On 30 October 1889, the Cheseborough, an American merchant ship from Bath, Maine, wrecked a mile from the coast of the village.

After the remainder of the sailors recovered, they returned to the United States but maintained their relationship with the people of Shariki.

[1] On 11 February 2005, Shariki, along with the town of Kizukuri, and the villages of Inagaki, Kashiwa and Morita (all from Nishitsugaru District), was merged to create the city of Tsugaru, and thus no longer exists as an independent municipality, however, the city inherited Shariki's relationship with Bath.