![]() Of course, I couldn’t give two hoots about their opinions, so we won’t peruse that topic further.There’s more surface area to cover for power grids, water, transportation and sanitation, increasing the costs per person, but not everyone shares my views, and some former classmates have lectured me for not supporting subdivision growth. With this in mind, the city sprawl, arising as a consequence of (presumably ill-informed) consumer preference, is very grating, since it drives up the costs of infrastructure. I live in a city of around a million people it’s a fine balance between the quiet of a smaller town and the energy of a larger town, and I am quite happy with the city. Moving from the hustle and bustle of Yokohama to the comparatively quieter Hirosaki region marks a substantial change of pace. ![]() With its humid continental climate, summers in Hirosaki are hot, reaching a daily average of 23☌ in August, while winters are mild in comparison. Besides the Hirosaki castle, the town is also home to a collection of Western-style buildings dating back to the Meiji restoration. The area has been populated since the Heian Period, and Hirosaki was renamed several times over the course of history: its current moniker was adapted in 1808 from its former name, Takaoka. Hirosaki is also known for its agricultural sector: besides rice, the Hirosaki region accounts for nearly a fifth of Japan’s apple production. With a population of 176590 (September 2015 estimates), the town’s castle and surrounding cherry blossoms are the central attractions - during Golden Week, there is a cherry blossom festival held near the castle. However, this also corresponds with mountains and lakes that remain quite pristine: it is amongst the quiet plains of western Aomori that Flying Witch is set: the events of the anime are set in and around the city of Hirosaki. ![]() Granted, being the northern-most prefecture on the Honshu does subject the prefecture to heavy snowfall and has a relatively cool climate, and its rugged terrain results in Aomori having a lower population density. Terror in Resonance depicted the Aomori prefecture of Japan as a perpetually snowy and miserable locale perfect for governmental agencies to conduct secret nuclear weapons research, but this is a gross over-generalisation of the prefecture as a whole. “Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ![]()
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