{{Short description|Shopping street in Aomori, Japan}} {{nihongo|'''Shinmachi Street'''|新町通り|Shinmachi-dōri}} is the main [[shōtengai]], or shopping street in central [[Aomori (city)|Aomori]], [[Japan]]. Along the street are local department stores Lovina (adjacent to [[Aomori Station]]), Nakasan, and Sakurano as well as many smaller shops and restaurants. The street is one of many streets used in central Aomori during the [[Aomori Nebuta Matsuri]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Aomori Nebuta Festival 2019|url=https://www.en-aomori.com/20190611_aomorinebuta.html|accessdate=4 August 2019}}</ref>
==Route description== [[File:Aomori Nebuta Festival 2019 Shinmachi Street.jpg|thumb|The [[Aomori Nebuta Matsuri]] on Shinmachi Street]] Shinmachi Street runs west–east from the eastern side of [[Aomori Station]] {{convert|1.0|km|mi}} to Yanagimachi-dōri. The street is designated as Aomori Prefecture Route 16 along with the part of Yanagimachi-dōri between it and [[Japan National Route 4]].<ref>{{cite web|title=県道の路線の認定|url=http://reiki.pref.aomori.lg.jp/reiki_honbun/ac00110571.html|language=ja|accessdate=4 August 2019}}</ref>
Since Aomori often receives heavy amounts of snow, the shopping street is equipped with a [[de-icing]] system that pumps seawater from [[Aomori Bay]] and sprays it on the street.<ref>{{cite web|title=平成３０年度除 排 雪 事 業 実 施 計画|trans-title=2018 snow removal implementation plan|url=https://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/doro-iji/shiseijouhou/matidukuri/yuki-taisaku/documents/doro-ijishiseijouhoumatidukuriyuki-taisakudocumentsh30keikaku.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804032030/https://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/doro-iji/shiseijouhou/matidukuri/yuki-taisaku/documents/doro-ijishiseijouhoumatidukuriyuki-taisakudocumentsh30keikaku.pdf|publisher=City of Aomori|language=ja|date=2018|archive-date=4 August 2019|accessdate=4 August 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{in lang|ja}} [http://shinmachi.aomori.jp/ Shinmachi Shopping Street]
{{Shopping districts and streets in Japan}}
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