 In 1626 the name was presumed to have been changed to , though this change was not fully embraced until 1783.Aomori is located in central Aomori Prefecture, on a plain between the southern end of Aomori Bay, which it faces to the north and the Hakkōda Mountains to the south.Among other smaller rivers, the city has two large rivers flowing through it, the Komagome River and its tributary, the Arakawa River.