town government and one public high school operated by the Aomori Prefectural Board of Education. Transportation Railway East Japan Railway Company (JR East) - Gonō Line , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Highway Sister city relations - Ranua, Lapland, Finland, Noted people from Fukaura Aminishiki Ryūji , sumo wrestler Asōfuji Seiya, sumo wrestler Kaihō Ryōji , sumo wrestler Masatsukasa Kōshin, sumo wrestler References External links Towns in Aomori Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan