page_title: Ōma
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Ōma / Economy
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: シーサイドキャトルパーク大間（町営観光牧場）にて。展望台から、大間の町、津軽海峡、北海道が良く見えます。
context_page_description: Ōma is a town located in Aomori, Japan. In 2020, the town had an estimated population of 5,155, and a population density of 99 per square kilometre, in 2,497 households. The total area of the town is 52.06 square kilometres.
context_section_description: The economy of Ōma was traditionally heavily dependent on commercial fishing. The town was famous for having the "black diamond" of tuna, which are caught in the traditional manner by hand in two-person boats, and sold under the "Ōma" registered brand. One Ōma tuna was sold at a record-high 333.6 million yen in January 2019. Other seafood products include sea urchin roe, konbu and squid.
  The town is the site of a nuclear power plant, the Ōma Nuclear Power Plant, which will be unique in its use of MOX fuel when it comes on line.
caption: From the Observation Deck of Seaside Cattle Park Oma (Municipal Tourist Ranch), you can see Oma Town, Tsugaru Strait, and Hokkaido. The central school building is Oma High School
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