Aomori Hidden Gems
El extremo norte de Honshu. El festival Nebuta de agosto, con sus gigantescas carrozas de faroles iluminados, encabeza las tres grandes fiestas del Tohoku. El castillo de Hirosaki con 2 600 cerezos es de los más densos de Japón, y los bosques de hayas de Shirakami son Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad.
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Manzanales y bosques de hayas en el extremo norte de Honshu, donde el festival de verano más explosivo de Japón convive con uno de los bosques primigenios más antiguos del país.
Clima y mejor temporada
Frío y célebre por sus nevadas: las montañas Hakkoda registran de las más intensas del planeta. Veranos suaves en torno a 25 °C. Agosto para el Nebuta, octubre para el otoño.
Gastronomía típica
- Manzanas
- Atún rojo de Oma
- Vieiras
- Senbei-jiru (caldo con galletas de arroz)
Lugares emblemáticos
- Festival Nebuta
- Bosque de hayas de Shirakami-Sanchi
- Lago Towada y garganta de Oirase
- Cerezos del castillo de Hirosaki
Shimokita Peninsula
The Shimokita Peninsula (下北半島) is Honshu's northernmost landmass, jutting into the Tsugaru Strait toward Hokkaido. This…
Aoni Onsen
Aoni Onsen (青荷温泉) is a remote mountain hot spring inn accessible only via narrow forest road (or on foot), where electri…
Sannai-Maruyama Site
Sannai-Maruyama (三内丸山遺跡) is Japan's largest and most significant Jomon-period archaeological site, preserving a settleme…
Hirosaki Castle
Hirosaki Castle (弘前城) is one of only twelve original castle towers remaining in Japan, built in 1611 by the Tsugaru clan…
Nebuta Matsuri
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri runs August 2–7 every year, parading massive paper floats through downtown streets after dark. Eac…
Oirase Gorge
Oirase Gorge (奥入瀬渓流) runs 14 kilometers from Lake Towada's outlet through old-growth forest where moss coats every bould…
Lake Towada (Aomori side)
Lake Towada (十和田湖) is a double-caldera lake straddling the Aomori-Akita border, formed by volcanic eruptions 200,000 yea…
Shirakami-Sanchi
Shirakami-Sanchi (白神山地) is a 1,300-square-kilometer mountain range straddling Aomori and Akita prefectures, home to the…
Furukawa Market
Furukawa Market (古川市場) in Hachinohe is a bustling covered market specializing in nokkedon (のっけ丼) — the interactive 'buil…
Tachineputa Matsuri
Goshogawara Tachineputa Matsuri (立佞武多, held August 4-8) is Aomori's second great summer festival, featuring the world's…
Mount Osore
Mount Osore (恐山, Osorezan — 'Dread Mountain') sits on Shimokita Peninsula as one of Japan's three holiest Buddhist sites…
Seikan Tunnel Museum
The Seikan Tunnel (青函トンネル) is a 53.85-kilometer railway tunnel connecting Honshu (Aomori) to Hokkaido (Hakodate) beneath…
Aomori Apples
Aomori Prefecture produces over 50% of Japan's apples, with vast orchards blanketing the countryside around Hirosaki and…
Ichigoni Soup
Ichigoni (いちご煮) is Aomori's most luxurious soup, combining sea urchin (uni) and abalone in a clear dashi broth, served i…
Hakkoda Mountains
The Hakkoda Mountains (八甲田山) form a volcanic range south of Aomori City, famous for extreme winter snowfall (up to 8 met…
Tsugaru-Iwaki Skyline
The Tsugaru-Iwaki Skyline (岩木山スカイライン) is a 9.8-kilometer toll road ascending Mt. Iwaki (岩木山, 1,625m), Aomori's most icon…
Aomori Bay Bridge
The Aomori Bay Bridge (青森ベイブリッジ) is a 1.2-kilometer cable-stayed bridge spanning Aomori Harbor, completed in 1994 as par…
Jogakura Bridge
Jogakura Bridge (城ヶ倉大橋) is a 360-meter-long arch bridge spanning Jogakura Gorge at a height of 122 meters, making it Jap…
Tsugaru Shamisen
Tsugaru Shamisen (津軽三味線) is a percussive, emotionally raw style of shamisen (three-stringed Japanese lute) music origina…