Aomori Hidden Gems
L'extrême nord de Honshu. Le festival Nebuta d'août, avec ses gigantesques chars de lanternes illuminées, est l'une des trois grandes fêtes du Tohoku. Le château de Hirosaki et ses 2 600 cerisiers forment l'un des sites les plus denses du Japon, et les forêts de hêtres de Shirakami sont Patrimoine naturel mondial.
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Vergers de pommiers et forêts de hêtres à l'extrême nord de Honshu, où le festival d'été le plus spectaculaire du Japon côtoie l'une des forêts primaires les mieux préservées du pays.
Climat et meilleure saison
Froid et célèbre pour ses chutes de neige : les monts Hakkoda enregistrent parmi les plus fortes au monde. Étés doux autour de 25 °C. Août pour le Nebuta, octobre pour les couleurs d'automne.
Spécialités culinaires
- Pommes
- Thon rouge d'Oma
- Coquilles Saint-Jacques
- Senbei-jiru (bouillon aux galettes de riz)
Lieux emblématiques
- Festival Nebuta
- Forêt de hêtres de Shirakami-Sanchi
- Lac Towada et gorges d'Oirase
- Cerisiers en fleurs du château 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…