Fudoki Japan
青森県 · Tohoku Region

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 — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori· Mutsu

Shimokita Peninsula

The Shimokita Peninsula (下北半島) is Honshu's northernmost landmass, jutting into the Tsugaru Strait toward Hokkaido. This…

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Aoni Onsen — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori· Mutsu

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…

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Hirosaki Castle — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori· Hirosaki

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…

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Oirase Gorge — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Aomori· Towada

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…

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Lake Towada (Aomori side) — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori· Towada

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…

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Shirakami-Sanchi — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori

Shirakami-Sanchi

Shirakami-Sanchi (白神山地) is a 1,300-square-kilometer mountain range straddling Aomori and Akita prefectures, home to the…

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Mount Osore — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Aomori· Mutsu

Mount Osore

Mount Osore (恐山, Osorezan — 'Dread Mountain') sits on Shimokita Peninsula as one of Japan's three holiest Buddhist sites…

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Aomori Apples — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori· Aomori City

Aomori Apples

Aomori Prefecture produces over 50% of Japan's apples, with vast orchards blanketing the countryside around Hirosaki and…

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Hakkoda Mountains — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori· Aomori City

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…

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Tsugaru-Iwaki Skyline — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori· Hirosaki

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…

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Aomori Bay Bridge — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori· Aomori City

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…

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Jogakura Bridge — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Aomori· Towada

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…

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