青森県 · Tohoku Region
Aomori Hidden Gems
The apple orchards and beech forests at the top of Honshu, where Japan's most explosive summer festival meets some of its oldest surviving woodland.
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Climate & Best Season
Cold and famously snowy — the Hakkoda mountains record among the deepest snowfall on earth. Mild summers around 25°C; visit August for Nebuta, October for autumn colour.
Famous For (Food)
- Apples
- Ōma bluefin tuna
- Scallops
- Senbei-jiru (cracker hotpot)
Signature Sights
- Nebuta Matsuri
- Shirakami-Sanchi beech forest
- Lake Towada & Oirase Gorge
- Hirosaki Castle cherry blossoms
Aomori
Aomori· Hirosaki
Fujita Memorial Garden
Fujita Kenichi was born in Hirosaki, went to Tokyo, became the first chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Indus…
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Aomori
Aomori· Hirakawa
Saruka Shrine
Saruka is an old shrine on the Tsugaru plain, associated with healing of the eyes and with agriculture, and it sits at t…
Saruka ShrinelotusHirakawa+2