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· Fukaura
Furofushi Onsen
The outdoor bath at Furofushi is built on the rocks at Ogonzaki, on the western edge of Aomori, close enough to the Sea…
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Aomori
Aomori· Fukaura
Juniko Aoike
Juniko is a scatter of thirty-three lakes and ponds in beech forest at the western edge of the Shirakami mountains, form…
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