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Home of the spectacular Nebuta Festival, the cherry blossoms of Hirosaki Castle, and the mystical sacred mountain Osorezan.

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๐Ÿ“ Articles about Aomori

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Seasonal Picks๐ŸŒธ Spring

Aomori Cherry Blossom Guide: Best Sakura Spots

Discover the most beautiful cherry blossom spots in Aomori. Spring sakura viewing guide wiโ€ฆ

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Gourmet๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Aomori Local Gourmet Guide: ใ›ใ‚“ในใ„ๆฑ

Discover Aomori''s unique local cuisine including ใ›ใ‚“ในใ„ๆฑ. A food lover''s guide to the bestโ€ฆ

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Rainy Day Spots๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Rainy Day in Aomori: Best Indoor Spots & Activities

Don't let the rain stop you in Aomori! Discover top indoor attractions including ้’ๆฃฎ็œŒ็ซ‹็พŽ่ก“้คจ, โ€ฆ

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Gourmet๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Aomori Food Guide: Apples, Senbei-jiru & Scallop Cuisine

Aomori produces most of Japan's apples. Explore the hearty senbei-jiru cracker soup, premiโ€ฆ

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Seasonal Picks๐Ÿ‚ Autumn

Hirosaki Apple Town: Harvest Experiences in Japan's Top Apple Region

Hirosaki in Aomori is Japan's top apple-producing city. In autumn, pick apples at orchardsโ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Lake Towada and Maidens' Statue: Mystical Volcanic Lake with Lyrical Lakeside Sculpture

Lake Towada on the Aomori-Akita border is a deep blue caldera lake where Kotaro Takamura'sโ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Tsugaru Shamisen: The Soul-Stirring String Music of Aomori's North Country

Tsugaru shamisen, born in the Tsugaru region of Aomori, captivates with its powerful pluckโ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Hachinohe Morning Market and Fresh Seafood: Savoring Pacific Ocean Bounty

Hachinohe in Aomori is one of Japan's top fishing cities. From the Tatehana Wharf Morning โ€ฆ

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Sightseeingโ˜€๏ธ Summer

Hotokegaura: Mysterious Rock Formations of the Shimokita Peninsula

Hotokegaura on the Shimokita Peninsula features bizarre greenish-white tuff formations aloโ€ฆ

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Festival/Eventโ˜€๏ธ Summer

Goshogawara Tachi-Neputa: Summer Festival with 23-Meter-Tall Towering Float

Held each August, Goshogawara Tachi-Neputa features 23-meter-tall, 19-ton towering illuminโ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Auga Fish Market and Aomori Food Culture: The Market and Izakaya Night Life

Aomori's Gyosai Center is the city's kitchen market. Bring fresh ingredients next door to โ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Natsudomari Peninsula and Mutsu Bay Oysters: Scenic Peninsula with Fresh Bay Seafood

Natsudomari Peninsula, jutting into Mutsu Bay east of Aomori City, offers rias coastline sโ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Sannai-Maruyama Site: Japan's Largest Jomon Settlement Brought Back to Life

Sannai-Maruyama in Aomori is Japan's largest Jomon settlement, thriving 5,900โ€“4,200 years โ€ฆ

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Festival/Eventโ˜€๏ธ Summer

Aomori Nebuta Festival: Northeast Japan's Greatest Summer Fire Festival

Held August 2โ€“7, the Aomori Nebuta Festival is one of the Three Great Festivals of Tohoku โ€ฆ

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Seasonal Picks๐ŸŒธ Spring

Hirosaki Castle and Cherry Blossom Festival: Japan's Greatest Castle Sakura Experience

Hirosaki Castle Park in Aomori is one of Japan's finest cherry blossom spots. The late Aprโ€ฆ

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Seasonal Picksโ„๏ธ Winter

Tsugaru Railway: Winter Journey on Japan's Northernmost Stove Train

Tsugaru Railway runs coal stove-heated trains in winter โ€” the only remaining coal-heated tโ€ฆ

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Seasonal Picksโ„๏ธ Winter

Mt. Hakkoda: Spectacular Rime Ice and Vast Wilderness of Tohoku's Sacred Peak

Mt. Hakkoda south of Aomori City is one of the world's heaviest snowfall regions. Each seaโ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Kuroishi Komise and Tsugaru Kogin Embroidery: Snow Country Culture in Feudal Streetscapes

Kuroishi in Aomori preserves Edo-period wooden arcade streets (komise) that shielded pedesโ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Cape Tappi: Northern Gateway of Seikan Tunnel and Sayuri Ishikawa's Enka Landmark

Cape Tappi at the northern tip of the Tsugaru Peninsula hosts the Seikan Tunnel entrance, โ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ‚ Autumn

Lake Jusan and Shijimi Soup: Brackish Lake Bounty and Sunset Panoramas

Lake Jusan on the western Tsugaru Peninsula is a brackish lake famous for freshwater clamsโ€ฆ

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Power Spot๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Iwakisan Shrine Inner Sanctum and Mountain Pilgrimage: Mountain Faith of the Tsugaru Deity

Mt. Iwaki (1,625m) in Hirosaki, "Tsugaru Fuji," is a sacred peak. Each September's "Oyama โ€ฆ

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Festival/Eventโ„๏ธ Winter

Hachinohe Enburi: Grand Nanbu Agricultural Rite Welcoming Spring

Hachinohe Enburi held each February is the largest agricultural rite in the Nanbu region, โ€ฆ

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Sightseeingโ„๏ธ Winter

Cape Shiriya Kandachi Horses: Wild Horses Thriving in Shimokita's Harsh Winter

At Cape Shiriya on the eastern tip of Shimokita Peninsula, hardy native "kandachi" horses โ€ฆ

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Power Spot๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Takayama Inari Shrine: Thousand Torii Gates Overlooking the Sea

Takayama Inari Shrine in Tsugaru, Aomori, is a stunning power spot featuring a thousand toโ€ฆ

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Festival/Eventโ˜€๏ธ Summer

Aomori Nebuta Festival โ€” Tohoku's Greatest Summer Celebration

Witness Tohoku's grandest summer festival as giant illuminated floats parade through Aomorโ€ฆ

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Sightseeingโ˜€๏ธ Summer

Shirakami Sanchi Beech Forest โ€” Trekking Through UNESCO World Heritage Wilderness

Hike through the ancient beech forests of Shirakami Sanchi, a vast UNESCO World Natural Heโ€ฆ

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Seasonal Picks๐ŸŒธ Spring

Hirosaki Castle Cherry Blossom Festival โ€” Japan's Most Beautiful Castle and Sakura

Experience the legendary Hirosaki Castle Cherry Blossom Festival, where over 2,600 trees cโ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ‚ Autumn

Shirakami Sanchi โ€” Trekking the World Natural Heritage Beech Forest

Trek the ancient primeval beech forests of Shirakami Sanchi, a UNESCO World Natural Heritaโ€ฆ

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Seasonal Picks๐ŸŒธ Spring

Hirosaki Castle Cherry Blossoms โ€” Japan's Oldest Castle Town Sakura

Marvel at the spectacular cherry blossoms surrounding Hirosaki Castle, one of Japan's mostโ€ฆ

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Power Spot๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Osorezan โ€” The Sacred Volcanic Mountain Where Souls Gather

Explore Osorezan (Mt. Osore), one of Japan's three great sacred mountains, a haunting volcโ€ฆ

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Power Spot๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Iwakiyama Shrine โ€” The Ancient Shrine of the Tsugaru Fuji

Pay respects at Iwakiyama Shrine at the foot of Mt. Iwaki, the sacred "Tsugaru Fuji" worshโ€ฆ

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Sightseeing๐Ÿ—พ All seasons

Oirase Stream โ€” A Primeval Paradise of Moss and Crystal Waters

Walk the 14km trail along Oirase Stream, a breathtaking gorge of cascading waterfalls, ancโ€ฆ