Hirosaki
Iwakiyama Jinja Romon
An Important Cultural Property. It was originally built as the gate of a temple.
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Lake Towada
A double caldera lake. Takamura Kotaro's Maiden Statue stands on the shore.
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Tsugaru Quasi-National Park Hotokegaura Koyazaki
A shore at the northern tip of the Tsugaru Peninsula. Cross the bridge over the rocks and Hokkaido lies north, Cape Tappi west.
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Kamagatake Observation Deck
A lookout on Mount Kamafuse in Mutsu. Mutsu Bay and the town below take the shape of a butterfly with open wings.
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Lake Jusan
A brackish lake just before the Iwaki River reaches the Sea of Japan, known for its freshwater clams.
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Senjojiki Coast
A rock shelf raised from the seabed by an earthquake in 1792. The name comes from a lord said to have laid a thousand mats here for a feast.
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Cape Shiriyazaki
The northeastern tip of Honshu. Kandachime horses graze nearby, and the wind is famously strong.
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Mount Iwaki
At 1,625 metres, the highest peak in the prefecture. Visible from anywhere on the Tsugaru Plain, the mountain is itself an object of faith.
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Lake Ogawara
The largest lake in the prefecture, yielding smelt and icefish, with sand beaches along its shore.
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Lake Towada Otome-no-Zo
A bronze by Kotaro Takamura on the shore of Lake Towada: two nude figures facing each other.
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Oishi Shin Pyramid
Megaliths in the mountains of Shingo. Large stones stand at the summit and around it, long held to be sacred ground.
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Hakkoda-san Secchu Kogun Sounan Shiryokan
A museum on the 1902 Hakkoda march disaster. Of 210 soldiers, 11 came back alive.
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Nakano Momiji-yama
Kuroishi's best-known place for autumn colour, with maples over a century old standing along a stream.
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Roadside Station Yokohama "Nanohana Plaza"
A roadside station in Yokohama town. Japan's largest rapeseed fields are close by, turning everything yellow in May.
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Oirase Gorge Walking Tour
A guided walk along the Oirase Gorge, with an explanation of how the stream was formed.
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Ashigezaki Observation Deck
A lookout on a cape of the Tanesashi Coast, where the Japanese military had installations late in the Pacific War.
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Ishikedo to Kumoino-taki Falls Easy Mountain Stream Course
The 2.8 kilometres of the Oirase Gorge from Ishigedo to Kumoi Falls. The streamside path is flat and easy to walk.
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Yokohama Town Rapeseed Flower Field
Rapeseed fields across the hills of Yokohama town. The planted area is among the largest in Japan; May is the time to see it.
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Oirase Gorge Koke Sanpo
A walking tour of the mosses of the Oirase Gorge, where some 300 species grow.
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Hakkoda Gold Line Walking Course (about 60 min)
A 1.8-kilometre path from the summit station of the Hakkoda Ropeway, a circuit of about an hour.
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Hakkoda Kenashi Paradise Line
A boardwalk across Hakkoda's Kenashitai marsh, with steps joining the upper and lower levels.