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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A shore at the northern tip of the Tsugaru Peninsula. Cross the bridge over the rocks and Hokkaido lies north, Cape Tappi west.
A national highway that climbs the village at Cape Tappi as a staircase. It is the only national road in Japan no car can use.
A lookout on Mount Kamafuse in Mutsu. Mutsu Bay and the town below take the shape of a butterfly with open wings.
An open-air bath facing the Sea of Japan. The tubs sit at the water's edge and turn crimson at sunset.
The house where the writer Osamu Dazai was born, built by his landowner father, with its original interiors intact.
A brackish lake just before the Iwaki River reaches the Sea of Japan, known for its freshwater clams.
A museum beside the Sannai-Maruyama site. Its white architecture takes its form from the earthen walls of the dig.
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.
A 360-metre bridge over a Hakkoda ravine. The drop is long, and crowds come in the autumn colours.
A hot spring in Kazamaura, the northern tip of Honshu. The Tsugaru Strait lies in front, Hokkaido across it.
The estate of an old family in Nakadomari, with main house, storehouses and an Oishi-Bugaku-style garden preserved together.
A morning market on the Hachinohe quay. Only at dawn on Sundays, several hundred stalls stretch for about 800 metres.
The northeastern tip of Honshu. Kandachime horses graze nearby, and the wind is famously strong.
A ferry that once crossed to Hakodate, moored and opened as a museum. You can see down to the deck where rail cars were loaded.
A hot spring on the southern flank of Mount Iwaki, used as a cure resort since the domain era.
A museum on Kanchogai Avenue. Works stand outside as well, making the whole street part of the display.
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.
A large market in Hachinohe, from fresh fish to dried goods, produce and local sake. You can grill what you buy on the spot.
A facility beside Hirosaki Park. Hear Neputa drums and Tsugaru shamisen played live, and paint a goldfish Neputa lantern.
The largest lake in the prefecture, yielding smelt and icefish, with sand beaches along its shore.
A bronze by Kotaro Takamura on the shore of Lake Towada: two nude figures facing each other.
Megaliths in the mountains of Shingo. Large stones stand at the summit and around it, long held to be sacred ground.