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About 60% of all Japanese apples come from Aomori. Osorezan, one of the three great sacred grounds; Iwakiyama Jinja, which worships the mountain itself; the World Heritage sites of Shirakami-Sanchi and Sannai-Maruyama; and Tsugaru lacquer. Aomori, set out category by category.
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Tachineputa floats over twenty metres tall are displayed here, and head out from here during the festival. One form of the wider neputa culture.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityAn Important Cultural Property. It was originally built as the gate of a temple.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityA stream about 14 kilometres long flowing out of Lake Towada. Autumn foliage is the best season.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityLearn the history and culture, and prepare for your visit.
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Long held to be the mountain where the souls of the dead gather. Sulphur vents and the still water of Lake Usori lie side by side, so that hell and paradise can be taken in at a single glance.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMount Iwaki itself is the deity, with an inner shrine at the summit. The annual Oyama-sankei pilgrimage is an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityA thousand torii wind like a dragon through a Japanese garden. An Inari shrine standing on the dunes by the sea.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityLook up local specialties and save them to your shopping notes.
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See all Specialties & souvenirs in Aomori (0)Find ideas for hands-on experiences in craft and industry entries. Check whether visits are accepted.
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A miso factory in Aomori City. It uses soybeans and rice from the prefecture and carries out the long fermentation of a cold region.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityA workshop that blows Tsugaru Vidro glass. Techniques originally used to make glass floats for fishing moved into craft.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityThin beech boards are rolled up to make vessels. It uses beech from Aomori Prefecture and has its factory in Nishimeya.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityWiden your travel themes with art and culture entries.
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Its galleries imitate the walls of an excavation trench; it holds three of the four vast backdrops Chagall painted for the ballet Aleko.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityA residency where artists come to make work, wrapped by a long concrete arc that Tadao Ando drew through the forest.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityFor the printmaker Shiko Munakata, who called his medium 'board painting'; the museum closed in 2024 and its works passed to the prefectural museum.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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A science museum preserving the actual reactor room of the nuclear ship Mutsu, on a site overlooking the Tsugaru Strait.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityA shore at the northern tip of the Tsugaru Peninsula. Cross the bridge over the rocks and Hokkaido lies north, Cape Tappi west.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityA national highway that climbs the village at Cape Tappi as a staircase. It is the only national road in Japan no car can use.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityAccommodation listings are samples. Car rental availability, comparison and booking are not connected yet. The fireworks date calendar is in preparation.