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Aomori
Japan's northernmost Honshu prefecture is apple country, with wild mountain onsen and one of the most spectacular summer festivals anywhere.
📜 A little history
Aomori holds the Sannai-Maruyama site, one of Japan's largest Jomon settlements (roughly 5,900–4,200 years ago). Hirosaki was the castle town of the Tsugaru clan.
🌸 Best time to visit
Late April for Hirosaki's cherry blossoms; early August for Nebuta Matsuri; October for Oirase Gorge autumn leaves; winter for Hakkoda's snow monsters.
🚄 Getting there
Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, about 3 hours.
🍜 Famous local food
Apples, scallops, Oma tuna, nokke-don (build-your-own seafood bowls) and garlic.
🎁 Omiyage to bring home
Apple sweets and juice, and Tsugaru-nuri lacquerware.
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🍜 Food Ramen, sushi, markets and local specialities
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📍 Travel spots Sights and official guides
Aomori tourism (official)
Official tourism guide for Aomori Prefecture: sights, events and local food.
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⛩️ Temples, shrines and castles Sacred sites and castles
Hirosaki Castle
Original Edo-period keep in a famous cherry-blossom park.
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🎆 Festivals and seasons Matsuri, sakura and autumn leaves
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
Early-August festival of giant illuminated paper floats paraded through Aomori city.
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Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
Spring festival at Hirosaki Castle Park, one of Japan's best-loved sakura spots (usually late April).
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♨️ Onsen and ryokan Hot springs, inns and day baths
Sukayu Onsen
Aomori mountain inn famous for its large wooden 'thousand-person' bath.
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🎿 Ski and snow Resorts and snow country
Hakkoda Ropeway
Backcountry and snow-monster views near Aomori.
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