Activities Lake Towada and Oirase Valley Jean Gerard Dacher Lake Towada in Aomori Prefecure is a wonderful crater lake and scenic Oirase Valley's won't disappoint you either. Fancy a ho...
Culture Hirosaki Park Eric Thompson Hirosaki Park, with its castle relics, gardens, shrine and cherry blossoms, is definitely worth a visit!
Nightlife The ASPAM Building Justin Velgus The Aomori Sightseeing Products (and) Mansion, or ASPAM, is the city's largest and most recognizable building. It is minutes ...
Culture Sannai-Maruyama Site Justin Velgus The Sannai-Maruyama Site in Aomori brings Jomon history to life. The site features artifacts and reconstructed buildings on d...
Culture Wa Rasse Nebuta House in Aomori Justin Velgus Wa Rasse Nebuta House is the perfect opportunity to see Nebuta for those unable to visit during Aomori's famous festival. Se...
Activities Hakkoda Memorial Ship Justin Velgus The Hakkoda Memorial Ship is a floating museum in Aomori port. The ship itself was used from 1964 to 1988 to shuttle people a...
Activities Asamushi Aquarium Justin Velgus The Asamushi Aquarium in Aomori is the largest aquarium in Tōhoku. It was founded in 1922 by Tōhoku Imperial University, but ...
Beauty & Spa Sukayu Onsen Justin Velgus For over three hundred years the Sukayu Onsen in the Hakkoda mountains has been an ideal place to relax. Also called the 1000...
Activities A Visit to the Aomori Museum of Art Justin Velgus The Aomori Museum of Art completed in 2006 houses works of the prefecture's artists and famous international artists, such as...
Shopping Aomori AUGA Building Justin Velgus The AUGA Building in Aomori offers a fresh market, beauty and fashion shopping, and a large public library. It is located rig...
Activities The Autumn Rice Field Art of Aomori Justin Velgus In 1993 archaeologists determined Inakadate has been growing rice for 2000 years. As part of the celebrations, they created m...
Activities Juniko Lakes Justin Velgus Within Shirakami-sanchi, the beautiful forest that stretches across prefectures in northern Tohoku, lies a land of mysterious...
Accommodation Osorezan Andrew Checkley The Shimokita Peninsula's Osorezan is an ancient holy site, an unusual landscape and a remarkable experience.
Culture Hirosaki: Sakura Season Andrew Checkley Tall somei-yoshino trees form tunnels of pink flowers above your head and fill the moats at your feet with petals, while bree...
Culture The History of Hirosaki Castle Andrew Checkley As a castle town, Hirosaki was built around this defensive structure and status symbol - today a tower sat in an extensive co...
