NAKADOMARI, Aomori Prefecture—Conquering the Tsugaru Strait between the main island of Honshu and Hokkaido is one of the open water swimming challenges across the globe known as the Oceans Seven.

Apples are a specialty of Aomori Prefecture, and images of six varieties of the fruit are printed on the six sides of the Aomorik Cube version. The all-red puzzle is more difficult to solve than a ...

The driving force behind the merger was a shared sense of crisis over survival amid a declining population. Aomori Prefecture ...

Aomori Prefecture is beautiful, but its northern climate can be harsh. Our cyclist enjoys the warmest of welcomes in communities that historically had to cooperate closely in everything in order ...

Record snowfall has hit the Tsugaru region of northern Japan's Aomori Prefecture, with snow reaching over 4.3 meters deep in one area.The sn･･･ ...

AOMORI -- Record snowfall has hit the Tsugaru region of northern Japan's Aomori Prefecture, with snow reaching over 4.3 meters deep in one area. The snow was brought by a cold air mass with ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 41 °F (5 °C) and a 55% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. Night - Partly cloudy with a 56% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 5 to 10 mph (8 to 16.1 ...

From the dynamic Nebuta festival of Aomori Prefecture to Fukushima Prefecture's stunning Azuma Mountain Range – not to mention an array of attractions in Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, Niigata and ...