In the center of the Shimokita Peninsula, in the northernmost reaches of Aomori Prefecture ... they go to the mountain.” Since ancient times, Osorezan has been revered as a place where the ...

AOMORI -- Towering "snow monster" ice-covered trees in Aomori's Hakkoda mountains are now at their most spectacular, drawing visitors from around the world. These unique formations occur when ice ...

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･･･ ...

The areas in the Tohoku region where juhyo can be found include the Hakkoda mountain range in Aomori Prefecture; Mount Hachimantai in Iwate Prefecture; Mount Moriyoshizan in Akita Prefecture and ...

The Aomori Shrine Where "Umineko" Soar Each spring, about 30,000 black-tailed gulls flock to a nesting site around a shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. The gulls, which are called umineko or ...

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 ...

Nestled in the foothills of Aomori Prefecture’s Hakkoda Mountains, Towada is world-famous for its natural beauty, including Oirase Gorge and the city’s namesake, Lake Towada. However ...

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 ...

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 ...