A TV program from the Hirosaki sightseeing volunteer guide group "Hirosaki alley detective team" will be revived for one day on December 20.

The group is active with the concept that "Hirosaki's charm is not only hidden in classic sightseeing spots such as cherry blossoms and castles, but also hidden in the back alleys that stretch throughout the city." The city of Hirosaki is regarded as a "labyrinth with a mixture of Japanese and Western buildings," and guides tourists both inside and outside the prefecture while digging into the rugged cityscape along with the lives of citizens.

Members of the group include talent, IT company managers, and hotel managers. At the time of the guide, he wears an alias and disguise himself. "I wanted to make it playful and different from the orthodox guides," says Chika Shimoda, the leader. The standard sightseeing tour, “Back alley walk at dusk”, is set to start at 17:30, and it is fun to walk around the city by turning from daytime and turning into a suspicious figure at dusk ”. Mr.

In addition to the guide activity, the group has also appeared three times in the past in the TV program series "Aromori Detective Corps goes!" (Aomori Asahi Broadcasting). The program is an information program where members of the group introduce the city's stories in the city every time, and three seasons were broadcast in 2011, 2012, 2012, and three years. Even after the season ended, it was revived as a special edition once in August of this year, and it will be broadcast on December 20.

The theme of this time is "Find the oldest thing in Hirosaki city". "There are some of Japan's oldest Yoshino cherry trees and Japan's oldest Russell cars in Hirosaki, but there are also other unexpected" oldest-class "cars lurking around," says Mr. Shikata. "The role of the back alley detective team is to discover" interesting things "buried in their towns and convey them to local and external people. Not only Hirosaki, but also Aomori, Hachinohe, Tsugaru and Nambu, Shimokita Such materials are sleeping everywhere. I want to jump to that point someday. "

Broadcast time is from 16:30 to 17:00.