Aomori Prefecture is a treasure trove of beautiful scenery created by nature. The "snow monster" Hakkoda's ice on the trees, "I want to go before I die! Chosen as one of the "World's Most Beautiful" Hirosaki Park and other attractive spots, including a flower raft in Hirosaki Park. There are many of them. In addition, it is said that Studio Ghibli's movie "Princess Mononoke" was set there. The Shirakami Mountains, a World Natural Heritage Site, and the mysterious blue Aoike, traditional townscape and apples This and that. You'll be able to see a moving scene that you'll want to tell someone about.
Hotokegaura
It's coming at you on an overwhelming scale! A giant sculpture created by nature
On the west coast of the Shimokita Peninsula Hotokegaura is one of the most beautiful places in the country Spot. The rocks have been scoured away by wind, rain and waves over the years and extend for about 2 kilometers. The cliffs and rocks are named in the image of the Pure Land, such as 'Nyorai's Head', which looks like the profile of a Buddha. This is a great place to visit. Looking up from the shore at close range, the towering rocks are a sight to behold! There are two main ways to follow the pattern. The first is to walk down from the Hotokegaura parking lot to the shore via the mountain road steps. It takes about 20 minutes to walk down and about 30 minutes to walk up. Alternatively, you can take a sightseeing boat from Sai or Wakinozawa Port to the coast. The view from the sea is very popular because you can see the scenery from above.
If you follow the coastline to the southwest, you'll see a "wish rock". It is a huge rock that looks like a man and woman cuddling up together. It has long been worshipped as a god of marriage and is a sacred place for lovers.
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Beauty created by nature! Hotokegaura, the northernmost unexplored area of Honshu
Hotokegaura（aptinet）
Takayama Inari Shrine
A dragon ascending in a shrine? A power spot in a different space
Takayama Inari Shrine, located on the coast of the Tsugaru Peninsula, is one of the largest shrines in Aomori Prefecture. It is also popular as a power spot where people can pray for prosperity in business and a good harvest. One of the most eye-catching is the "Senbon Torii," a series of countless torii, or torii gates, stretching across the grounds of the shrine. A total of 202 torii, about 2 meters high, undulating in a row, look like dragons twitching their bodies. It's like ascending to heaven. An even more amazing sight awaits you as you pass through the torii gate. The foxes that have completed their duties at shrines across Japan are lined up in a row. It's a strange sight, as if you've wandered into a different space. The vermilion-lacquered torii gate offers a beautiful contrast between the cherry blossoms in the spring, the green of the trees in the summer, and the snow in the winter, and you can see a different scene for each season. They show their expressions.
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Aomori power spot with 200 torii gates
Tsugaru peninnsula round trip（aptinet）
Tanesashi Coast
A flowery beach and natural lawn. A rare and spectacular coastline in Japan.
The "Tanesashi Coast" in Hachinohe City is a scenic area with a varied coastline. Looking out from the Ashigezaki Observatory, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. As you stroll along the shore, you'll find a beautiful lawn area! Natural turf fabric on the coast is rare in the country, and it's as open as the Scottish coast It's amazing. When the weather is nice, you can relax on the lawn with a view of the sea. The Tanesashi Coast, called the "flowery shore," is famous for the variety of seaside and alpine plants that can be found here. From mid-June to mid-July, when the flowers are in full bloom, enthusiasts from all over the country visit the beach. The 2.3-kilometer-long beach is also known for its "squeaky sand" that makes a squeaky sound when you walk on the sand. There is also the beach Osuga Beach. In addition, there are a variety of places to visit, such as Kaburajima, which is known as a breeding ground for the black-tailed cat, and is designated as a national natural monument. It's a beach full of charm.
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Speaking of Aomori's sea, Tanesashi Coast Hiking while enjoying the superb view
Tanesashi Coast（aptinet）
Nakano Momiji Mountain
Fall foliage, streams and waterfalls! A favorite spot for autumn foliage for the lords.
It's a 25-minute drive from Kuroishi Station. "Nakano Momiji Mountain" is one of the most famous maple tree viewing spots in the prefecture. Spot. In 1802, Tsugaru Nechika, lord of Hirosaki domain, ordered 100 kinds of maple seedlings from Kyoto and transplanted them. The beginning. The Nakano Shrine is enshrined here, and there are 200-year-old maple and fir trees and 500-700-year-old fir trees. A large cedar tree stands tall. It is lit up in the season of autumn leaves, and the colorful leaves, Fudo waterfall, and the mountain stream illuminate will be lit up. During the lighting period, you can see the waterfall and the autumn leaves from the "Momiji-bed" set up on the river, and you can enjoy the view of "Koarashiyama". You can also enjoy a bento box (reservation required). In the crisp autumn air, you can enjoy the experience with all five senses while listening to the sound of the murmuring river and waterfall.
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Famous place of autumn colors shining in seven colors Let's enjoy the beautiful scenery!
Nakano Momiji Mountain（aptinet）
Kuroishi Tourist Association
Komise Dori
Stroll through the wooden arcades that have remained since the Edo period
"Komise Dori" is located a 15-minute walk from Kuroishi Station. Wooden arcades built in the Edo period block out the hot sun in summer and protect people from snowstorms in winter. We have been protecting it. A corner of the building of the Takahashi Family Residence, a national important cultural property, is a coffee shop that serves drinks and Japanese sweets. You can enjoy a taste of the "Soba" (closed in winter). A sake brewery and old-fashioned Japanese sweets are also very atmospheric. A pine tree growing out of the roof of the building is the Matsunoyu Exchange Center. It is a community facility converted from a public bath that was once a favorite of the local people. The changing rooms and bath tubs from the former days are preserved, and you can take a photo in the tub. Every summer, "Komise Dori" becomes the stage for a festival. The "Kuroishi Neputa" and the "Kuroishi Yosare", one of the three major flowing dances in Japan, slowly make their way down Komise. Passing by is very tasteful.
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Aomori Prefecture is a traditional road that has been selected as one of the 100 best roads in Japan!
Kuroishi Tourist Association
Tsutanuma
I'm filled with emotion! Red leaves in the morning glow and a spectacular view reflected in the water
It takes about 1 hour by car from JR Aomori Station. Tsuta Wild Bird Forest, located in the Towada Hachimantai National Park on Mt. Hakkoda, is a treasure trove of virgin beech forest and wild birds. There are seven unique swamps in this forest. Tsutanuma, the largest of the seven ivy swamps, is the place where tourists from all over the country come to enjoy the fall foliage season. Visit. The sight of the leaves on the opposite shore turning red and gold in the morning glow and even the surface of the water is divine! Beauty up to. This is a drama of nature that can only be seen early in the morning on a day when the weather is good and there is no wind during the fall foliage season. At the height of the season, it is recommended that you stay in the vicinity, as it is necessary to get a spot before dawn. It's not far from the Visitor Center, the start of the "Swamp Touring Trail." Tsuta Onsen Ryokan is located about 10 minutes on foot from Tsutanuma. It is a very unusual hot spring where a fountainhead that does not pass through pipes etc. gushes out of the bottom of a bathtub.
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Aomori's unexplored scenery
Beautiful Autumn Leaves of Oirase Gorge and Lake Towada（aptinet）
Tsuta Onsen Tsuta Onsen Japanese Style Inn（aptinet）
Special Historical Site Sannai Maruyama
One of the largest Jomon ruins in Japan, which rewrote the history of the Jomon
Sannai Maruyama Site is located about a 15-minute drive from JR Aomori Station. It is said to be one of the largest settlements in Japan, dating back to the Jomon period (5,900 to 4,200 years ago). The site has been used to excavate the remains of pit houses, tombs, and storage pits, as well as a vast amount of Jomon pottery, stone tools, and clay figurines. So far, in addition to the remains of pit houses, tombs, and storage pits, a vast amount of Jomon pottery, stone tools, and clay figurines have been unearthed here. Numerous discoveries are said to have changed the image of Jomon culture at this site. is now open as the Sannai Maruyama Site Center with the addition of the adjacent Jomon Jiyuukan. There is a museum displaying a large clay figurine anda large wooden chestnut pillar, a Jomon fashion try-on, clay figurines and ornament-making workshops. The restaurantserves dishes made from ingredients believed to have been eaten by the Jomon, as well as local Aomori cuisine and chestnut Soft-serve ice cream is a favorite! A facility where you can see, experience and be exposed to Jomon culture.
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You can actually experience Japan's largest "Jomon" era!
Special Historical Site Sannai Maruyama SITE
Special Historical Site Sannai-Maruyama（aptinet）
Cherry blossoms in Ashino Park and Tsugaru Railway
A retro train running through a tunnel of cherry blossoms!
Ashino Park in Goshogawara City is one of the best places for cherry blossoms in the Tsugaru Peninsula. As you walk through the park, you will see the beautiful contrast between the approximately 1,500 cherry trees and 1,800 pine trees by Lake Ashino. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Near Ashino-Koen Station of Tsugaru Railway, the cherry blossoms spread their branches to cover the railway track. It is impressive to see retro trains running under the tunnel of cherry blossoms, which attracts many train fans. Ashino Park was written by the novelist Dazai Osamu used to visit the park as a child. It's also a place to play. In the park, there are literary monuments and bronze statues of Osamu Dazai. Near Ashino Park Station, which was featured in Osamu Dazai's novel "Tsugaru," there is a cute red-roofed coffee shop called "Station House. There is a This is an actual station building, which was designated as a registered tangible cultural property in 2014. The building. You can relax and enjoy a full food and sweet menu.
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A park with 100 cherry blossom spots! Can you see the train passing through the cherry blossom tunnel?
Ashino Park（aptinet）
Kanagi Cherry Festival（aptinet）
The Story of the Apple
That's the apple country! Walking in the city full of apples
If you walk around Hirosaki City, which is the largest producer of apples in Japan, you can see a variety of apples.
"Hirosaki City Apple Park" is a place where you can see the appeal of apples in its entirety.
An apple theme park where you can enjoy apples. Approximately 2,300 apples of 80 species are planted on an area of 5.2 hectares, and in season You can also experience harvesting apples.
There is also a snack and coffee corner where you can enjoy a menu that uses apples and a souvenir shop that specializes in apples.
There is. As we walked through the park, we encountered a white triangular building. This is Kimori, a workshop where young apple farmers brew their own cider. With an eye on the future of Aomori's apples, they hold a variety of events in their apple fields.
Hirosaki, the city of apples, is filled with the appeal of apples that are not just for eating. There are cute curved mirrors, guardrails, and post boxes in an apple motif that you can't help but take pictures of.
You'll be glad you did! Aomori Shizai Ubasawa, located in Itayanagi-cho on Route 339, is essential for shipping apples to market. We are a company that manufactures wooden boxes. The crates are finished by hand by skilled craftsmen. Apple boxes piled up high in the site are an impressive sight in the apple production area. It is also known as Tsugaru Jenga, a popular name for the company.
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Become an Aomori Apple Doctor! Learn, experience and eat deliciously
Hirosaki City Apple Park（aptinet）
