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Three large standing neputa statues

[Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture] The thrilling Goshogawara Tachineputa festival - experience its history and excitement all year round...

The Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival, one of the "Three Great Neputa Festivals of Aomori," along with the Nebuta Festival in Aomori City and the Hirosaki Neputa Festival in Hirosaki City, is held every year on August 4th in Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture.

NakaNaka2022.09.14

[Goshogawara City, Aomori Prefecture] 5 popular restaurants where you can enjoy the famous clam ramen!

Lake Jusan, located on the Tsugaru Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, is famous for its clam fishing. The waters of the Iwaki River and the Sea of ​​Japan mix together, creating an ideal environment for clams, resulting in large clams with a rich flavor.

Hiroyuki OkaHiroyuki Oka2022.09.09

Aomori Prefecture: 3 Recommended Wineries and Cider Breweries! Wine and cider from a region famous for its apples...

Aomori, the northernmost prefecture on Honshu, is famous for its apples, but it also produces a large amount of grapes, with three areas in the central and northern parts of the prefecture, including Tsuruta Town, Nanbu Town, and Hirakawa Town, producing 50% of the prefecture's grapes.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.08.11

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[Craft Beer in Aomori Prefecture] Top 5 Local Beers from the Northernmost Part of Honshu!

Aomori Prefecture is the top producer of apples in Japan, and cider is popular there. Perhaps because of the large number of nationally renowned sakes, craft beer popularity was slow to take off until recently. However...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.08.05

[Aomori Prefecture] The Aomori Nebuta Festival 2022 will be held for the first time in three years! Hot summer returns to Michinoku...

Due to the spread of COVID-19, the Nebuta Festival, like other festivals in Tohoku, has been canceled for two years, but there will be no end of excitement in the local Aomori area for the first time in three years!.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.07.27

British toast packaging

Is British toast a local food? Discover the charm of local bread! [Aomori Prefecture]

Have you heard of "British Toast," a bread beloved by the people of Aomori Prefecture? "British? But it's Aomori..." some people wonder, while others say, "It's British toast, right? I know it!"...

Hiroyuki OkaHiroyuki Oka2022.07.14

[Aomori Prefecture during the Boshin War] What decisions did the Hirosaki, Kuroishi, Hachinohe, and Shichinohe domains make?

During the Boshin War, no major battles occurred in Aomori Prefecture, and the region remained peaceful. The Shichinohe Domain (also known as Morioka Shinden Domain), a branch domain of the Morioka Domain in the eastern part of the prefecture, acted alongside the Morioka Domain, while the Hachinohe Domain maintained a neutral stance.

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.07.05

cold horse

Kantachi horses grazing at the foot of Shiriyazaki Lighthouse, the northernmost point of Honshu [Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture]

Kandachime is a native Japanese horse breed raised on a pasture in Shiriyazaki/Higashidorimura, Aomori Prefecture, on the eastern tip of the Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori Prefecture, facing the Pacific Ocean and the Tsugaru Strait.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2022.06.22

Which is which: the apricot "Yasuke Ume" (plum) or the genuine "Bungo Ume"?.

Two of Aomori Prefecture's specialties are plums and apricots. Their plump, ripe appearance evokes the richness of the region's climate. However, in fact, there are apricots in Aomori called "ume"...

Haruka HashimotoHaruka Hashimoto2022.05.17

Aomori military commander

Three Sengoku warlords from Aomori Prefecture! Tsugaru Tamenobu, Ishikawa Takanobu, and Namioka Tomonaga

During the Edo period, Aomori Prefecture was largely divided into the Tsugaru Domain in the west and the Nanbu Domain in the east, and in the Meiji period the current prefectural border was established. These two domains differed in language and culture, and were said to have had many feuds and not get along well...

DaiwaConsilioDaiwaConsilio2022.05.11

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