When you think of Aomori, the image of "apples" is overwhelming, but that's actually not the only one. The prefecture has an astonishing variety of cherry, grapes, melons, apricots, pears, prunes, blackcurrants, and more...
The vast natural landscape of northern Tohoku, spanning Aomori, Akita, and Iwate, has been home to mysterious legends passed down since ancient times. Among these is a magnificent folk tale known as the "Three Lakes Legend." The setting for the story is...
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"If you cry, a mokko will come from the mountains." This phrase has been used since ancient times, mainly in the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture. It is said to be a "discipline" to stop children from crying, and is still used in Aomori today.
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When you think of "chikuwa" in Aomori Prefecture, the first thing that comes to mind is Maruyo Suisan's "Kamome Chikuwa." Its presence is obvious when you look at the Kamaboko corner at the supermarket. How many rows are Kamme Chikuwa...
Fermentation culture still remains strong in Hokkaido and Tohoku. Among them, "Nishinoki" that can be eaten in Hokkaido and Aomori has been loved for many years as a snack to eat with rice and alcohol...
In the late Showa period, special express trains called "Echomorioka" and "Echo Aomori" operated on the Tohoku Main Line, known as the Tohoku aorta. Probably, the line is rather low-known...
supermarkets and Japanese confectionery shops in the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture and Akita Prefecture are lined with sweets called "Unpei" during the New Year holidays, before Obon, and during the equinox period. Colors such as pure pink and fluorescent green...
As the cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Park begin to bloom, Tsugaru people begin to "experience the cherry blossom viewing in a slightly unusual way." The ones on the leisure sheet are actually "Split Crabs." What a rare cherry blossom viewing gourmet food in Tsugaru...
I came to Hachinohe to see the Hachinohe Enburi, which is usually held from February 17th to 20th, and as I wrote in an article I previously published, "Hiroshi" will be held from 11am on the day I arrived...
Tohoku is home to a wide variety of festivals, including the summer Kanto Festival in Akita, the Hanagasa Festival in Yamagata, the Nebuta Festival in Aomori, the Sansa Dance Festival in Morioka, and the Tanabata Festival in Sendai.
