Do you know what a “sacred place” is? It is a pilgrimage route that visits sacred sites and temples all over Japan in order, and is famous throughout the country.
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Iwakiyama Shrine in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture is a very famous shrine that not many locals know about. You can enjoy cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall, and it's a place loved by locals...
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People from other prefectures might think "Imo-ate", but most people from Tsugaru are familiar with the party snack "Imo-ate." What kind of sweets...
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Hirosaki City, which was the first city in Japan to become a city during the Meiji Restoration, is a castle town known as one of Japan's leading apple producing regions, with a population of 300,000 people. The colors of the four seasons are wonderful...
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Aomori Prefecture has many delicious alcoholic beverages, but have you ever heard of one of Hirosaki City's famous sakes, Toyosaka? Toyosaka has won numerous gold medals at the Japanese Sake Fair...
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Speaking of Aomori Prefecture, many people probably know that it is the largest producer of apples in Japan. In 2020, we are proud of the yield exceeding 60%, which is just...
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Kogin-zashi is an embroidery technique handed down in Aomori Prefecture. This is a traditional technique that has been passed down from generation to generation by female farmers since the Edo period. Such Japanese embroidery Kogin sashi is now secretly...
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When it comes to traditional performing arts that originated in the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture, it is undoubtedly the Tsugaru Shamisen. Music with a fast tempo and many notes is light and makes you feel good just listening to it.
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Hirosaki Castle was built in the Edo period, and flourished as the political and economic center of the Tsugaru region as the 47,000 koku residence of the Tsugaru clan of the Hirosaki domain at the time. The castle is still...
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