Aomori Prefecture

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 27th?

The day the Hakkoda Tunnel, a railway tunnel exclusively for the Shinkansen, was completed (Aomori Prefecture). The Hakkoda Tunnel, located between Shichinohe-Towada Station and Shin-Aomori Station on the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tohoku Shinkansen...

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.27

traffic

Aomori Prefecture's annual apple harvest is 370,000 tons, the highest in Japan! But how much is 370,000 tons?

Even if you don't live in the Tohoku region, many people know that apples are a specialty of Aomori Prefecture. The amount of apples harvested in Aomori Prefecture in 2023 was a whopping 374.40 million...

Yuto Ono2025.02.21

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What was the Konan Railway Owani Line, which has been effectively abolished? [Ao...

Regarding the Owani Line, a railway line operated by the Aomori Prefecture private railway company, Konan Railway, the company intends to suspend train operations at the end of fiscal year 2027.

Yuto Ono2025.02.19

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 19th?

Hachinohe Enburi Festival (Aomori Prefecture) Hachinohe Enburi is a traditional performing art that prays for a good harvest, originating from the farming tool "eburi" used to level the fields. (The main tasks of farming are performed in advance to ensure the rice grows smoothly.).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.19

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is February 18th?

Hachinohe Enburi Festival (Aomori Prefecture) Hachinohe Enburi is a traditional performing art that prays for a good harvest, originating from the farming tool "eburi" used to level the fields. (The main tasks of farming are performed in advance to ensure the rice grows smoothly.).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.02.18

Tohoku gourmet

Aomori is a hidden horse meat producing region! Explaining why horse meat culture has spread

Did you know that Aomori Prefecture is the third largest producer of horse meat after Kumamoto and Fukushima? While horse meat dishes such as horse sashimi and sakura nabe are widely known, it is surprising to learn that Aomori is also a hidden horse meat renowned region...

Hana Odagiri2025.02.05

Tohoku gourmet

Takasago Foods' "Nabeyaki Udon" is so delicious! Why are so many people buying boxes of it?.

Winter in Aomori is synonymous with snow, winter sports, and delicious hotpot dishes that warm the soul. Takasago Foods' "Nabeyaki Udon" is an essential winter staple. In Aomori supermarkets, you can find it...

Hana Odagiri2025.02.04

Traditions and customs

[Aomori Prefecture] Learn about legends surrounding heavy snowfall while facing nature!

From last year to this year, Aomori Prefecture has been hit by heavier snowfall than usual. Since last fall, people have been predicting heavy snowfall due to the high number of stink bugs, and their predictions have turned out to be spot on.

Hana Odagiri2025.01.31

winter

The blizzards in Aomori are amazing! Experience the terror of Tsugaru's snow on this hands-on tour!

Aomori's winters are among the harshest in Japan. Not only does it snow, but strong winds blowing snow into the air, known as "ground blizzards," occur frequently. This is especially true in the Tsugaru region...

Hana Odagiri2025.01.29

What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is January 26th?

The opening of the Konan Railway Owani Line (Aomori Prefecture) The Konan Railway Owani Line is a railway line that runs from Owani Station in Owani Town, Minamitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture to Chuo Hirosaki Station in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. It opened in January 1952 (Showa 27).

NEFT Editorial Department2025.01.26