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The Best Attractions In Aomori Prefecture

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The Best Attractions In Aomori Prefecture

  • 1. Oirase Mountain Stream Towada
    The Oirase River is a river located in eastern Aomori prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The Oirase River is the only river draining Lake Towada, a large caldera lake on the border of Aomori and Akita Prefectures. The river flows in a generally eastern direction, through the municipalities of Towada, Rokunohe, Oirase and Hachinohe before exiting into the Pacific Ocean. The upper reaches of the river form a scenic gorge with numerous rapids and waterfalls, and is one of the major tourist attractions of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park. The lower reaches of the river are used extensively for irrigation. In 1996 the sound of flowing water at the Oirase River was selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.
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  • 2. Hirosaki Castle Hirosaki
    Hirosaki is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2017, the city had an estimated population of 174,171 in 71,823 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 524.20 square kilometres . Hirosaki developed as a castle town for the 100,000 koku Hirosaki Domain ruled by the Tsugaru clan. The city is currently a regional commercial center, and the largest producer of apples in Japan. The city government has been promoting the catchphrase Apple Colored Town Hirosaki, and Castle and Cherry Blossom and Apple Town to promote the city image. The town is also noted for a large number of western-style buildings dating from the Meiji period.
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  • 3. Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse Aomori
    The Aomori Nebuta Matsuri is a Japanese summer festival that takes place in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan in early August. The festival attracts the most tourists of any of the country's nebuta festivals, and is counted among the three largest festivals in the Tōhoku region. It was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 1980, and as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan by the Ministry of the Environment in 1996.Nebuta refers to the float of a brave warrior-figure which is carried through the center of the city, while dancers wearing a unique type of costume called haneto dance around in time with the chant Rasserā . In the local dialect, participation in the festival is inquired using the verb haneru , which was derived from the Japanese spelling of the haneto cos...
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  • 4. Sannai-Maruyama Ruins Aomori
    Sannai-Maruyama site is a Jōmon period archaeological site in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The site was discovered in 1992, when Aomori Prefecture started surveying a site for a planned baseball stadium. Archaeologists have used this site to further their understanding of the transition to sedentism and the life of the Jomon people. Excavation has led to the discovery of storage pits, above ground storage and long houses. These findings demonstrate a change in the structure of the community, architecture, and organizational behaviors of these people. Because of the extensive information and importance, this site was designated as a Special National Historical Site of Japan in 2000. Today the public can visit this site and its many reconstructions.
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  • 5. Aomori Asamushi Aquarium Aomori
    Aomori is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 1 April 2017, the city had an estimated population of 287,800 in 136,209 households, and a population density of 350 persons per km2. The city is one of Japan's 48 core cities. The total area of the city was 824.61 square kilometres .
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  • 6. Hirosaki Park Hirosaki
    Hirosaki is a city located in western Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2017, the city had an estimated population of 174,171 in 71,823 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 524.20 square kilometres . Hirosaki developed as a castle town for the 100,000 koku Hirosaki Domain ruled by the Tsugaru clan. The city is currently a regional commercial center, and the largest producer of apples in Japan. The city government has been promoting the catchphrase Apple Colored Town Hirosaki, and Castle and Cherry Blossom and Apple Town to promote the city image. The town is also noted for a large number of western-style buildings dating from the Meiji period.
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  • 7. Tanesashi Beach Hachinohe
    The Tanesashi Coast is section of the coastline of the Pacific Ocean located in the southern portion of the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is extends for 12 kilometres from the island of Kabushima south towards the city of Kuji in Iwate Prefecture. The coastline includes both sandy and rocky beaches, but is for the most part an elevated coastal terrace noted for its grassy meadows and scenic views. The coast was nationally designated a Place of Scenic Beauty in 1937. The area was subsequently included within the borders of the Tanesashi Kaigan Hashikamidake Prefectural Natural Park established in 1953. In 2013 the park was incorporated into Sanriku Fukkō National Park.Samekado Lighthouse, listed as one of the “50 Lighthouses of Japan”...
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  • 11. Oirase River Aomori Prefecture
    The Oirase River is a river located in eastern Aomori prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The Oirase River is the only river draining Lake Towada, a large caldera lake on the border of Aomori and Akita Prefectures. The river flows in a generally eastern direction, through the municipalities of Towada, Rokunohe, Oirase and Hachinohe before exiting into the Pacific Ocean. The upper reaches of the river form a scenic gorge with numerous rapids and waterfalls, and is one of the major tourist attractions of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park. The lower reaches of the river are used extensively for irrigation. In 1996 the sound of flowing water at the Oirase River was selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.
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