Aomori Bike and Sightseeing Tour (Intermediate)
Explore the breathtaking northern region of Aomori while cycling its picturesque routes during this tough yet rewarding 5-day tour designed for intermediate cyclists.
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Aomori
Visit the northernmost tip of Honshu
Things to do in Aomori
Tours
Aomori Bike and Sightseeing Tour (Advanced)
Discover the magnificent northern region of Aomori while cycling its scenic routes during this intense yet highly rewarding 5-day tour designed for advanced cyclists.
Areas
Hachinohe
Hachinohe promises expansive coastlines, fresh seafood at the morning markets or a unique nightlife at the yatai village. The people of Hachinohe are always friendly and welcoming to visitors.
Hirosaki
A castle town turned small city, Hirosaki is bigger than the rural towns most frequent in outer Aomori, but smaller than the regional capital. You’ll have to go a fair way off the beaten track in northern Honshu to get here and if you go much further, you’ll be in Hokkaido. I’d rec..
Aomori City
Aomori City is the capital of Aomori prefecture, and offers much to see and do, especially along the coastline with Aomori Bay. Aomori's Nebuta Warasse Museum invites visitors to learn about the history of nebuta festival floats, while at the adjacent A-Factory, visitors can go shopping or sampl..
Dining
Aji no Sapporo Onishi: Curry Ramen
Serving up one of Aomori's more modern soul foods, Aji no Sapporo Onishi offers up a unique ramen dish unlike any other – Miso Curry Milk Ramen. While soy sauce / niboshi (dried sardine) ramen typically dominates up in the Aomori region, ow..
Featured
Tasting Tsugaru
The roads that wind through the lush landscape of the Tsugaru Plain in Aomori Prefecture are lined with rice paddies and orderly groves of fruit trees. Once a sparsely inhabited marshland, the region was transformed into an agricultural center by lan..
Japanese
Anzu Izakaya in Hirosaki
When I arrived in Hirosaki, one of the things I found at the tourist office was a little leaflet called 'Eight local culinary specialties', with information about a range of dishes and their histories. For example, much of the local food is v..
Places to stay
Aoni Onsen
Imagine an old wooden building, a traditional Japanese ryokan, hidden in a valley somewhere in a remote area of the Aomori Prefecture. Surrounded by a thick forest and built along a stream near a waterfall, this place will make you go back to hundred..
Lake Towada Backpackers Hostel
Lake Towada is has plenty of must-see spots and it’s one of the most popular destinations in Tohoku, straddling Akita and Aomori Prefectures. With dozens of hikes, sightseeing cruises, kayaking and other nature and adventure activities, the bes..
Western
Hotel Naqua City Hirosaki
Hotel Naqua City Hirosaki, part of the Naqua Hotels & Resorts group, is a perfect choice as your place to stay while on a business trip or holiday in Aomori Prefecture. With its convenient location there is excellent access to famous tourist spot..
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Featured Activity
Towada-Hachimantai National Park
In truth there are very few places in Japan that are actually remote, but if there are places that feel remote, they might well be found within the grounds of Towada-Hachimantai National Park that covers two expansive portions of the mountain ranges ..
Featured Activity
Agricultural Adventures in Hirosaki
Hirosaki is one of Aomori's rural gems and considered a top Tohoku destination. While the spring sees flocks of visitors descend on Hirosaki Castle to capture the mesmerising cherry blossom views along the castle moat, by the summer the region co..
Activity
Aomori's Hypnotizing Lake
When I went to Aomori's Lake Juniko I was not expecting to be hypnotized. The image still teases me in my dreams. We have all heard Japan has amazing natural scenery, but Aoike Pond is literally paralyzing beautiful. I remember visiting like it ..
