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Aomori
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Top Attractions in Aomori
Around Aomori
Aomori Top 10
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![Four Great Tohoku Festivals]( "Four Great Tohoku Festivals")
1Four Great Tohoku Festivals
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![Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City]( "Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City")
2Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City
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![Kayaking on Towada Lake]( "Kayaking on Towada Lake")
3Kayaking on Towada Lake
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![Aomori: Food Guide]( "Aomori: Food Guide")
4Aomori: Food Guide
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![A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumination]( "A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumination")
5A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumination
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![Aoni Onsen]( "Aoni Onsen")
6Aoni Onsen
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![Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!]( "Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!")
7Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!
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![Ashino Park Sakura Festival]( "Ashino Park Sakura Festival")
8Ashino Park Sakura Festival
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![Aomori Airport]( "Aomori Airport")
9Aomori Airport
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![Lake Towada Backpackers Hostel]( "Lake Towada Backpackers Hostel")
10Lake Towada Backpackers Hostel
Accommodation
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![Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival]( "Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival")
1Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
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![Hiking Along the Oirase Stream]( "Hiking Along the Oirase Stream")
2Hiking Along the Oirase Stream
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![Nebuta Aomori Festival]( "Nebuta Aomori Festival")
3Nebuta Aomori Festival
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![Aomori: Food Guide]( "Aomori: Food Guide")
4Aomori: Food Guide
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![Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!]( "Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!")
5Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!
Hachinohe -
![Lake Towada's Winter Story]( "Lake Towada's Winter Story")
6Lake Towada's Winter Story
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![Misawa Air Show]( "Misawa Air Show")
7Misawa Air Show
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![Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri]( "Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri")
8Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri
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![Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Leaves Festival]( "Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Leaves Festival")
9Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Leaves Festival
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![Towada City Spring Festival]( "Towada City Spring Festival")
10Towada City Spring Festival
Culture
Upcoming Aomori Events
Activities
Lake Towada's Winter Story 2025
Lake Towada's Winter Story is the Tohoku region's largest winter festival, find out what goes on and how to get there.
Where to eat in Aomori
Food
Aomori: Food Guide
Tom RoseveareAomori is famous for apples, but Japan-bound foodies can discover so much more thanks to a much-loved local food culture, inspired..
Food
Aji no Sapporo Onishi: Curry Ramen
Tom RoseveareUnique bowl of Aomori soul food, perfectly suited to the winter months.
Food
Tasting Tsugaru
The roads that wind through the lush landscape of the Tsugaru Plain in Aomori Prefecture are lined with rice paddies and orderly..
Places to stay in Aomori
Accommodation
Aoni Onsen
Sandro BernardinelloA remote ryokan in Aomori prefecture will bring you back into the past. No electricity and no wifi; and only old oil lamps to light..
Western
Art Hotel – Hirosaki City
Sarah EndarastyaArt Hotel Hirosaki City is a perfect choice as your place to stay while on a business trip or holiday in Aomori Prefecture. With..
Accommodation
Osorezan
Andrew CheckleyThe Shimokita Peninsula's Osorezan is an ancient holy site, an unusual landscape and a remarkable experience.
Latest Aomori Reports
Culture
Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City
Veronica CarnevaleA part of Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region, Aomori is beloved for its summer Nebuta Festival, sweet-tasting apples, exceedin..
Culture
Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!
rachel teoThe Sansha Taisai festival takes place every year, and is considered one of the main festivals of the city, taking place at the..
Activities
A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumi...
Caleb CelloLocated in the Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, Oirase Gorge is easily hailed as one of the most beautiful river valleys in..