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Aomori
Visit the northernmost tip of Honshu
Top Attractions in Aomori
Around Aomori
Aomori Top 10
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![A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumination]( "A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumination")
1A Night With Oirase Gorge's Frozen Waterfall Illumination
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![Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!]( "Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!")
2Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!
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![Aomori Airport]( "Aomori Airport")
3Aomori Airport
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![Aoni Onsen]( "Aoni Onsen")
4Aoni Onsen
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![Four Great Tohoku Festivals]( "Four Great Tohoku Festivals")
5Four Great Tohoku Festivals
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![Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City]( "Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City")
6Enjoy Chikuwa Fish Cakes in Aomori City
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![Lake Towada Backpackers Hostel]( "Lake Towada Backpackers Hostel")
7Lake Towada Backpackers Hostel
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![Kayaking on Towada Lake]( "Kayaking on Towada Lake")
8Kayaking on Towada Lake
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![Ashino Park Sakura Festival]( "Ashino Park Sakura Festival")
9Ashino Park Sakura Festival
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![Aomori: Food Guide]( "Aomori: Food Guide")
10Aomori: Food Guide
Aomori City
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![Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival]( "Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival")
1Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
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![Nebuta Aomori Festival]( "Nebuta Aomori Festival")
2Nebuta Aomori Festival
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![Aomori: Food Guide]( "Aomori: Food Guide")
3Aomori: Food Guide
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![Hiking Along the Oirase Stream]( "Hiking Along the Oirase Stream")
4Hiking Along the Oirase Stream
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![Towada City Spring Festival]( "Towada City Spring Festival")
5Towada City Spring Festival
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![Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!]( "Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!")
6Experience the Sansha Taisai Festival!
Hachinohe -
![Tanbo Art in Aomori]( "Tanbo Art in Aomori")
7Tanbo Art in Aomori
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![Lake Towada Sky Lantern Festival]( "Lake Towada Sky Lantern Festival")
8Lake Towada Sky Lantern Festival
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![Yokohama's Nanohana Festival]( "Yokohama's Nanohana Festival")
9Yokohama's Nanohana Festival
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![Misawa Air Show]( "Misawa Air Show")
10Misawa Air Show
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Upcoming Aomori Events
Activities
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival 2025
The Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival takes place at the Hirosaki Castle Park each year between April 23rd and May 3rd. Regarde..
Culture
Towada City Spring Festival 2025
When Kanchogai Street's cherry trees are looking their best, the annual Towada City Spring Festival takes place. Along with..
Culture
Yokohama's Nanohana Festival 2025
Yokohama's Nanohana Festival. Visit a rural community covered with fields of gorgeous flowers, locally crafted flower made..
Where to eat in Aomori
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..
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.
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..
Accommodation
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..