Nightlife Tanabu Festival Mid - Late Aug Tanabu Festival is a centuries old celebration of the end of summer involving colorful lights, massive moving shrines, dancers..
10 Kabushima Shrine: Seagull Island Imogen Riethmuller Visit the Kabushima Shrine in Hachinohe to see what happens when seagulls take over. The Shinto shrine is an annual breeding ground..
Culture Yokohama's Nanohana Festival Late May Yokohama's Nanohana Festival. Visit a rural community covered with fields of gorgeous flowers, locally crafted flower made..
Activities Finding Shirakami Sanchi Bonson Lam The steep mountains and remote forests have sheltered this paradise from mankind, and like nature's amphitheater, you can see..
Food Pokhara Indian Restaurant Hachinohe Peter Sidell In Hachinohe in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Pokhara is an Indian restaurant serving tasty, spicy curries in a fun, fairly authentic..
15 Culture Zenringai Peter Sidell Not far from the park and castle in Hirosaki in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Zenringai is an atmospheric district with 33 temples..
Accommodation Route Inn Hirosaki Ekimae Peter Sidell In historic Hirosaki in Japan's Aomori prefecture, Route Inn Hirosaki Ekimae is a good value business hotel by the city..
10 Activities Aomori City Waterfront Peter Sidell Overlooked by the ASPAM building and the harbor bridge, the waterfront in Japan's Aomori City makes for a very pleasant place..