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Aomori
One of Japan's twelve surviving original castle keeps, ringed by 2,600 cherry trees whose fallen petals form the famous moat 'flower raft.'
Year-round home to giant illuminated Nebuta floats from Aomori's famous summer festival, housed in a striking red-slatted waterfront building.
A striking white-and-earth museum showcasing Aomori-born artists like Nara Yoshitomo, next to the Sannai-Maruyama Jomon ruins.
A scattered 'museum without walls' of glass pavilions along Towada's main street, with permanent installations by leading contemporary artists.
A 10-minute gondola to the Hakkoda Mountains for blazing autumn color and winter's famous frost-covered 'snow monster' trees.
Home to the Showa Daibutsu, Japan's tallest seated bronze Great Buddha, set in a tranquil temple garden with a five-story pagoda.
A famed streamside trail of moss, rapids, and waterfalls flowing from Lake Towada, at its most spectacular in autumn color.
A deep blue crater lake straddling Aomori and Akita, ringed by forested hills and best seen on a shoreline walk or sightseeing cruise.
Aomori's 'kitchen,' where you use meal tickets to build your own custom seafood rice bowl (nokkedon) from stalls of fresh local catch.
A preserved lane of former samurai residences and tall cedar hedges just north of Hirosaki Castle, several open free to visitors.
