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青森県 · Regional selections

Tsugaru Quasi-National Park Hotokegaura Koyazaki

津軽

A shore at the northern tip of the Tsugaru Peninsula. Cross the bridge over the rocks and Hokkaido lies north, Cape Tappi west.

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Kaidan National Route 339

津軽

A national highway that climbs the village at Cape Tappi as a staircase. It is the only national road in Japan no car can use.

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Kamagatake Observation Deck

下北

A lookout on Mount Kamafuse in Mutsu. Mutsu Bay and the town below take the shape of a butterfly with open wings.

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Koganezaki Furofushi Onsen

津軽

An open-air bath facing the Sea of Japan. The tubs sit at the water's edge and turn crimson at sunset.

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太宰治記念館「斜陽館」

津軽

The house where the writer Osamu Dazai was born, built by his landowner father, with its original interiors intact.

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Lake Jusan

津軽

A brackish lake just before the Iwaki River reaches the Sea of Japan, known for its freshwater clams.

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青森県立美術館

津軽

A museum beside the Sannai-Maruyama site. Its white architecture takes its form from the earthen walls of the dig.

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Kabushima

南部

A small island at the north end of the Tanesashi Coast, a national natural monument as a breeding ground for black-tailed gulls.

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Senjojiki Coast

津軽

A rock shelf raised from the seabed by an earthquake in 1792. The name comes from a lord said to have laid a thousand mats here for a feast.

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Jogakura Bridge

津軽

A 360-metre bridge over a Hakkoda ravine. The drop is long, and crowds come in the autumn colours.

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Shimofuro Onsenkyo

下北

A hot spring in Kazamaura, the northern tip of Honshu. The Tsugaru Strait lies in front, Hokkaido across it.

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Miyakoshi-ke Hanare / Teien

津軽

The estate of an old family in Nakadomari, with main house, storehouses and an Oishi-Bugaku-style garden preserved together.

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Tsutanuma

南部

A beech-forest pond at the foot of southern Hakkoda, one of the seven ponds known as Tsuta.

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2026 Tatehana Wharf Morning Market

南部

A morning market on the Hachinohe quay. Only at dawn on Sundays, several hundred stalls stretch more than a kilometre.

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Cape Shiriyazaki

下北

The northeastern tip of Honshu. Kandachime horses graze nearby, and the wind is famously strong.

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青函連絡船メモリアルシップ八甲田丸

津軽

A ferry that once crossed to Hakodate, moored and opened as a museum. You can see down to the deck where rail cars were loaded.

青森県 · Regional selections

Take Onsenkyo

津軽

A hot spring on the southern flank of Mount Iwaki, used as a cure resort since the domain era.

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十和田市現代美術館

南部

A museum on Kanchogai Avenue. Works stand outside as well, making the whole street part of the display.

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Mount Iwaki

津軽

At 1,625 metres, the highest peak in the prefecture. Visible from anywhere on the Tsugaru Plain, the mountain is itself an object of faith.

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Hasshoku Center

南部

A large market in Hachinohe, from fresh fish to dried goods, produce and local sake. You can grill what you buy on the spot.

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津軽藩ねぷた村

津軽

A facility beside Hirosaki Park. Hear Neputa drums and Tsugaru shamisen played live, and paint a goldfish Neputa lantern.

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Lake Ogawara

南部

The largest lake in the prefecture, yielding smelt and icefish, with sand beaches along its shore.

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Kuroishi Komise Matsuri

津軽

A September festival along the Komise arcades. Lanterns are lit at night and Tsugaru performing arts continue.

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Lake Towada Otome-no-Zo

南部

A bronze by Kotaro Takamura on the shore of Lake Towada: two nude figures facing each other.