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Japan | 🍁 Another Year of Maple Viewing Season 🍁

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[SAVE + SHARE] Heading to Japan? Tokyo, Kyoto, & Osaka are great, but have you ever been to Aomori? Located in the northernmost part of Honshu Island, Aomori’s tranquil natural beauty makes it a welcome respite from bustling cities like Tokyo. Here’s some info to help you plan your trip: 1. To get to the Aomori prefecture, you can take the Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo (about 3.5 hours one way) or a flight (1.5 to 2 hours). Driving time is 8-10 hours so I wouldn’t recommend it. 2. While Aomori is suitable to visit year-round, its title as the snowiest city in the world means it turns into a winter wonderland come January and February. It gets an average of 25 feet of snow a year! Not into snow? Visit in October when the leaves change color, or in the spring during cherry blossom season. 3. Aomori is home to gorge-ous Oirase gorge and the breathtaking Lake Towada (which is a crater lake). Hiking through the gorge and boating across the lake are experiences that are not to be missed! 4. Aomori is known for its numerous onsen hot springs— the prefecture once had the most public baths in all of Japan! If you’re looking for an elevated onsen experience nestled in nature, check out Hoshino Resorts Oirase Keiryu Hotel— this is where we stayed and it was top tier. 5. Be sure to sample the local cuisine! Aomori is famous for its apples (the prefecture produces over 50 million tons of apples annually, which accounts for more than 50% of Japan’s apple harvest) and many dishes from the region incorporate them. Have you ever been to, or heard of, Aomori? Did you ever picture Japan looking like this? #JNTO #aomori #japan #traveltips #hoshinoresorts #青森 #ad #paidad #oirasekeiryuhotel

oneikaraymondoneikaraymond

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[SAVE + SHARE] Heading to Japan? Tokyo, Kyoto, & Osaka are great, but have you ever been to Aomori? Located in the northernmost part of Honshu Island, Aomori’s tranquil natural beauty makes it a welcome respite from bustling cities like Tokyo. Here’s some info to help you plan your trip: 1. To get to the Aomori prefecture, you can take the Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo (about 3.5 hours one way) or a flight (1.5 to 2 hours). Driving time is 8-10 hours so I wouldn’t recommend it. 2. While Aomori is suitable to visit year-round, its title as the snowiest city in the world means it turns into a winter wonderland come January and February. It gets an average of 25 feet of snow a year! Not into snow? Visit in October when the leaves change color, or in the spring during cherry blossom season. 3. Aomori is home to gorge-ous Oirase gorge and the breathtaking Lake Towada (which is a crater lake). Hiking through the gorge and boating across the lake are experiences that are not to be missed! 4. Aomori is known for its numerous onsen hot springs— the prefecture once had the most public baths in all of Japan! If you’re looking for an elevated onsen experience nestled in nature, check out Hoshino Resorts Oirase Keiryu Hotel— this is where we stayed and it was top tier. 5. Be sure to sample the local cuisine! Aomori is famous for its apples (the prefecture produces over 50 million tons of apples annually, which accounts for more than 50% of Japan’s apple harvest) and many dishes from the region incorporate them. Have you ever been to, or heard of, Aomori? Did you ever picture Japan looking like this? #JNTO #aomori #japan #traveltips #hoshinoresorts #青森 #ad #paidad #oirasekeiryuhotel

oneikaraymondoneikaraymond

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Absolutely beautiful!! It’s breathtaking. Photos taken at the end of October 2021. Such a peaceful place to be. The ray of the sunshine makes the autumn leaves even more colorful and beautiful. There is a pathway for hikers all the way - which I strongly recommend. The day I visited was weekend and it was very crowded. The street is quite narrow. Aaaand, there aren’t proper parkings along the way. (I saw some parking spots but they seemed to be reserved for the tourist buses) It was sad to see some drivers just park the cars randomly on the street that makes other cars difficult to drive (actually making traffic jams) :( You can park the car near the Lake Towada (for free) during the busy season or you can perhaps use the parking area if not during the peak season.

Aya MurakamiAya Murakami

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The gorge itself was great, and luckily when I went the autumn colours was in full swing. I visited by taking the bus from Yasumiya JR Bus Towadako and stopped at Ishigedo as suggested by the staff in the hotel. He mentioned that it was prettier to walk up towards the lake than from the lake. During my visit they were encouraging people to take the bus instead of taking their own cars to the gorge to limit congestion. Once I visited I understood why. Despite being a weekday there were lots of cars and some of the drivers would just stop their cars wherever they please to take pictures, making it dangerous for other drivers to pass. If you are visiting, please take the bus or park responsibly.

Riki UrabeRiki Urabe

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