In addition to apples and sleeping devil festivals in Tohoku Aomori, Japan, there are actually many activities waiting for you in Aomori City and Hirosaki City! Artistic culture such as the variety of scarf embroidery, the world-famous Tsugaru shamisen and other arts and culture. I like to walk outdoors, and the current fiery SUP yoga can be experienced. Of course, it is also indispensable to eat seafood and apple picking experience! If you want to take an in-depth experience trip to the outskirts of Aomori, just look at this introduction!
▋ Aomori attractions are more than you think: visit the outskirts of Hirosaki City and Aomori City
Aomori is not only apples and sleeping devil festivals, but when you go out of Aomori City, you will find more interesting and interesting itineraries waiting for you to discover in the suburbs. This 3-day, 2-night Aomori Suburban Demonstration Tour takes you from Aomori City to visit Hirosaki City, where the classical and western regions merge, and then step on Mount Iwaki, the first peak of Aomori, and finally to the "hot spring resort" Asago, for a relaxing trip away from the hustle and bustle!
Apple orchard under Rocky Mountain
The sunset at Asakusa Beach is super dreamy!
▋Aomori 3 key experience recommendations: SUP yoga, scarf embroidery, handmade apple sundae!
(1) Asakusa Beach SUP yoga, BBQ experience
SUP yoga, which is popular all over the world, can also be experienced in Aomori! Located next to the "Asakusa Onsen" station, asparagus Beach stretches its limbs in the middle of the beautiful scenery of the sea and the sky, and achieves inner peace. After the experience, paddle the SUP to the Bund's uninhabited island "Yunoshima" on the BBQ, after the exercise, take a big bite of food, no guilt at all!
(2) Handmade "scarf embroidery"
"Scarf embroidery" is a traditional craft passed down by Aomori from the Tsugaru Domain to the present day, and ancient women used parallel lines to crochet a beautiful and diverse embroidery culture of small scarves in order to strengthen the gaps in linen and strengthen the insulation function. At the Hirosaki Koji Research Institute, you can not only see the creative design aesthetics of the predecessors, but also have a hands-on experience: starting from the diamond-shaped shape, listening to the instructor's teaching instructions, first forming the desired pattern in your mind before the needle, and then completing the single-row horizontal totem in one stitch. Looking at the embroidery patterns I have completed, I feel very accomplished!
(3) Handmade Aomori "Dream Apple Sundae"
Aomori apples are world-famous, but have you ever eaten a "dream apple sundae" made of Aomori apples? Michi no-ed "Langgang Apple Hill" is a comprehensive facility that combines apple orchards, restaurant stores, and handmade experiences. You can go to the apple orchard to collect apples, and then use the garden apples to make a fresh and delicious apple sundae! You can arrange the plates you want, and you can learn the apple carving knife method. Sundae can eat "Thunderbolt on a sunny day" white rice ice cream, apple ice cream and other fillings, and enjoy the multi-layered taste of different apples at once!
▋Aomori 3 days 2 nights actual demonstration itinerary
Aomori Suburbs 3 Days 2 Nights Experience Tour:
Day 1: Aomori "Fish Vegetable Center" seafood buffet, Hirosaki scarf embroidery, Hirosaki Park Starbucks, live shamisen performance
Day 2: Apple picking under Iwaiki Mountain, farmhouse handmade experience, Langgang handmade apple sundae, blue dyeing experience
Day 3: SUP yoga experience at Asakusa Beach, soak in hot spring foot bath, and buy souvenirs
| DAY 1 | 【Lunch】Aomori Fish Vegetable Center → Koji embroidery experience → Hirosaki Park-mae Starbucks → 【Dinner】Tsugaru Shamisen Live House apricot |
【Lunch】Aomori Fish Vegetable Center "Buffet Seafood Bowl": The whole market is your Buffer!
The "seafood buffet rice buffet" is as you like, and you can add whatever ingredients you want
When you arrive at Aomori's first meal, of course, you must first come to a bowl of surging seafood to reward yourself! Located in front of JR Aomori Station, the Aomori Fish Cuisine Center is the birthplace of Aomori's "Seafood Buffet Rice Buffet". Aomori Prefecture is home to the Sea of Japan, the Tsugaru Strait, the Pacific Ocean, and is surrounded by the sea on three sides by the natural Mutsu Bay, where fresh and abundant seafood is abundant throughout the year. In order to allow local people to taste a variety of seafood more freely, the Aomori Fish And Vegetable Center invented the "Seafood Buffet": as long as the seafood ingredients sold in the market can be added to make a unique special rice for themselves.
Go to the meal coupon sale to buy good meal coupons
There are many stalls in the fish market that can be purchased
The ordering method is simple: first go to the counter to buy a meal ticket, a total of 750 yen (5 tickets) and 1,500 yen (10 tickets), you can choose according to the luxury you want. After buying a meal coupon, first use 1 coupon to buy white rice, and then you can go to the vendors and choose the seafood ingredients you want for rice bowls. There are nearly 30 vendors in the market, each with their proudest fresh catch. Although the ingredients are occasionally repeated, the number of portions and coupons priced by each store is slightly different, and you can take the rice and enjoy the fun of shopping and comparing prices one by one.
Meal vouchers are exchanged for the ingredients you want
Order the ingredients and spread them on the hot rice
Each stall will indicate the number of vouchers for the ingredients
Aomori no Kketen
・Jibo: 1-11-16 Furukawa, Aomori-shi, Aomori Prefecture
・Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (For detailed hours, please refer to the official calendar)
- Closed: Every Tuesday
・ Access: About 5 minutes on foot from JR Aomori Station
Aomori Traditional Craft "Scarf Embroidery": Experience the fun of making a handmade totem!
Keep on the road after eating! The diamond-shaped embroidery totem that can be found everywhere in Aomori is the traditional craft "scarf embroidery" (こぎん刺し) that has been handed down from the Tsugaru domain to the present day. There is a sad historical origin behind the birth of scarf embroidery: the feudal era stipulates that farmers are not allowed to wear high-grade fabrics such as cotton and silk, and can only wear ramie and linen. The sackcloth has large gaps, and Aomori is not warm in the cold winter. At that time, in order to strengthen the gaps and strengthen the insulation function, women developed a beautiful and diverse small scarf embroidery culture. Starting from the basic diamond shape, every household has its own original totem. Not only to inject love into the family, but also to see the creative design aesthetics of the ancients.
The Hirosaki Kosaka Research Institute is about a 10-minute walk from Hirosaki Park, a cherry-viewing destination, where you can not only gain an in-depth understanding of the history of koji embroidery, but also have the opportunity to actually experience it by hand: koji embroidery is not cross-woven like ordinary embroidery, and is only composed of parallel lines. Before each stitch, you must first form the desired pattern in your mind, and then complete a single row of horizontal totems in one breath, which is the ultimate process that tests creativity and concentration. In addition, there are also key rings, business card holders, bags and other peripheral goods for sale of scarf embroidery, suitable for coming here to experience the wisdom of the ancients and buy small towel peripheral goods!
Scarf embroidery is very challenging for eyesight and concentration
A variety of packages
A super designed business card holder
Hirosaki Kogin Institute
- Jibo: 61 Resident Town, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori Prefecture
・Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
・Closed: Every Saturday, Sunday, or national holiday
・ Access: About 15 minutes on foot from Chuo-Hirosaki Station on the Hironan Railway Alligator Line
Hirosaki Park Starbucks Pilgrimage: scarf embroidered sofa, Hirosaki limited apple pie
"Hirosaki Park Starbucks" is about a 10-minute walk from the "Hirosaki Koban Research Institute". Built in 1917 as the official residence of the commander of the Army Division, it became the second Starbucks in Japan to be registered as a tangible cultural property in 2003 due to its all-wood construction and the fusion of Japanese architecture. You can see sofas embroidered with small scarves and "BUNACO" lighting made of local beech in Aomori, and you can feel the combination of local craft art. Coming here, of course, you also have to taste the limited apple pie of Hirosaki Shop: the soft pie skin on the outside and the soft on the inside, plus the perfect combination of apple aroma and cinnamon aroma, every bite is a treat. In addition to Starbucks, there are many stores and street scenes where you can see the embroidery of small scarves. Next time you come to Hirosaki, remember to dig carefully with your eyes wide open!
When you walk into the store, you will feel the elegant and calm atmosphere
The apple pie limited to Hirosaki store, the sofa behind it is a small scarf embroidery totem
Starbucks Hirosaki Kokomae Store
- Jibo: 1-1 Kamihakure-cho, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori Prefecture
・Hours: 07:00-21:00
・Public holidays: Irregular holidays
・ Access: About 18 minutes on foot from Chuo-Hirosaki Station on the Hironan Railway Alligator Line
【Dinner】Tsugaru Shamisen LIVE HOUSE Apricot: Feel the shock of the performance of Tsugaru Shamisen live!
In addition to scarf embroidery, Aomori's other powerful musical art is the "Tugaru Shamisen". There are various genres of Japanese shamisen, and the "Tsugaru Shamisen" is a percussion-like percussion-like percussion instead of plucking strings, so the music style is fast-paced and sonorous, and the world-famous duo "Yoshida Brothers" belongs to the Tsugaru Shamisen genre.
The scene of the Tsugaru Shamisen is amazing
Oversized conch roast!
When you come to the "Tsugaru Shamisen LIVE HOUSE Apricot", you can not only taste Aomori's local cuisine, but also feel the shocking performance of the Tsugaru Shamisen on the spot. The boss himself has been studying shamisen for many years, and now he also plays with his disciples. After the performance, the boss will stay to communicate with the guests and convey the charm of the Tsugaru shamisen. The restaurant is reserved, so if you want to visit, please make a reservation by phone in two days!
Tsugaru Shamisi Live House Kyo
・Jibo: Futayuki Building 1F, 44-1 Kumikata-cho, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori Prefecture
・Hours: 18:00-22:00
・Public holidays: Irregular holidays
・Access: About 10 minutes by taxi from JR Hirosaki Station
| DAY 2 | Apple picking and farm berth experience under Iwaki Mountain → 【Lunch】ANEKKO → Langgang Michi no Yi Blue Dyeing, Apple Sundae Handmade Experience |
Hirosaki Satoyama Farmhouse Experience: Picking apples under Iwaki Mountain and making desserts with farmers
When you come to Aomori Prefecture, you must experience the fun of picking apples under Iwaki Mountain! Mt. Iwaki is the highest mountain in Aomori Prefecture and is also known as "Tsugaru Fuji". There are many apple farmhouses near Hirosaki Mountain, which also operate homestays, from apple picking, handmade desserts, to nongpo accommodation in a one-stop farmhouse experience. "Tessering!" In October, a reporter from Japan visited one of the "Farmhouse Homestay Apple Heart" during the production season of "Early Birth Fuji", "Daihongei", "Red Jade", and most recently, the popular "Toki" production season in Taiwan. Grandpa Farmer said that picking apples has a skimming step, and it is especially important to keep the tip: first hold the apple with your thumb, then press the tip with your index finger, and then with a gentle break, you can pick the apple that has a complete peduncle!
After picking the apples, follow grandpa farmer back to the homestay and make dessert with the apples you just picked! The farmer's mother-in-law uses her own exclusive secret recipe to fry fresh apples with cream, then pour the paste, and then cover the pot with a lid and steam, which is the fragrant apple hot cake Luo! In addition to apple hot cakes, there are also experiences such as pickled sour plums, perilla leaves with sour plums, and agricultural harvests in various seasons, so you can choose the farm life you want to experience when booking a homestay and enjoy a leisurely time away from the hustle and bustle.
Lay out the apples first and then pour the paste
The farmer's mother-in-law is super skilled, and any dessert will not be difficult for her
Finish! Apple hot cake
农家民宿 Apple Heart
- Jibo: 557-3 Ōjiichi-machi-taji-mura, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori Prefecture
・Public holiday: Bon Fan Bon, year-end and New Year holidays
・ Access: About 15 minutes by taxi from Central Hirosaki Station on the Hongnan Railway Alligator Line
【Lunch】ANEKKO "Sakura" Restaurant: Let's take a corn sundae down from Iwaki Mountain!
For lunch, let's eat at Sakura Restaurant in an ANEKKO! The biggest feature here is that it is located at the foot of Rock and Wood Mountain, with a large floor-to-ceiling window, where you can enjoy a meal while watching the beautiful scenery. In addition to authentic Tsugaru cuisine, you can also taste the super sweet corn "Yue Corn" from the Yue Plateau at the foot of Mount Iwaigi. Because of the large temperature difference between morning and evening, the corn cultivated is said to be sweeter than melon. At Sakura, you can enjoy ice cream made with Kogaku corn, sundaes, and seasonal "Kosaki miso ramen."
The floor-to-ceiling windows in front of Iwaki Mountain are stunning
Imperial Dining Package Is Super Deluxe!
If you don't have enough corn desserts, you can also go to the farm sales station in the wild market next to Sakura Restaurant to buy corn ice cream, corn cake rolls, corn puddings and other desserts. If you want to eat the original flavor, you can also buy vacuum-packed boiled corn on the cob. The unexpectedly high sweetness of Yue corn has unexpectedly become a new element of mixing and matching desserts, and it is a souvenir that must be bought in Hirosaki!
Yue corn pudding
Yue corn cake roll
Kozakura
- Jibo: 77-4 Kawazoe, Ōji Songji, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori Prefecture
・Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
・Closed: No public holidays
・ Access: About 20 minutes by taxi from Chuo-Hirozen Station on the Hongnan Railway Alligator Line
Aomori Blue Workshop: Environmentally friendly natural blue dyeing
Blue dyeing is a traditional dyeing technique that has been passed down in Japan since ancient times, but it was gradually replaced after the Meiji era due to the introduction of chemical dyes. Located in Michinoe's "Langgang Apple Hill", the "Aomori Blue Workshop" is made of the exclusive blue leaf indigo, dried and ground into a powder, which is a natural dye that is friendly to the environment. In addition to buying ready-made blue dye design items, you can also choose a small square scarf, turban, and shawl blue dye handmade experience.
The reporter actually experienced the blue dyeing of the small square scarf: first through the square towel knot, tied marbles, etc., casually design the pattern you want, and then immerse the square towel into the blue urn. Note: After the dye touches the air, it will cause qualitative changes, remember to press down and do not expose the water surface when scrubbing in the dyeing tank. After the timing funnel is over, hang the small square towel for 2-3 minutes to set the color. Repeat the same step several times, and the more times you do it, the darker the color. Then untie the knot on the square towel, wash it with water, and finally soak in vinegar to set the color, and the blue-dyed square towel will be completed! The blue-dyed totem, which cannot be predicted until the last moment, makes each work unique and has a great sense of accomplishment after completion.
(1) Place the designed white hand towel into the blue dyeing jar
(2) Let stand for 2-3 minutes after rubbing and coloring
(3) Finally put into the vinegar bucket to set the color is complete!
Aomori Lotus Workshop
- Jibo: 2-3 Nojiri, Namikaze Ōji Mekazawa, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
・Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., November-March: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m
・Closed: Mainly announced on the official website
・ Transportation method: 自JR 浪冈站搭计程车约5分钟; - JR Aomori Ryomae No. 6 Tsukidai Tower Aomori City Citizen Bashi Nami (via the Great Buddha) Solstice "Road Station Namioka" 站约 1小时
Same screening: The Dream Apple Sundae of the Girl's Heart Eruption
Also in the "Langgang Apple Hill" of The Road Station, it is recommended to be sure to increase the experience of "Handmade Apple Sundae"! Using seasonal apples produced in michino-eki's own apple orchard, under the professional guidance of the teacher, challenge yourself to slice thin slices, rabbit-shaped carvings, and the most famous ichimatsu carvings of Kinjiro Tanjiro. Then, according to your preference, add apple jam, apple ice cream, chocolate corn flakes, "sunny day" white rice ice cream, and finally squeeze in cream flowers, and then put on the freshly cut apple carving slices, the unique homemade dream sundae is completed! In the good mountains and good water of Langgang, enjoy your own special apple sundae, Aomori apple slightly sour and juicy good taste, and apple jam, mouth instant white rice ice cream together with the entrance, immediately let the girl's heart erupt, really can not say the satisfaction!
The teacher carefully taught everyone how to learn knife work
Plating is the most casual and extravagant moment!
Road Station Namioka Apple Hill
- Jibo: 2-3 Nojiri, Namikaze Ōji Mekazawa, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
・ Transportation method: 自JR 浪冈站搭计程车约5分钟; - JR Aomori Ryomae No. 6 Tsukidai Tower Aomori City Citizen Bashi Nami (via the Great Buddha) Solstice "Road Station Namioka" 站约 1小时
| DAY 3 | Asago Beach SUP Yoga Experience → Asaba Onsen Foot Soup, Boiled Egg → "Road Inn" Yu-Sa Asami |
Shallow Bug Beach SUP Yoga Experience: Find your inner Inner Peace under the blue sky and white clouds
Want to let the body talk to nature under the blue sky and white clouds and the beach? Located on the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, "Asago Onsen" has been a well-known hot spring spot since ancient times, and the place name "Asabu" has many origins, one of which is that the local area used to use the hot air of the hot spring "Ma Steam", and the Japanese pronunciation of "Asabu" is the same as "Asabu", so it has been borrowed to become a local place name.
Next to the Aomori Railway "Asakusa Onsen" station, there is the famous "Asakusa Beach": not only is it a well-known beach, but there is also an uninhabited island "Yunoshima" off the coast, which is a super dream in the evening when the sunset shines! The shallow waters are calm and you can experience the super fiery SUP yoga in recent years. Before going to the SUP board, the yoga teacher will first lead the students to do warm-up stretching exercises on the shore. When the limb is extended, it will actually be plated. Then follow the teacher's instructions, step by step to adjust their core and limbs, and challenge various stretching movements. The most difficult part of SUP yoga is that the body strives to maintain balance under the drifting of the waves, which is a process of continuous physical and psychological dialogue. Once you catch the trick, you can appreciate the fun!
Yoga under the blue sky, white clouds, and beach is a pleasure
A SUP experience that is in vogue around the world
If you can't play enough, it is recommended that you can experience the "SUP": as long as you maintain balance and stand on the floating board, you can slide with the paddle and swim in the sea! Because there have been SUP yoga warm-ups before, the body has grasped the balance and mastery of the floating version, so the entrance threshold of SUP is relatively simple, even beginners can get started immediately. Then follow the coach to slowly paddle around Yunoshima in the outer sea, feeling that you are leisurely swimming in the blue sky and white clouds, and you will really feel the complete release of your body, mind and soul, super pressure relief.
4-Ride "Asagusa Onsen SUP Yoga Experience"
・ Jibo: Asagusa Onsen Sunset Peach Asamushi
・Time: 13:00-14:00, 15:00-16:00, 17:00-18:00
・Open from July to September
・ Access: About 10 minutes on foot from Aomori Railway Asabi Onsen Station
Asabi Genbuen Park: The perfect combination of soaking foot soup with hot spring eggs to rejuvenate
It is also about a 5-minute walk from Asakusa Onsen Station to come to Asabu Onsen Street. There is an open "Asabi Gensouchi Park" inside, where you can not only soak in the soup for free, but also have a "big hot pot" next to it that specializes in boiling hot spring eggs, so as long as you bring your own raw eggs, you can DIY boil hot spring eggs! The hot spring eggs that enjoy the aroma of the hot spring while soaking in the soup are the relay station for replenishing vitality during the journey.
Shallow Insect Source Park
- Ground: Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture Asagusa Infield 6
・Operating Hours:
April~October:7:00~19:30
November~March:8:00~19:30
・Closed: No public holidays
・ Access: About a 5-minute walk from Aomori Railway Asabi Onsen Station
"Michi no Eki" Asami Onsen Yu-Sa Asabi: The best mecca for souvenirs!
Of course, before returning home, we must sweep the goods and buy the most authentic souvenirs! Located next to the "Asahi Onsen" station and only a 3-minute walk away, yu-Sa Asabu onsen, there are many good goods that must be bought in Aomori Prefecture. For example, STAMINA source Aomori yakiniku sauce, known as "Aomori Prefectural Yakiniku Sauce", is a national sauce made from Aomori apples and garlic. The natural sweetness of apples is not salty, whether it is a barbecue sauce, stir-fry, bibimbap, and there are also the most famous black garlic and garlic seasonings in Aomori. Finally, a special blackcurrant cream from Aomori is drizzled with a little sour taste, and the focus is on the very refreshing berry and fruit aroma, which is a taste that girls will love!
Blackcurrant flavored ice cream
The yakiniku sauce that the people of Aomori Prefecture pushed
"Road Station" Asagusa Onsen Yu~sa Asamu
- Jibo: 341-19 Ōji Asagusa-ji Kaguya, Aomori-shi, Aomori Prefecture
・Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the property area on the 1st floor
・ Access: About a 3-minute walk from Aomori Railway Asabi Onsen Station
Japan's Aomori Prefecture is blessed with nature and geography, with good mountains and water, as well as abundant food and products. It's a pity to only hang around in Aomori City, so let's go to the outskirts of Aomori next time for a healing experience!
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