Aomori, Japan: Eat, Sleep, Get There, Aomori, Japan

Are you travelling to Aomori, Japan’s Honshu Island? Tips on where to savour Aomori’s scrumptious local delights, where to stay, and how to get to this fabulous city from Sendai.

Known as Japan’s apple-growing heartland, Aomori’s delectable apple pie and moreish cider are not to be missed. But, don’t just stop at apples because Aomori offers excellent seafood, sizzling steaks, and amazing pastries.

Aomori is also famous for its paper lantern-lit Nebuta Festival. One of the most famous festivals in Japan, this festival draws up to 3 million visitors every year to the Tōhoku region’s city of Aomori.

If you love snow, then Aomori is for you! One of the most snowfalls in the world falls on Aomori - averaging 8.5 metres (28 feet) of snow each year. During this April visit, the temperature was much cooler than in Honshu Island’s more southern destinations.

The Aomori region is Japan’s apple-growing area. It feels as though I’m eating my way through Aomori and Japan!

As the ‘largest and most popular producer’ of apples in Japan, this delicious fruit is used liberally in Aomori’s cuisine. Cakes, pastries, juice, cider (check out the cider brewery at the A-Factory), sweets, dried apples - the list containing apples is endless and scrumptious. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).