Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival has been a significant event in the Tohoku region since 1977. Visitors can admire about ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori -- Snow-covered cherry blossom trees and a castle moat in this northern Japan city are currently lit up in pink in the evenings, to the delight of visitors. The "Fuyu ni Saku ...

The Aomori Shrine Where "Umineko" Soar Each spring, about 30,000 black-tailed gulls flock to a nesting site around a shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. The gulls, which are called umineko or ...