Tohoku { Aomori - 青森} ～the white city～
The light up at the Aomori Bay Bridge Aomori is the central city of the Aomori Prefecture. It is famous for its summer Suima festival. In ancient times, the indigenous clan Ainu named this small fishing village as the Zenzoku , meaning the protrusing island. In 1585, the city is opened as a trading port with Edo, i.e. Tokyo. What I find very useful is the Official Tourist Page>> that includes various suggested travelling route around Aoomori city and surrounding, based on seasons, day trips, 2 to 3 night's trip and so on :) ******** Right next to the JR exit, this tourist map gives you a very brief but useful guide around the city. The most interesting route is the blue one. I was quite overwhelmed by the height of the roadside snow.... But you could be super sure that driving around Aomori prefecture is so safe that snow is nicely removed. There's loads of little snowman around, where some of them are painted and made by the local childr...