From the Mountains to the Sea
OneofthebestthingsabouttheHachinoheAreaisthatonecanexperiencethebreathtakingsceneryandatmosphereofboththecoastandthemoun…
Read OnSake, for Sake’s Sake
Sometimesyouneedtojustrelaxandfocusonthegoodthingsinlife.Forexample,takinganicetourduringwhichyoucanexploreanarea’scultu…
Read OnThe Yakata Shrine
TheYakataShrinewasconstructedontopoftheDoubutsuRiverterracein1572.DuringthattimetheshrinewasonthegroundsoftheDoubutsuCas…
Read OnThe Tomyo-Do (Sacred Lantern Hall)
TheTomyo-Do(SacredLanternHall)wasbuiltin1730underthedirectionoftheBuddhistpriestGoryoShinyou.Itwasbuilttoprayfortherecov…
Read OnMake Your Own Soba (Buckwheat) Noodles in Hashikami
Japanesepeoplehavelovedsobasincelongago.Thisclassicdishofbuckwheatnoodleshasrecentlyenjoyedaresurgenceinpopularity,notju…
Read OnDiscover the Giant Trees of Hashikami (Walking Tour)
Hashikamiishometoseveralhugeandancienttrees.Manyofthesetreeshavebeentakencareofandnamedbythepeopleofthetown.Becauseofthi…
Read OnThe Great Gingko Tree of Kubo
TheGreatGingkoTreeofKuboisestimatedtobe1000yearsold,27meters(88.6ft)tall,andhaveatrunkcircumferenceof13.28m(43.6ft).Thet…
Read OnThe Terashita Kannon Temple
TheTerashitaKannonTempleissaidtohavebeenbuiltbyamonknamedGyokiduringtheKamakuraperiod(1185-1333).Itisthefirsttempleonthe…
Read OnThe Hashikami Coast
TheHashikamiCoastisthemostsoutheasternareainthewholeoftheAomoriprefecture.Assuch,itisthefirstplaceintheprefecturetoseeth…
Read OnMt. Hashikami
Mt.Hashikamiisalow-lyingmountainthatoverlooksthetownofHashikami&thesurroundingHachinohearea.Thelocalshavenicknamedth…
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