The Yakata Shrine
TheYakataShrinewasconstructedontopoftheDoubutsuRiverterracein1572.DuringthattimetheshrinewasonthegroundsoftheDoubutsuCas…
Read OnThe Tomyo-Do (Sacred Lantern Hall)
TheTomyo-Do(SacredLanternHall)wasbuiltin1730underthedirectionoftheBuddhistpriestGoryoShinyou.Itwasbuilttoprayfortherecov…
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…
Read OnHashikami’s Wase Soba (Buckwheat)
Hashikami’sWaseSobaisavarietyofbuckwheatthathasbeenthego-toformakingsobanoodlesinAomorisincetheTaishoperiod(1912&#…
Read OnThe Pagoda of Hoko-ji
ThePagodaofHoko-jiHoko-jiisaBuddhisttemplethatislocatedonthesacredmountainofNakui.ThetemplewasvisitedbyTokiyoriHōjō,thet…
Read OnThe Nagawa Cherry Center
TheNagawaCherryCenterisconvenientlylocatedrightonHighwayRoute4andishardtomisswithitsbillboardthatfeaturestwohugecherries…
Read OnThe Ja-O (King of Serpents) Red Pine
TheJa-OshrineisashrineinTakkothatisdedicatedtoadragondeitycalledJa-OGongen.Withinthegroundoftheshrineisagiantredpinetree…
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