A Weekend in Hachinohe
Thisisatwo-day,one-nightweekendexcursioninHachinoheguidesyouthroughallthehighlightsofthecityofHachinohe.Someofthemust-se…
Read OnOyamada Senbei Shop: Making Nanbu Senbei for over 100 Years
Inasmalltwo-storybuildingnearthecenterofthetownofSannohe,theOyamadaSenbeishophasbeenmakingitsfamousNanbusenbeiforover100…
Read OnEmperor’s Chicken (Aomori Shamorock Chicken)
‘ShamorockChicken’isAomori’sveryownbreedofchicken.Itisoneofthemostgourmetbreedsofchickeninthecountry,thequalityofwhichha…
Read OnTaccola: The Garlic Cola
Garlic:NotJustforCookingHasthereeverbeenapersonthathaslookedatgarlicandthought,‘whatwouldhappenifyouputthatinadrink?’Ift…
Read OnYaenokiku: Chrysanthemums & Japanese Traditional Sweets
FormostJapanesepeople,thenameabokyuquicklyconjuresupimagesofchrysanthemums.Thisisbecausethenameabokyuisheavilyassociated…
Read OnShingo’s Amazing Drinking Yogurt
ThevillageofShingoissaidtobethebirthplaceofdairyfarminginAomoriPrefecture.Dairyfarmingbeganintheprefectureasaprefectural…
Read OnThe Black Garlic of Oirase: World Famous
AomoriishometothehighestproductionofGarlicinallofJapan.Around70%ofJapan’sgarlicisproducedhere,andbesidesjustquantity,the…
Read OnHachinohe Senbei Soup: Hachinohe in a Bowl
HachinoheSenbeiSoupisalocalfoodwithahistoryofover200years.Itisasoupmadewithameatorfishstocktowhichvegetables,mushrooms,e…
Read OnBar Hopping the Iconic Alleyways of Hachinohe
WhennightfallstheinnocuousshoppingstreetsofdowntownHachinohesuddenlycomealive.Soonwhatlookslikeasleepylittletowntransfor…
Read OnGet Lost in Japan’s Biggest Morning Market
SundayOnly:TheMorningMarketatTatehanaWharfEverySunday,frombeforedaybreakuntilaround9AM,theTatehanaWharfcomesalivewithbus…
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