東北· Tohokuあおもりけん
青森県
Aomori
Aomori sits at the northern tip of Honshu. It is Japan's top apple producer, accounting for a large share of the national crop. Its summer Nebuta Festival, with huge illuminated floats paraded through the streets, is famous, and the prefecture is blessed with rich nature such as the World Heritage Shirakami-Sanchi.
みどころHighlights
- 青森県はりんごの生産量が日本一で、全国の半分以上を占めています。冷涼な気候を生かした栽培が盛んで、甘くて品質の高いりんごは国内外で高く評価されています。りんごグルメFoodApples
Aomori is Japan's number-one apple producer, growing more than half of the national crop. Cultivation thrives in the cool climate, and its sweet, high-quality apples are prized both in Japan and abroad.
- 青森市の「ねぶた祭」は、東北を代表する夏祭りです。武者などをかたどった巨大な灯籠の山車が街を練り歩き、「ラッセラー」の掛け声とともに多くの見物客を魅了します。ねぶた祭文化CultureNebuta Festival
Aomori City's Nebuta Festival is one of Tohoku's great summer festivals. Enormous illuminated floats shaped like warriors are paraded through the streets to chants of "rassera," thrilling huge crowds of spectators.
- 青森県と秋田県にまたがる白神山地は、世界最大級のブナ原生林が広がる地域です。人の手がほとんど入っていない貴重な自然が評価され、世界自然遺産に登録されています。白神山地自然NatureShirakami-Sanchi
Straddling Aomori and Akita, Shirakami-Sanchi holds one of the world's largest virgin beech forests. Its precious, almost untouched nature earned it inscription as a Natural World Heritage site.
- 本州最北端の大間町は、高級マグロの産地として知られています。一本釣りで獲れる大間のクロマグロは、市場でときに一匹が数千万円もの高値で取引されることで有名です。大間のマグログルメFoodOma tuna
Oma, at Honshu's northern tip, is famous for premium tuna. Its line-caught bluefin can fetch tens of millions of yen for a single fish at market, making the town's name known nationwide.