To Do:

• Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (festival with floats in August)

• Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse

• Hakkoda Ropeway

• Furukawa Market Aomori Gyosai Center Nokkedon

• A-Factory (shopping)

To Eat:

• apple products (apples, apple juice, apple tarts/pies)

• igamenchi

• senbei jiru

• bara-yaki (marinated beef rib with onions)

• miso ginger oden

• kenoshiru stew

• kayaki miso (scallop and eggs)

To Do:

• Ryusendo Cave

• Chuson-ji

• Geibikei Gorge

• Jodogahama Beach

To Eat:

• Azumaya Soba (Morioka) (wanko soba challenge)

• Iwate beef

• reimen (chilled noodles)

• jajamen noodles

• Maesawa beef

• uni (sea urchin)

To Do:

• Zao Fox Village

• Zuihoden Temple

• Osaki Hachimangu Shrine

• Akiu Great Falls

To Eat:

• gyutan (beef tongue)

• Matsushima oysters

• zunda (soybean paste)

• ishinomaki yakisoba

• harakomeshi

• shiroishi umen

To Do:

• Tsurunoyu Onsen (best in winter)

• Lake Tazawa

• Senshu Park

• Namahage Museum

To Eat:

• kiritanpo (pounded rice stew)

• iburigakko

• inaniwa udon

• hatahata fish

• babahera ice cream

To Do:

• Yamadera Temple

• Mount Haguro

• Mogami River boat ride

• snow monsters at Zao Onsen Ski Resort

• Ginzan Onsen

To Eat:

• ita soba

• Yonezawa beef

• Oranda senbei rice crackers

To Do:

• Hanamiyama Park

• Ochi-juku

• Tsuruga-jo

• Goshikinuma Ponds

To Eat:

• kozuyu (scallop and veggie soup)

• enban gyoza

• nishin no sansho zuke

• kitakata ramen

• negi soba