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Hotel New Castle Hirosaki

24-1 Kamisayashi-machi Hirosaki, Aomori, Tohoku, 036-8354, Japan

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Aomori: Neputa 2

A travel blog entry by mchao

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... garner some more enthusiasm. The actual float operators are adults and seem more comfortable behind the massive vehicles than those at Hirosaki. Plus, though the floats are followed by a taiko drum line, they are also accompanied by Japanese flutes and cymbals. The whole effect is a much louder, more musical parade. In this instance, aside from the subject matter of the float, without the grunting and exhortations at the Hirosaki parade, it's be hard ...

Hirosaki: Neputa Festival

A travel blog entry by mchao

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... reservation to Shin-Aomori, where I caught a train to Hirosaki, a castle town in the plains of Aomori prefecture.

Any other time of year, the main draw to the town would be a well persevered castle with open grounds for great views. The castle also serves as one of the finest cherry blossom viewing spots in Tohoku, I hear. However, the first week of August, it’s all about Neputa. It’s strange that they would directly compete with Aomori ...

Hite Hite

A travel blog entry by daryljapan

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... sword was from the 16th century and worth 3 million USD. I got to touch it. His name is Naohiko Hayakawa and he is on Youtube. feel free to look him up.

What a great trip thus far. in the evening, our group (Road Scholar) had a private dining experience on the fantail of the ship where we sample fresh saki and copious amounts of other spirits. It was a dinner to ...

Lit From Within

A travel blog entry by gadelle

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... 30. I even had time to stop for a croissant and a coffee in Kichijouji before heading in to work!

It's weird to think that both Hachinohe and Aomori are no longer the same as when I saw them. Hachinohe was struck by the tsunami on the 11th, and Aomori City was also hit hard by the earthquake. I hope both cities manage to recover soon and that their residents get some respite from the persistently chilly weather that's been hounding them.
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Floats

A travel blog entry by gadelle

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... out at the city and the bay. At first I was annoyed by the strings of fairy lights placed at the base of the windows, but then I decided that they made a nice effect in pictures, framing the city in blue. It was getting a bit late, probably nearly ten, by the time I finally went back to my hotel and its comfortable bed.

Honestly, now that I've been sleeping on a futon on the floor for over two years, one of the novelties of travelling is sleeping in an actual bed!
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