Kaisenkaku Aomori
31 Asamushi azahotarudani Aomori, Aomori, Tohoku, 039-3501, Japan
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Aomori: Neputa 2
... city was already pretty crowded by the time I got in at 5:30, about an hour and half from the start. Most of the travelers seemed to consist of teenagers in traditional yukata and odori costumes commuting in from the outer suburbs and also the many ubiquitous hordes of middle aged kanko (sightseeing) tour groups.
Since I had some time to waste, I decided to go in search of replacements for the things that have already been lost on this ...
Hirosaki: Neputa Festival
... trains (Aomori railways, which is also covered by the JR east (but not nationwide) pass) will take you nearly 2 hours between the two cities. This is why Hachinohe makes a good base for Neputa for those with cars and those on rail passes, but is expensive (time and money-wise) for most train based domestic tourists.
After checking into the hotel, I booked a ticket (all the Hayated Shinkansens, except the last one from Shin-Aomori to Morioka) require ...
Hite Hite
... floats are built, one per year and are part of the 'sleeping festival' where the goal is to wake up the float. Crowd participation is essential
From there we visited Seir yu ji temple with one of the largest bronze buddha's in all of Japan. It was also here that we were blessed with meeting the last samuarai descended from the samaurai depicted in Clavell's book ...
Space A/Airplane Food/Japan
... was more of the same basically except instead of mystery tortilla roll, there was a piece of baguette with a slice of prosciutto and a sliver of red pepper on it.
Right now I'm sitting on base in the "hurry up and wait" terminal. Flying in you could see miles and miles of endless green pastures and rice paddies (though when you got over base, there was the distinct feeling you were in Soviet Ukraine; everything is grey-brown and paved over).
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Lit From Within
... 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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