Aomori Winter Travel Route (Hakkoda Soft Rime and Stove Train)

Here are some of the recommended model course to thoroughly enjoy Aomori

In Aomori, where rich nature and culture fuse as one, there are many appealing sightseeing spots. Come and see the unique and enchanting sites in Aomori.

Charms of Aomori	Enjoying Winter	Ataste of Winter	Message from the Blue Forest

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Highlights:
Hakkoda Ropeway ~ (View soft rime…Trees that endured heavy snow and strong wind on Hakkoda mountains transform into beautiful soft rime)
Minamida Onsen (Apple bath…A lodging facility in the Apple Kingdom of Tsugaru overlooking the Hakkoda mountains to the East and Iwaki mountains to the West. The sweet and sour aroma envelopes your body)
Goshogawara Tachi-Neputa-no-Yakata (Tachi-neputa standing 22 meters high, equivalent to 4-storey building, is on display. This is a compelling site!)
Stove Train (coal stoves burn brightly warming the train against the chilly temperature outside. Dried squid and mochi are grilled on top of the stove)
Snow drift experience (Feel the strong wind and drifting snow so strong that it would prevent you from opening your eyes.)

Day 1
Aomori City - Hakkoda Ropeway(Soft Rime at Hakkoda Mountains) - Minamida Onsen Apple Land

Day 2
Hotel - Goshogawara Tachineputa No Yakata - Tsugaru Railway / Stove Train - Snow Country Snow Drift Tour

Aomori City - Hakkoda Ropeway(Soft Rime at Hakkoda Mountains) - Minamida Onsen(Apple Bath)

Aomori City (22.7km / 40min) Transportation :Car

Hakkoda Ropeway (Soft Rime at Hakkoda Mountains)			Soft Rime at Hakkoda Mountains Trees in Hakkoda sustaining the severe wind and snow change their appearance to impressive snow monsters that are so wonderful and beautiful. There is an excursion tour through the soft rime with the treat of a hot spring bath afterwards.

(35.7km / 70min) Transportation :Car

Minamida Onsen(Apple Bath)			Minamida Onsen Apple Land Here is found Apple Dai-Kannon statue, the only of its kind in Japan. There is also a huge communal bath which can accommodate 100 bathers, with jet baths, utase-yu (single stream of hot spring water falling from the top), cypress baths and garden baths. The open-air bath is very popula

Hotel - Goshogawara Tachineputa No Yakata - Tsugaru Railway / Stove Train - Snow Country Snow Drift Tour
Hotel (39.5km / 70min) Transportation :Car

Goshogawara Tachineputa No Yakata			Goshogawara Tachineputa No Yakata Three large Tachineputa floats are on exhibition. There is a sloped walkway around the Tachineputas that enables visitors to see them from top to bottom. In the exhibition hall you can find sounds and visual images of the Tachineputa, and the gallery shows the works of Aomori-related artists. There is also a craft center showing how Tachineputa are made, and a training room for festival music to entertain visitors both visually and audibly.

(2km / 10min) Transportation :Car

Tsugaru Railway / Stove Train			Tsugaru Railway / Stove Train Two-carriage train with nostalgic interior design. There are 2 coal-fueled daruma, or potbelly stoves, in each carriage. People gather around the warm stoves for a pleasant chat in Tsugaru dialect and other regional and prefectural dialects. In contrast to the chill of the outside air, the inside of the train is very warm. Please hop aboard and experience this experience for yourself.

(13.4km / 30min) Transportation :Car

Country Snow Drift Tour			Country Snow Drift Tour This is a unique tour around snow country during which visitors come up close and personal with snow drifts in the severe winter of Tsugaru, Aomori. See the Tsugaru "Jifubuki" for yourself as the snow on the ground is lifted into the air by strong gusts.