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    The Best Autumn Activities in Japan! (24 hrs in Aomori, Japan’s Apple Prefecture)



    🍎 “A” is for autumn, Aomori, Akita, and apples in Japan!

    Autumn is the best time to visit Japan, but not just for autumn leaves! In today’s Japan travel vlog, we’re taking a one day trip to Aomori, the apple prefecture, where autumn means peak apple picking season!

    When you mention Aomori to anyone in Japan, their first thought will likely be about apples as this is where famous varieties like the Fuji apple and Crispin apple were first produced, making apple picking the best autumn activity to try in Aomori! You can experience apple picking at Hirosaki Apple Park between August and November, but you can enjoy their apple goods like apple curry, cider, pies, and snacks year-round too!

    Watch to see more of Japan’s top apple producing city, Hirosaki, the autumnal countryside of the Tohoku region, and find out where to try the most aesthetic apple pie in Japan!
    Location information below 👇

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    🎬 *VLOG CHAPTERS & LOCATIONS*
    0:00 About Aomori, Japan’s Apple Prefecture

    3:24 First Time Apple Picking in Hirosaki
    📍 Hirosaki Apple Park / 弘前市りんご公園
    Hirosaki Apple Park boasts 2,300 apple trees of 80 different varieties with a beautiful backdrop of Mt Iwaki. Apple picking is available for a small cost of 37 yen ($0.25) per 100g and staff will lead you to the best apple trees to harvest depending on the day and the apple variety’s seasonal peak so you can try the freshest, juiciest apples available in Aomori! When visiting Hirosaki Apple Park by car, we recommend a drive down Aomori’s Apple Road – a stretch of road lined with endless apple orchards containing over 400,000 apple trees!

    9:37 Apple Picking Haul, Cost & Taste Test

    12:59 Driving from Aomori to Akita

    13:37 Japan’s Most Aesthetically Pleasing Apple Pie
    📍 Towadako Marine Blue Café / 十和田湖マリンブルー
    Lake Towada Marine Blue Cafe along National Route 103 from Aomori to Akita is named after the stunning blue hues of the neighbouring Lake Towada. Sit either inside the charming, yet spacious café or outside by the Towadako sightseeing cruise dock and enjoy a delicious homemade Aomori apple pie with tea (or curry!) and watch the world go by.

    16:28 Chosio Otaki Waterfall
    📍 (銚子大滝) Towada-Hachimantai National Park, Towada City

    16:49 Sunset Views of Lake Towada
    📍Kanhodai Observatory / 瞰湖台

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    39 Comments

    3. Enigma Dave on

      When you mentioned "twisting the fruit" to get sun, are they moving branches, or actually twisting apples on their stems? It seems odd they wouldn't just spring back immediately. Maybe while the apples are developing? That part is going to keep me awake and pondering for hours. Apple pie has always been my favorite! Pecan is okay, but I'll prefer apple every time. 🍎

    4. 島由利子 on

      本州へお帰りなさい😉　綺麗な青空のもとのリンゴ狩り、楽しかったです。
      まさかお二人がリンゴ狩りに関してはあんなに優柔不断だとは😂
      リンゴもアップルパイも大好きなので、美味しそー😋と思いながら観てました。
      急速に寒くなったので、お身体ご自愛下さり旅を続けてくださいね。

    5. ううしゅう on

      選りに選った大きなリンゴを丸かじりは贅沢です。十和田湖畔でのアップルパイもシンプルで美味しそうです。美しい景色も楽しめました。😽

    8. Name Nick on

      大きなリンゴの入ってるアップルパイは美味しいし満足感がありますよね👍
      お二人がどんなふうにワチャワチャして撮影してるんだろう？(各地で天気の具合や時間もあるだろうし？)って想像しながら観るのも楽しいです😊

    9. Shu Obara on

      登録させて頂きました。
      いつも感じていた事だけど、奥さんの話す時の音量、スピード、声の質、表情、雰囲気が素敵です。
      すごく落ち着いた感じで周りを幸せにしてくれる感じがします。
      これからも楽しみにしています。

    17. Gemini1951 on

      りんごもアップルパイも私の大好物なので動画を拝見していて凄く食べたくなってしまいました。本場のもぎたてのりんごは凄くおいしいのでしょうね。羨ましいです。
      以前は1日1個位の割合でりんごを食べていたのですが、最近はりんごの値段が高くて、以前程食べられなくなってしまったのがとても残念です。

    22. ぴんふのみ on

      りんご食べるなら「とき」も食べて欲しい。
      自販機で売ってた「とき」を使ったジュースを飲んだら、甘くて美味しくてびっくり‼️した。
      りんごでも食べてみたが、凄く美味しいので、おすすめです。

    23. 久保美記 on

      Hello, (^ 0 ^)/ Fruit picking is fun, isn't it?
      I was quite confused about which one to choose, but I understand that feeling. The apples 🍎 🍏 on the tree are well exposed to the sunlight and the branches are broken, so there is plenty of honey. Really, it was a juice as if I was drinking juice. In Japan, apples🍎 are grown in various prefectures, and there are many kinds. The Tohoku region is famous, but surprisingly, there are places where you can pick apples🍎 in Okayama and Hiroshima. There is also a whole apple pie with only the core of apple 🍎. I recommend it. ( ๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)b ♪♪

    28. Oga Soko on

      中学生の英語の授業では「アップル」と教育されました。
      正解は「アポー」なんですね。お二人の発音は勉強になります。
      日本人が英語を話せない原因はこれですね😂

    30. 義孝 兼平 on

      弘前来てくれたんですね！黒石からの峠越えての十和田湖への道のりは最高ですよね！津軽のリンゴと秋の十和田湖満喫できましたか？来てくれてありがとう。

    31. ーゆふじ on

      僕はもっと岩木山に近い所で育ちました。
      唯一、郷土の自慢です。特にアップルパイはそこでしか食べられないホント美味しい自慢のスイーツ🥧

    35. pretty blue on

      I come from USA to Aomori for a month to explore the autumn season’s nature. So mush to see! We also went to Ringo park and picked the yellow apples. Aomori has a lost of beautiful nature and delicious seafood!
      InAomori, we went to Oirase stream, Towada Lake, Hakkoda mountain. Hotokegaura in Shimokita was just amazing, it was like you come to another planet. We went to Hirosaki autumn foliage festival. We ate a lot of apple pies in the various places. We love Aomori so much!!

    38. ken miura on

      夏にはねぶたも見に来てくださってましよね。りんご狩りにも来てくださって
      青森出身者としては、嬉しい限りです。
      帰省したらアップルパイ食いまくりたくなりました（＾＾）

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