Early in the morning (Tsugaru City)

Tohoku EXP Highway in winter (Aomori City)

She is Sue. (Ueno, Tokyo)

Sue the Tyrannosaurus. She came to Tokyo in 2005.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Museum_of_Natural_History

Sukayu Onsen (Aomori City)

Sukayu onsen is a famous hot spring with about 300 years of history. Its bathing house, called the Sennin-Buro, has always attracted visitors from all part of Japan, and is considered to have special healing powers.

It's all set to eat.

This is my main meal today. :-)

Ferry wharf in evening (Aomori Bay)

Show Window (Aomori City)

Sunset (Tsugaru City)

Triangular bldg - ASPAM (Aomori City)

A 76-meter high, 15-story triangular building that looks like the letter "A", for "Aomori". That's the Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center: ASPAM.

English Pumphlet
http://www.aspm.or.jp/pdf/english.php

Jomon period site (Aomori City)

The Sannai-Maruyama site is a Jomon period site where continuous occupation took place for a long period of time (about 5500 ~ 4000 years ago).

From excavations carried out since 1992, remains of pit-dwellings, long houses, graves for adults and children, mounds of debris, remains of pillar-supported structures, storage pits, clay mining pits, refuse disposal pits and roads have been found revealing the characteristics of the settlement and the natural environment of the period.

In addition, a huge amount of Jomon pottery, stone implements, clay figurines, clay and stone ornaments, wooden objects such as digging sticks, woven bags and fabrics, and lacquered and bone items have been unearthed as well. Jade and obsidian were brought in from other areas.

Remains of cultivated edibles such as gourds, burdocks and beans have been excavated, and traces of chestnut cultivation have been revealed by DNA analysis, all helping to change the image of the Jomon culture.

Old style Japanese house (Tsugaru City)

Aomori bay bridges (Aomori City)

This bridges are in Aomori City bay area. A lot of people stroll and jogging in here.

Goldfish Nebuta (Gosyogawara City)

This is a lantern to have goldfish's shape. It is called "Kingyo nebuta". The word "Kingyo" means goldfish in Japanese. It is made of the tree and paper. A small lamp or Roushoc is put in the goldfish.