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Watch the sunset on Miss Veedol Beach.

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See the Golden Line on Route 103 in the Hakkodas during the spring.

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Visit the burial place of Christ.

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See the fall colors at the Hirosaki Chrysanthemum Festival.

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Check out Sakura Yabusame, an archery festival, in Towada.

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Mountain bike through the trail at the Matsuminotaki Falls.

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See the flower horse sculpture at the Towada City Art Museum.

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Take in the beauty of the Kuji Sea Cliffs.

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Check out Osorezan, also known as fear mountain.

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See the Aomori-ken dog at the Aomori Art Musuem.

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Have a picnic in the Statue of Liberty Park in Oirase.

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Catch an ice hockey game in Hachinohe.

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Collect sand dollars at Sand Dollar Beach.

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Ride the Tsugaru Tetsudo Stove Train.

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Go horseback riding in Towada.

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Participate in a tea ceremony.

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See the stalagmites in the Ryusendo Caves.

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Enjoy a day at the beach at Tanesashi in Hachinohe.

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Go fishing in the Pacific Ocean.

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Ski or snowboard the 5 kilometer ski run at Appi Resort.

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Go scuba diving off Cape Tappi.

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Take a nice, easy walk along the Tsuta Nature Trail in the Hakkodas.

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Sled down the astro turf slide in the Misawa Citizens Park.

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Ride the go carts at Tonami Clan Memorial Tourist Village.

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Shop for kimonos at a second hand store.

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Take pictures of Miroku Falls near Takko-Machi.

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See the beautiful Juniko Lakes in Fukaura.

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See the Tanbo rice art.

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See winter at its best at the Hirosaki Snow Lantern Festival.

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Go ice skating in Misawa.

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Must see sites throughout all of Japan
51 See a sumo match. 52 Get your Hello Kitty fill at Sanrio Puroland, an indoor theme park in Tokyo. 53 Walk through the1Catch salmon at the Shimoda Salmon Festival.

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See thousands of cherry blossom trees at the CherryBlossom Festival in Hirosaki.

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Take a hike through Oirase Gorge.

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Feed the seagulls at Kabushima in Hachinohe.

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Photograph the wild horses of Cape Shiriya.

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See the large paper floats at the Aomori
Nebuta Festival.

See the Tottori Sand Dunes. 56 Watch the sunset over the Hashikuiiwa Rocks in Wakayama. 57 Visit the Floating Garden

Go snowshoeing through the Hakkoda
Mountains.

Observatory in Osaka. 58 Sample the local flavor in Dotombori. 59 See a geisha in the last remaining geisha district at Gion inPlay some arcade games at Fantasy Domein Hachinohe.

on Miyajima Island. 62 See the Japanese subculture in Yoyogi Park in Harajuku. 63 Cheer on the Rakuten Eagles at a14

Watch the swans at Shimoda Swan Park.

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Take the whole family to the Asamushi
Aquarium in Aomori.

Hunt for sea glass at Shipwreck Beach.

thousands of torii gates to Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. 54 Ride the rollercoasters at Fuji-Q Highland Park in Tokyo. 55Relax in the hot springs in Misawa.
20Kyoto. 60 See the hoar-frosted trees of Mt. Zao in Yamagata. 61 Take a picture of the floating torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine
Sendai baseball game. 64 Walk through the ancient forest on Yakushima Island. 65 Have a purrfect afternoon on Tashirojima Island,or Cat Island. 66 Hike the creepy Aokigahara Forest, more commonly known as the suicide forest. 67 Go camping at Yagen
Valley. 68 Visit all the animals at the Morioka Zoo. 69 See sweeping wisteria flowers in bloom at Ashikaga Flower Park. 70
Get a picture with Mickey Mouse at Tokyo Disneyland. 71 Go to the Sapporo Snow Festival. 72 Climb Mt. Fuji. 73 Watch
Sakurajima Volcano erupt in Kagoshima. 74 Ski the best powder in Japan at Niseko on Hokkaido. 75 See one of the most

9Buy fresh produce at the 9 Day Market.

beautiful shrines in Nikko. 76 Visit the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima. 77 Relax on a ferry boat cruise in Matsushima Bay. 78

10Get your picture taken in front of Big Buddha in Aomori.

Tour a samurai house in Kakunodate. 79 Go shopping in downtown Tokyo. 80 Camp at Noto Hanto in Ishikawa. 81 Takea beach vacation to Okinawa. 82 Take part in Fukagawa Hachiman, Tokyo’s massive water fight. 83 Hike the Northern Alps ofJapan. 84 Watch the live tuna auctions at the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. 85 Watch the snow monkeys soak in hot springs

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217at Snow Monkey Park in Nagano. 86 Watch local artisans work at the Morioka Handi-Works Square. 87 Tour the Kirin beer
factory after some outlet shopping in Sendai. 88 Get your contemporary art fix on the island of Naoshima. 89 See the “BigBuy trinkets and food items for friends andfamily at the Daiso 100 Yen Store.
Try a new kind of sushi at Kappa.

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Buy fresh fish at the Hachinohe Fish Market.

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Go thrift store shopping in Towada City.

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Pick seasonal fruit in Nanbu.

35thBuddha” of the south in Kamakura. 90 Go whale watching in Shikoku. 91 See a kabuki performance. 92 Walk along thetree covered path of Narukokyo Gorge in Osaki City. 93 Ride in a rickshaw in Tome City. 94 Shower climb on Uchimagi
Stream in Kuji City. 95 Catch the Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival in Morioka City. 96 Hike Maemori Plateau in Yamagata. 97See the Golden Pavillion in Kyoto. 98 See Japan’s most famous castle, Himeji Castle or White Heron Castle. 99 Visit Nara,
Japan’s oldest capital and first city.