And then some. That’s how much snow fell last year in Aomori City, in the northern Tohoku region of Japan. But it was just another winter in this coastal city that’s home to nearly 300,000 people.

The winter months in Aomori prefecture can mean delays and stoppages in public transportation and roads filled with abandoned cars, among other things. But the city and the surrounding area also ...

A single hot springs inn surrounded by forestland, Sukayu Onsen is a little over an hour from the city center of Aomori ... rarely go above 20ºC. In the winter, the area has some of the heaviest ...

But for a truly whimsical winter wonderland, sign up for the Oirase Ice Falls Tour in Aomori prefecture. The bus tour takes you on a journey through the Oirase Gorge in Towada Hachimantai National ...

And then some. That’s how much snow fell last year in Aomori City, in the northern Tohoku region of Japan. But it was just another winter in this coastal city that’s home to nearly 300,000 people.

But for a truly whimsical winter wonderland, sign up for the Oirase Ice Falls Tour in Aomori prefecture. The bus tour takes you on a journey through the Oirase Gorge in Towada Hachimantai National ...