HIROSAKI, Aomori Prefecture--Hirosaki Castle can now fit in the palm of your hand, thanks to a local advertising designer and a Brazilian man.

While much of the country’s cherry blossoms have shed their pink and white petals by the end of April, head to the Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival in Aomori Prefecture. Enjoy more than 2,600 ...

Hirosaki Castle. Hirosaki Castle illuminated during the Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival. Tsugaru Tamenobu (1550–1607), feudal lord of the Tsugaru domain in what is now western Aomori ...

400: That’s about how many years old Japan’s Hirosaki Castle is. It’s also how many tons it weighs. And yet it was successfully lifted two feet in the air and 230 feet down the road. That ...

The castle city of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, has moved into the digital currency age with the launch of a project to use bitcoin to lure international travelers and preserve the city's historic ...

Over the weekend I drove to Hirosaki, a western city of Aomori, known for beautiful cherry blossoms. There are about 2600 cherry trees around the famous castle built in 1611 by the Tsugaru Clan.

Over the weekend I drove to Hirosaki, a western city of Aomori, known for beautiful cherry blossoms. There are about 2600 cherry trees around the famous castle built in 1611 by the Tsugaru Clan.