Hirosaki Park is home to Japan’s oldest Yoshino tree, which was planted in 1882. Also, be on the lookout for the heart-shaped opening in the foliage created by two neighboring trees.

The lifespan of somei yoshino is generally between 60 to 80 years, but Hirosaki Park has more than 400 trees that are over a century old. The tree that was donated by the former Hirosaki domain in ...

In its heyday, it was the center of the Hirosaki Domain of the Tsugaru daimyo clan. Unlike Kakunodate, which preserved its Edo heritage, Hirosaki jumped into Meiji Period (1868-1912) modernization ...

Kiyokawa has been studying the “ninja house” by looking into old maps and publications associated with the Hirosaki Domain. He said the structure was apparently used as an operational base for ...

Cover and We’s Star announced there will be a special Mori Calliope pin given away when people buy the MoriZakura liqueur inspired by the Hololive Vtuber at the Hirosaki Sakura Festival.

read “Okyo’s work” and “Morioka Shuzen (1735-1785), Hirosaki Domain’s chief retainer, donated it to Kudoji temple in 1784.” The committee confirmed the background information by ...

With its massive fan-shaped paper floats depicting heroic images of legendary warriors, the annual Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri is among the most popular traditional festivals in Japan. If you missed ...