February 12 / Tsugaru Wonderful (1)
Tsuru-no-Mai Bridge, 300 meters (985ft) long, Tsuruta-town, Aomori-ken : the longest triple arched wooden bridge in Japan.
Tsuru no Mai Bridge (=Crane Dance Bridge) was built in 1994 overTsugaru Fujimi Lake. Since the bridge resembles a crane flying in the sky it's called so. People believe to have a long life by walking across the bridge.
"Tsugaru" is an old name for Western part of Aomori-ken and is also famous forTsugaru-jamisen (津軽三味線) or Tsugaru-shamisen which refers to both the Japanese genre of shamisen (a three-stringed lute instrument that somewhat resembles a banjo) music originating from Tsugaru Peninsula and the instrument it is performed with. It is performed throughout Japan, though associations with the Tsugaru remain strong. Tsugaru-jamisen is considered the most recognized genre of shamisen music, and has enjoyed multiple periods of popularity in Japan.
(Chikuzan Takahashi 1911-1998, a renowned Japanese Tsugaru-jamisen performer and composer )
JR Gono Line (147km between Aomori and Akita) : Travelers have chosen this train line as the nation's one of the most scenic local lines. (Rakuten Travel)
The clincher was its grand views from the train that skirts the edge of the Sea of Japan with a mountainous green background of the UNESCO world heritage site, the Shirakami Sanchi highlands.
(Apple trees along the Gono Line)
Aomori-ken are producing more than 50 per cent of apples in Japan.
("Tsugaru" is also the brand name of 2nd most sold Apples from Aomori-ken)
Shirakami Sanchi : Situated in the mountains of Aomori-ken, this trackless site includes the last virgin remains of the cool-temperate forest of Siebold's beech trees that once covered the hills and mountain slopes of northern Japan.
The black bear, the serow and 87 species of birds can be found in this forest.
Tsugaru's Winter scenes to continue .... plenty of SNOW and ONSEN ....
Tsuru no Mai Bridge (=Crane Dance Bridge) was built in 1994 overTsugaru Fujimi Lake. Since the bridge resembles a crane flying in the sky it's called so. People believe to have a long life by walking across the bridge.
"Tsugaru" is an old name for Western part of Aomori-ken and is also famous forTsugaru-jamisen (津軽三味線) or Tsugaru-shamisen which refers to both the Japanese genre of shamisen (a three-stringed lute instrument that somewhat resembles a banjo) music originating from Tsugaru Peninsula and the instrument it is performed with. It is performed throughout Japan, though associations with the Tsugaru remain strong. Tsugaru-jamisen is considered the most recognized genre of shamisen music, and has enjoyed multiple periods of popularity in Japan.
(Chikuzan Takahashi 1911-1998, a renowned Japanese Tsugaru-jamisen performer and composer )
JR Gono Line (147km between Aomori and Akita) : Travelers have chosen this train line as the nation's one of the most scenic local lines. (Rakuten Travel)
The clincher was its grand views from the train that skirts the edge of the Sea of Japan with a mountainous green background of the UNESCO world heritage site, the Shirakami Sanchi highlands.
(Apple trees along the Gono Line)
Aomori-ken are producing more than 50 per cent of apples in Japan.
("Tsugaru" is also the brand name of 2nd most sold Apples from Aomori-ken)
Shirakami Sanchi : Situated in the mountains of Aomori-ken, this trackless site includes the last virgin remains of the cool-temperate forest of Siebold's beech trees that once covered the hills and mountain slopes of northern Japan.
The black bear, the serow and 87 species of birds can be found in this forest.
Tsugaru's Winter scenes to continue .... plenty of SNOW and ONSEN ....
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