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Neputa ねぷた

ちなみに弘前で「ねぷた」の事を「ねぶた」って言うと命の保証は無いと笑顔で言われたんだ…

Hi there. It's been a while since I last posted a blog.

I traveled to the Tohoku district of Japan last weekend and it was a great experience, so I want to share my photos.

Train for Sightseeing

I took a train called Resort Shirakami from Akita Station. This is a special train to see and enjoy the view from the train window. You can have a nice view of the rice fields and the Japan Ocean from the big window.

I bought an apple juice on the train. It was good.

Hiking at Shirakami-Sanchi

I hiked around many lakes at Shirakami-Sanchi. It is the hottest season in Japan now, with the peak temperature is 37 degrees Celsius in Tokyo, but Shirakami-Sanchi is not so hot here.

The lake called Aoike ( Blue Lake ) looks really beautiful deep blue. It seems the water is very clear.

The water from the mountain was surprisingly cold. I was very refreshed to touch it.

Neputa Matsuri

Neputa Matsuri is a very famous summer festival in Aomori. This was my first time to see Neputa.

Neputa is called “a moving art museum”. Floats with dynamic and beautiful drawing parades through the town.

Most of the drawings were of warriors and beautiful women, but sometimes scary ones showed up. I really enjoyed it.