HACHINOHE, Aomori Prefecture--A single high-end variety of cherry fetched 40,000 yen ($296) during this year’s first auction here of the fruit, drawing gasps among bidders and spectators.

Aomori, the capital of Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, is a true winter wonderland. The city with a population of over 260,000, receives up to 26 feet of snow every year, most of which falls ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori Prefecture--Pretty as a picture, a train with its interior painted entirely in shocking pink runs through a green pastoral landscape in the Tsugaru region, making a fashion ...