Hakkoda Mountains or Hakkoda-san (八甲田山) and the surrounding areas are famous in the Tohoku region for being one of the best sightseeing locations for the autumn leaves, or koyo (紅葉). When we arrived in mid-October, the leaves on Hakkoda were starting to change color but the surrounding areas at the lower elevations were still mostly green. Similar to cherry blossom season, you have to be lucky with timing and weather to see the autumn leaves at their peak color without them falling from the trees. The colors could have been a deeper orange on the mountains so I will be sure to return to this area again to see it at its best.
Locations:
Nebuta Museum WA RASSE (青森市文化観光交流施設 ねぶたの家 ワ・ラッセ)
A-Factory (エーファクトリー)
Hakkoda Mountains (八甲田山)
Lake Towada (十和田湖)
Sukayu Onsen(酸ヶ湯温泉)
Aomori City is located only a few hours North of Sendai via bullet train. To get to Hakkoda-san, you can take public transit (JR East) buses that depart from Aomori Station and pass through Shin-Aomori Station that take you directly to the base of the Hakkoda Ropeway in about one hour. These buses can also take you to Lake Towada and Oirase Stream which are also popular destinations for autumn leaves. Lake Towada offers boat rides that can take you around Towadako or Towadako to Nenokuchi.
The Let’s Go Series was produced to inspire my students to get outside and explore. The premise is that the majority of the dialogue is with basic English so that junior high school students learning English as a second language can follow along.
Go Beyond!
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