Hirosaki

Hirosaki is one of Northern Tohoku's most attractive cities. It's most famous for its sweet apples, and its only real cultural attraction is a small but photogenic, reconstructed castle. The town has a very appealing, easy-going nature, and this is suitably reflected in a local slang word, azumashii, or "a feeling of coziness." Perhaps owing to latitude and topography, there also a blue-tinged component to the light that is reminiscent of Santa Fe or Taos, New Mexico.