Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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The top three snowiest cities in the world are all located in Japan, and Aomori city takes the cake, getting around 8 meters of snow per year. In this video, we see what it's like to travel in Aomori in the middle of winter, visiting the Hakkoda mountains, a snow lantern festival and trying the local food.

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Hakkoda Ropeway - aomori-tourism.com/en/spot/detail_122.html
Furukawa Fish Market - aomori-tourism.com/en/spot/detail_1891.html
A Factory - aomori-tourism.com/en/spot/detail_3697.html

//CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:33 Why is Aomori so snowy?
1:20 The Hakkoda Mountains
3:20 Hirosaki Snow Lantern Festival
4:42 Van life in winter
7:59 Furukawa Fish Market
11:26 Living with the snow
13:17 Aomori apple pie

#winter #japan #travel