Aomori's Amazing Apples

The best way to enjoy apples is pick them yourself

Giovanni Perez Mar 13, 2015 - 2 min read

<p>I was taught by my boss's mom on how Aomori citizens eat apples naturally. Apparently it is straight from the tree. It was a delicious treat </p>

<p>A friend of mine from Switzerland came and joined in on the wonderful apple picking experience</p>

<p>I call this Gio 1, Apple 0 . This is the first bite I took when I was taught how Aomori people eat apples. </p>

<p>This picture entails the wonderful people we helped picking apples with. In the background you can also see Mt.Iwaki</p>

<p>This pictures shows the apples that are gently placed in wooden crates to be shipped off to an apple factory. If you were wondering, yes it is as good as it looks. </p>

<p>A picture showing how gentle you have to place the apples in the basket to prevent from any damage. </p>

<p>A picture of the apples collected that are put in a basket to later be put in a 20kg crate. </p>

When I am not teaching English, I am trying to find places that are secretly hidden in Aomori. I was invited by my boss to join him and his family in picking apples in their own apple orchard in beautiful Hirosaki. However, nearby is Ringo (Apple) Land with restaurants and a hot spring ready to welcome all. There are apple picking experiences all throughout the prefecture during apple season (early September to mid November), so any tourist center should be able to point you in the right direction.

I had no experience in picking apples, but seeing as that more than 50 % of Japan's apples come from Aomori, I dived head first into the opportunity. Apples were everywhere, you can see them, smell them, taste them, touch them, and even hear the small click they made when you picked them from the tree. I was in an apple wonderland full of enjoyment and bliss. These photos are just some few pictures I took that encapsulates the wonderful time I had when I picked apples in Aomori.

Giovanni Perez @giovanni.perez

Hello, I am Giovanni Perez! I am from Long Beach, California but I am currently residing in Aomori, Japan. I have been living in Japan as an English teacher for about 2 years and 7 months. I enjoy and love every moment of it. I live in the country side of Aomori, Tsugaru-city to be exact! Tsugaru...