Koyo Maigo – Day 6

Originally the plan was to head west on the Resort train Shirakami to the Shirakami-sanchi, an area of unspoiled forests and several small lakes. But ehh…. too far. Intead of spending 3 hours each way on a train I decides to make today a break day and just wander around the city.

After the delicious breakfast the first stop is the fish market.

Auga fish market

Auga fish market

 

Not too different from other fish markets in Japan. Less focus on luxury goods, no 5000Y crab for example.

Then my path turns east, taking a narrow loop of more or less the central city area.

Aomori

Aomori

During the walk I run across a shrine, one of the earliest in Aomori city. It’s a fairly large shrine for one that’s right in the middle of a city.

Utou shrine

Utou shrine

 

Utou shrine

Utou shrine

 

Utou shrine

Utou shrine

 

Dock area

Dock area

 

Trees along the pedestrian walk are apple trees

Trees along the pedestrian walk are apple trees

Early lunch. At the local fish and produce market they’ve come up with a creative way of selling their goods. Make it yourself donburi. Basically you buy vouchers and use the vouchers to exchange for rice, sashimi pieces and other seafoods from various vendors in the market.

It’s a nice way for the vendors to sell less popular cuts and attract people who are looking to have some seafood but don’t want to buy huge portions.

The vouchers come in 540Y for 5 piece or 1080Y for 10 piece. You’ll want to use 1 to get a bowl of rice, leaving the rest to exchange for other ingredients to go on top of the rice.

A voucher can get you 2 small slice of tuna or about a spoonful of small fish eggs or other less expensive ingredients. The good stuff like salmon cuts, crab meat, salmon roe, prawn will cost 2 or even 3 vouchers. If you’re looking for a pretty donburi (ie, completely covered with seafood) you should definitely get the 10 piece version.

 

Nokke Don voucher

Nokke Don voucher

 

Nokke Don ingredients

Nokke Don ingredients

 

Dining corner, there's free self-serve hot tea

Dining corner, there’s free self-serve hot tea

 

What 5 pieces voucher can get you

What 5 pieces voucher can get you

 

After lunch I continue touring the city. One thing I’ve noticed is Aomori is really into Halloween, many shops have Halloween themed decorations, some cake shops and restaurants even have Halloween special dishes. I’m not aware of such celebration in the bigger cities.

They're into halloween here

They’re into halloween here

 

Aomori

Aomori

Times go quickly. I didn’t take many photos today, instead more observing the way the city vibrates and revolves.

Dinner

Dinner

 

 

 

 

 

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