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Lunch Pack

This sandwich series packs ingredients between slices of soft, fluffy bread. The edges of the slices of bread are pressed together, sealing the contents by fusing all the sides, so these sandwiches are easy to eat and won’t get your hands messy! There are prepared foods, sweets, and whole-grains series available.

• Food & Drink

Kinoko no Yama

Kinoko no Yama, a long-selling product that represents Meiji Co., Ltd. (hereafter, Meiji), has been a beloved national chocolate snack across generations since its launch in 1975. Its most distinctive feature is its cute mushroom-shaped form. The cracker is light and fragrant, while the chocolate portion has a two-layer structure that gives it a smooth melt-in-the-mouth texture. The slight saltiness of the cracker brings out the sweetness, while the clean finish makes it easy to enjoy.

• Snacks

Chicken Ramen Donburi

Chicken Ramen, the once-bagged variety now comes in a cup. It features a light and clean flavor derived from all-original chicken stock and roasted soy sauce. The taste is rich and smooth, featuring fluffy heaps of eggs as its main topping.

• Food & Drink

Aomori Prefectural Asamushi Aquarium

An aquarium that marked its 40th anniversary in July 2023 since opening. Located at the northernmost tip of Honshu, it’s easy to access from Hokkaido, too. Exhibits include a 15-meter-long tunnel tank that recreates the underwater world of nearby Mutsu Bay, and the Marine Mammal House where you can watch penguins, seals, and more swimming underwater, with around 300 species and 8,000 animals on display.

• Aomori
• Zoos & Aquariums

GariGarikun Soda

Japan’s classic ice treat, GariGarikun Soda, is a simple yet exceptionally well-crafted frozen treat made with soda-flavored ice on the outside and crunchy shaved ice on the inside. Its defining feature is this two-layer structure, with outer ice and inner shaved ice, allowing you to enjoy two different textures in one bar. Along with its refreshing soda flavor, it is also a long-selling product that has been loved by a wide range of generations, from children to adults, for many years.

• Snacks

JR EAST PASS (Tohoku Area)

This free-to-ride pass is available for global tourists and foreign Japan residents alike. It offers unlimited rides for 5 days on JR East lines, including bullet trains, limited express trains, BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), the entire Tokyo Monorail line, the entire Aoimori Railway line, and the entire Iwate Galaxy Railway (IGR) line, covering the area from Kanto to Tohoku. A major perk is the unlimited use of reserved seats on bullet trains and limited express trains within the valid period.

• Tohoku Region
• Kanto Region
• Tickets & Passes

Towada Art Center

The museum was opened in 2008 as the central facility of the city's art-based local cityscape project. Many of the works are large three-dimensional works in which the entire space becomes the work of art, rather than paintings. The art square across from the museum, as well as the streets surrounding it, are scattered with artworks, transforming the entire town into an open-air contemporary art museum.

• Aomori
• Museums

A-FACTORY

A-FACTORY is a good place to stop by at the end of your trip in Aomori Prefecture. It is a spot where you can find a wide variety of foodstuffs, sundries, traditional crafts, and gourmet foods produced in Aomori.

• Aomori
• Local Products Center & Souvenir Stores

Suruga Bay Ferry

“Suruga Bay Ferry” is a marine transportation service offering an Approx. 90-minute voyage across Suruga Bay, connecting Shimizu Port in Shizuoka Prefecture with Toi Port in West Izu. From the ferry, you can enjoy sweeping views of majestic Mt. Fuji from the coastline to the summit, along with a 360-degree panoramic view. The vessel in service is the Suruga Bay Ferry ship “Fuji.”

• Shizuoka
• Ships

Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden)

Enoshima Electric Railway, affectionately known as the “Enoden,” is a private railway operating an approximately 10-kilometer line connecting Fujisawa City and Kamakura City in Kanagawa Prefecture. The line opened in 1902 between Fujisawa and Katase (now Enoshima), and for more than 120 years it has served both as a vital means of daily transportation for local residents and as a key railway supporting tourism in the area.

• Kamakura
• Trains & Subway