Why life in Aomori is so DIFFERENT | Japan Station 194

On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about some of the unique aspects of living in Aomori Prefecture.

👉Topics Discussed

• What it’s like living in Aomori Prefecture
• About the Shimokita Peninsula
• Why life in Aomori can be so inconvenient
• What “English Toast” is (igirisu tōsuto, イギリストースト)
• What igirisu tōsuto is
• About the history of igirisu tōsuto
• Why people in Aomori throw peanuts at oni on Setsubun instead of soybeans
• The dialects of Aomori
• How Aomori became one of Japan’s biggest centers for apple production
• About senbeijiru (rice cracker soup)
• And much more!

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