"My Favorite thing to do, is to go where I have never been"- Diane Arbus
Apple picking in Hirosaki Ringo Park.
This weekend I went apple picking with a group of foreigners ( from outside of Japan), my neighbor Emma organized a little outing. Aomori Prefecture is widely known for the variety of apples they grow. When I first arrived I remember seeing all the beautiful orchards and immediately recognizing that they were apple trees. The trees were much shorter I though, and after asking I found out people intentionally grow them short (in Y shapes) so that people don't have to use ladders when picking the fruit! Typically older folks are out in the orchards picking the fruits. Another observation I have made is that the apples are breed differently here. When you cut an apple they don't turn ugly brown! I leave apples in my fridge, already cut for later and they were still as crispy and white on the inside as when I freshly cut them (cut and left for daysss)...weird right? At least the apples I have eaten in the states always turn brown a little after cutting them.
Anyhow, the apple park in Hirosaki was so much fun! We happened to unknowingly go on a festival day so they had all kinds of fun stuff to see and enjoy! and of course apple flavored everything! Here are some pictures of my Sunday Fun Day.
So crispy and juicy! this is the Hirosaki Fuji.
Put on a sun hat and coat and pose!
Giant fresh apple pie! (they are cutting it up into squares)
Need I explain? Apple flavored delicious creamy ice cream!!!
Baking their bread on a stick! (of course apple flavored dough)
Views of Mount Iwaki from the Apple Park.
View of the festival from the viewpoint hill.
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