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Snow in northeastern Japan

Vehicles drive on Dec. 22, 2024, as snow continues to fall in Aomori, northeastern Japan.

Vegetable "hina" dolls featuring celebrities

AOMORI, Japan, Feb. 27 Kyodo - Japanese "hina" dolls made from about 50 vegetables and fruits depict celebrities at a roadside station in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2017. Among them are U.S. President Donald Trump (L in top row), Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R in top row) and Piko Taro (3rd from L in 3rd row), known for his song, "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen." Hina dolls are traditionally displayed at the girls' festival on March 3.

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Bird flu strain detected in ducks in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Officials gather on Nov. 29, 2016, at a farm in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori, where ducks tested positive for the H5 bird flu strain in preliminary testing. The Aomori prefectural government was culling about 16,500 birds.

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Pet dogs on the slide in Japan

AOMORI, Japan, Dec. 25 Kyodo - A woman walks with her dogs through a snow covered street in Aomori, Japan, in December 2014. The aging population and the higher cost of keeping dogs has likely contributed to the sliding number of pet canines in Japan, with cats overtaking them in 2017 for the first time since an annual survey began in 1994, according to industry experts.

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Heavy snow in Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A man removes snow from a roof in a shopping district in the northeastern Japanese city of Aomori on Dec. 7, 2014.

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Heavy snow in Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A woman shovels snow in a shopping district in the northeastern Japanese city of Aomori on Dec. 7, 2014.

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Coal on fire on 'Stove train'

AOMORI, Japan - A conductor on the "stove train" puts coal in a stove in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on Honshu, on Dec. 1, 2014. The Tsugaru Railway Co.'s popular train operates from Dec. 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.

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Tsunami-swept shrine gates to return from U.S.

AOMORI, Japan - A smartphone photo shows on Nov. 18, 2014, a battered piece of a Japanese shrine's "torii" gate that washed up on the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon after being swept away in the 2011 tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. The inscriptions bearing a donor's name, Toshimi Takahashi, and the date of his donation became the crucial clues to tracing its origin back to a shrine in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture.

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Crowd gathers for tuna-filleting show in northern Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A large crowd of people watch a show to fillet a huge tuna during a "maguro" (tuna) festival on Oct. 25, 2014, in Oma, a town in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, known for its traditional pole-and-line fishing.

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Tuna-filleting show held as part of festival in north Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A huge tuna is filleted during a "maguro" (tuna) festival on Oct. 25, 2014, in Oma, a town in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, known for its traditional pole-and-line fishing.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day-run

AOMORI, Japan - Dancers called "haneto" dance around a large lantern float as the annual Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for a 6-day run in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014. According to organizers, the festival attracts as many as three million people every year.

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Hirosaki Neputa Festival begins

AOMORI, Japan - An illuminated Neputa lantern is drawn in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014, during Hirosaki Neputa Festival started the same day.

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Dazai's 105th birthday commemorated

AOMORI, Japan - An admirer of the late Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai pays a floral tribute at his statue in his birthplace Goshogawahara, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, June 19, 2014, on the 105th anniversary of his birth.

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Last 'Akebono' night train arrives at Aomori Station

AOMORI, Japan - The last "Akebono" overnight express train from Ueno Station in Tokyo arrives at its final destination, Aomori Station in northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2014. East Japan Railway Co. decided to retire the Akebono, which began operating in October 1970, due to aging train cars and a decrease in passengers.

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'Nebuta' artists already preparing for next year's festival

AOMORI, Japan - Male and female dancers called "haneto" sway with a large nebuta lantern produced by nebuta artist Hiroo Takenami during the Nebuta Festival on Aug. 2, 2013, in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. (Photo by Yohei Kanasashi)

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Record snow in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - A tourist tries to dig out a car buried in snow in the Sukayu hot spring resort in Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 25, 2013. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a new snow accumulation record for existing observation points in Japan was set the same day, with Sukayu registering 550 centimeters as of 11 a.m.

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Int'l panel inspects Aomori archaeological site

AOMORI, Japan - An inspector (center R) from the International Council on Monuments and Sites visits the Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site in the city of Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011, to assess Japan's recommendation that it be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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New shinkansen train

AOMORI, Japan - The new Hayabusa bullet train heads for JR Shin-Aomori Station in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on March 5, 2011. The train debuted the same day on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line, linking Tokyo with Shin-Aomori in three hours and 10 minutes on its fastest run.

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Arrietty garden

AOMORI, Japan - The Seibien garden in Hirakawa, Aomori Prefecture, in a photo taken on July 31, 2010, has seen an increase in visitors since Studio Ghibli used it as the model for a house and garden in its latest animated film ''Karigurashi no Arrietty'' (The Borrower Arrietty).

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Aomori Nebuta Festival

AOMORI, Japan - A large float featuring samurai warriors, covered by a vinyl sheet due to rain, proceeds down a street during the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2010.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival

AOMORI, Japan - A large float featuring samurai warriors, covered by a vinyl sheet due to rain, proceeds down a street during the Aomori Nebuta Festival in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2010.

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Reprocessed nuclear waste arrives in Japan from Britain

AOMORI, Japan - A shipping cask containing vitrified radioactive waste is lifted by crane from a freighter at Mutsu Ogawara port in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. The nuclear waste from fuel used in Japanese plants was transported back to Japan after being reprocessed in Britain, the first shipment of its kind to arrive from the country.

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Nuclear waste arrives in Japan from Britain

AOMORI, Japan - A freighter carrying high-level radioactive vitrified waste from Britain arrives at Mutsu Ogawara port in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. The shipment, which comprises of nuclear waste reprocessed in Britain from fuels used at Japanese plants, is the first of its kind coming from Britain back into Japan.

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Nebuta Festival begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - A large float moves through a street in Aomiri, the capital of Aomori Prefecture, as the annual Nebuta Festival begins a six-day run on Aug. 2.

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N. Korea launches 'satellite' despite international pressure

AOMORI, Japan - An official of the Aomori prefectural government writes information on a board at the prefectural government building after receiving word from the central government that North Korea launched what it claims to be a communications satellite.

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Rare 'marimo' algae balls found in Aomori lake

AOMORI, Japan - A girl looks at ''marimo'' algae balls in a fish tank at Aquarium Asamushi in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, on Jan. 10. The greenish algae balls which have been found in Lake Ogawara in the northern Japan prefecture since last fall have drawn scientists' attention as it is rare for the algae to live in lakes such as Ogawara in which fresh and salt water is mixed. Marimos are a type of algae formed by many small strings of algae tangling together in a spherical pattern, forming a velvety green surface.

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Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A section of the ceiling collapsed at a public hall in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, when a strong quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern Japan during the early hours of July 24.

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Strong earthquake jolts northeastern Japan

AOMORI, Japan - A building in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, is damaged in a strong earthquake that jolted northeastern Japan, including Aomori and Iwate prefectures, during the early hours of July 24. The 12:26 a.m. quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.8.

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4 bodies recovered from sunken boat off Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard on April 7 recovered a body from a sunken scallop fishing boat in Mutsu Bay off Aomori Prefecture and another three bodies from the seabed around the vessel. Relatives (two in center) of still missing fishermen are told by a rescuer (L, bottom) that three bodies had been found. Eight crew members aboard the 5.1-ton Nikko Maru went missing on April 5.

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U.S. Misawa Air Base unveils missile defense system to locals

AOMORI, Japan - The U.S. military invited local officials to view a U.S. antimissile defense system near the U.S. Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture on Nov. 6. The photo shows a U.S. army officer explaining the functions of a mobile information processing system known as JTAGS to about 50 invited officials from the city of Misawa and the adjoining town of Tohoku. The system was deployed at the U.S. base last month.

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4 N. Korean defectors sent to immigration center in Ushiku

AOMORI, Japan - A police bus carrying four North Korean asylum-seekers leave the Goshogawara police station in Aomori Prefecture on way to the Aomori airport on June 6. The four will be housed at the Immigration Bureau detention center in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture before they fly to South Korea for asylum.

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Avalanche kills 2 skiers, injures 7 in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - A person who was injured in an avalanche near a mountaintop ropeway station on the Hakkoda mountain range in Aomori Prefecture is carried into an ambulance on Feb. 14.

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Nebuta Festival begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - A large float parades through the thoroughfare of Aomiri, capital of Aomori Prefecture, as the annual Nebuta Festival begins for a six-day run on Aug. 2.

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Residents voice concern at public hearing on Oma nuclear plant

AOMORI, Japan - A fisherman asks his question about possible impact on the local fishing industry at a public hearing held on Oct. 19 on Electric Power Development Co.'s plan to build a nuclear power plant in the town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture.

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(1)1st batch of 3rd replacement ground troops leaves for Iraq

AOMORI, Japan - The first batch of a third replacement contingent of Ground Self-Defense Force troops leaves Aomori airport Aug. 8 for Iraq via Kuwait to continue carrying out Japan's humanitarian aid operations in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah. (Pool photo)

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(2)Nebuta Festival begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - One of giants floats is lit up as the annual ''Nebuta Festival'' gets under way in Aomori city on Aug. 2.

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(1)Nebuta Festival begins in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - The main street of Aomori city bustles with tourists and locals as the annual ''Nebuta Festival'' gets under way.

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N. Korean athletes head for home

AOMORI, Japan - A delegation of North Korean athletes arrives at Aomori airport Feb. 9 to return home after the Winter Asian Games closed the previous day with a ceremony at Aoi-Mori Arena, Aomori Prefecture.

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(3)Winter Asian Games end

AOMORI, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Princess Masako attend the closing ceremony of the Winter Asian Games at Aoi-Mori Arena in Aomori, northern Japan. (Pool photo)

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(1)Winter Asian Games end

AOMORI, Japan - Athletes from North Korea (L) and South Korea chat in a gathering of officials and participants in the Winter Asian Games on Feb. 8 ahead of the closing ceremony of the sports events in Aomori, northern Japan.

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(3)N. Korean delegates for Winter Asian Games in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - The North Korean delegation for the Winter Asian Games watches their country's flag being hoisted in a ceremony welcoming the delegates Jan. 29 at a park in front of the Aomori prefectural office.

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Aomori residents prepare for Winter Asian Games

AOMORI, Japan - Two elementary schoolchildren try to start a fire by ancient technique, to light a torch for the Winter Asian Games in Aomori in a rehearsal at the Sannai Maruyama Jomon period excavation site on Jan. 24. The opening ceremony for eight-day event will take place on Feb. 1.

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Nebuta Festival gets under way

AOMORI, Japan - The famous ''Nebuta matsuri (festival)'' featuring large paper-made floats begins in Aomori, northern Honshu, on Aug. 2. The floats have enormous images of popular legendary characters and are lit from the inside, making them glow eerily in the dark. After the festival, they are thrown into a river or the sea as a means of sending away illness or bad fortune.

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Nebuta festival begins

AOMORI, Japan - With a giant float in the back, people enjoy the famous annual Nebuta festival that began in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, on August 2.

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Year's first apple crop auctioned

AOMORI, Japan - The year's first crop of apples in the northern Japan prefecture of Aomori is auctioned at the Hirosaki central fruit and vegetable market August 3.