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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken March 27, 2025, shows a "snow corridor" created every spring to reopen an eight-kilometer section of Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, after its wintertime closure.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken March 27, 2025, shows a "snow corridor" created every spring to reopen an eight-kilometer section of Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, after its wintertime closure.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken March 27, 2025, shows a "snow corridor" created every spring to reopen an eight-kilometer section of Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, after its wintertime closure.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

The Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a "snow corridor" connecting the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, reopens on March 28, 2024, after closing during winter, ushering in spring. Driving on the eight-kilometer road, which has a snow wall of up to 7 meters high, will be permitted from April 1.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

The Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a "snow corridor" connecting the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, reopens on March 28, 2024, after closing during winter, ushering in spring. Driving on the eight-kilometer road, which has a snow wall of up to 7 meters high, will be permitted from April 1.

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Autumn foliage in northeastern Japan

TOWADA, Japan, Oct. 26 Kyodo - People snap photos of a forest of colorful autumn trees reflecting off the surface of Tsutanuma Lake in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in the early hours of Oct. 26, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Autumn foliage in northeastern Japan

People snap photos of a forest of colorful autumn trees reflecting off the surface of Tsutanuma Lake in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in the early hours of Oct. 26, 2023.

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Autumn foliage in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in the early hours of Oct. 26, 2023, shows a forest of colorful autumn trees reflecting off the surface of Tsutanuma Lake in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

The Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, known as a "snow corridor" connecting the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, reopens after wintertime closure on March 29, 2023, ushering in spring. Driving the eight-kilometer road with a snow wall up to 6.5 meters high will be permitted from April 1.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken March 29, 2023, shows a "snow corridor," or walls of snow created every spring to reopen the eight-kilometer section of the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, after its wintertime closure.

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Man seeks to vitalize hometown with local gourmet fame

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroyuki Hatanaka, a beauty salon operator in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, talks about how he has led a group of volunteers to use beef-based local cuisine to help vitalize his hometown in this undated photo. The dish, known as "Towada Barayaki" in which beef ribs and onions seasoned with sweet and spicy soy sauce are grilled on a hot plate, won the "B-1 Gold Grand Prix" title in an annual contest of local cuisine in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2014.

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Gratification exchanged over Mt. Ontake search mission

NAGANO, Japan - The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members of Camp Matsumoto on Nov. 19, 2014, gave hand-made brooches, seen in this photo, to students of the Otaki elementary and junior high school in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, who sang songs to them. The GSDF had parked their vehicles at the school's playground during the search mission for missing victims in the Mt. Otake explosion. The brooches were sent from a former GSDF member in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, to Camp Matsumoto.

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Aomori group wins 'B-1 Grand Prix' food contest

KORIYAMA, Japan - Members of a group from Towada, Aomori Prefecture, react with joy after winning the first prize for a grilled beef flank dish called "Towada barayaki" at the ninth "B-1 Grand Prix" national food contest for popular local dishes in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 19, 2014.

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Snow on Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line cleared

AOMORI, Japan - A snowplow clears a path at Kasamatsutoge in Aomori Prefecture, midpoint of the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line (National Highway Route 103), on March 27, 2014. The route linking the city of Aomori in northeastern Japan and areas around Lake Towada, with walls of snow accumulating as high as 8 meters on its sides, will be reopened to ordinary traffic from April 1 after being closed for winter.

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Towada leaves for Indian Ocean on fuel supply mission

KURE, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel wave as the supply ship Towada leaves its home port in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Nov. 10 for the Indian Ocean for a refueling mission to support the U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan.

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Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

TOWADA, Japan - Rock falls triggered by a strong earthquake block a road in Towada, Aomori Prefecture on July 24. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern Japan including Iwate and Aomori prefectures during the early hours of the day.

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Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

TOWADA, Japan - Rock falls triggered by a strong earthquake block a road in Towada, Aomori Prefecture on July 24. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern Japan including Iwate and Aomori prefectures at 12:26 a.m. on the day.

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Akita inspects chicken farms over deadly avian flu virus

AKITA, Japan - Health officials inspect a chicken farm near Lake Towada in Akita on April 30 after the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected in dead swans found in the lakeside town Kosaka on April 21.

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(1)MSDF supply ship Tokiwa returns from Arabian Sea

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship Tokiwa returned April 22 to its home port of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, after a six-month mission in the Arabian Sea to refuel U.S. and allied warships. The Tokiwa was replaced by the Towada, which left its home port in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, March 14.

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2 MSDF ships return from antiterrorism mission in Arabian Sea

SASEBO, Japan - The 8,100-ton supply vessel Towada of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) returns to its base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 25 for maintenance from a mission to support the U.S.-led antiterrorism campaign. Towada and the 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri returned home after a five-month mission.

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(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.

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(5)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

KURE, Japan - Family members wave flags as the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada sets sail from Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture for Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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MSDF holds drill to evacuate overseas Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) troops conduct an exercise Nov. 7 aboard the supply ship Towada simulating the evacuation of Japanese nationals from an overseas trouble spot.

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Crown prince, princess enjoy hiking

ASHIRO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and his wife Princess Masako (L) enjoy hiking Aug. 3 on the Hachimantai Plateau in Towada-Hachimantai National Park in Ashiro, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan. The imperial couple were on vacation in the prefecture.

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Snow removed from road in northeastern Japan

Snow is removed on the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, on March 29, 2022. The road that has been closed during winter due to accumulated snow will reopen for vehicles on April 1.

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Snow removed from road in northeastern Japan

Snow is removed on the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, on March 29, 2022. The road that has been closed during winter due to accumulated snow will reopen for vehicles on April 1.

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Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line road in northeastern Japan

Photo taken March 29, 2022, shows the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada. The road that has been closed during winter due to accumulated snow will reopen for vehicles on April 1.

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"Snow corridor" in northeastern Japan

Photo taken March 29, 2022, shows a "snow corridor," or walls of snow created every spring to reopen the eight-kilometer section of the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, a road linking the northeastern Japan city of Aomori and Lake Towada, after its wintertime closure.

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(5)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

KURE, Japan - Family members wave flags as the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada sets sail from Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture for Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.

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Towada leaves for Indian Ocean on fuel supply mission

KURE, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel wave as the supply ship Towada leaves its home port in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Nov. 10 for the Indian Ocean for a refueling mission to support the U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan. (Kyodo)

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Katsuura team from Chiba Pref. wins local food contest

Members of a team from Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, make tantanmen spicy noodles during the 10th B-1 local food contest held in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2015. The team won this year's grand prix with the noodles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Katsuura team from Chiba Pref. wins local food contest

Members of a team from Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, celebrate on Oct. 4, 2015, as they won the grand prix at the 10th B-1 local food contest in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, with their tantanmen spicy noodles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Team from small island runner-up in local food contest

Members of the Tsushima Tonchan Butai team from the southern Japanese island of Tsushima rejoice in Towada, northern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2015, after their grilled pork dish finished second in the 10th "B-1 Grand Prix" regional food contest. The winner was the Katsuura Tantanmen noodle dish from Katsuura, eastern Japan, the runner-up in last year's competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Grilled pork from southern island runner-up in local food contest

Members of the Tsushima Tonchan Butai team from the southern Japanese island of Tsushima grill pork in the 10th annual "B-1 Grand Prix" competition on Oct. 4, 2015, in Towada, northern Japan. The team finished second in the regional food contest. The winner was the Katsuura Tantanmen noodle dish from Katsuura, eastern Japan, the runner-up in last year's competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local gourmet festival "B-1 Grand Prix" held in Aomori, north Japan

Members of the Towada Barayaki Seminar group distribute its grilled beef dish to visitors at the 10th "B-1 Grand Prix" regional food contest in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2015. The dish won the previous year's competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local gourmet festival "B-1 Grand Prix" held in Aomori, north Japan

Participants in the annual regional food contest "B-1 Grand Prix" attend an opening ceremony in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2015. The two-day event, the 10th since it was first held in 2006 in Aomori's Hachinohe, was expected to attract about 300,000 visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

TOWADA, Japan - Rock falls triggered by a strong earthquake block a road in Towada, Aomori Prefecture on July 24. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern Japan including Iwate and Aomori prefectures during the early hours of the day. (Kyodo)

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Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

TOWADA, Japan - Rock falls triggered by a strong earthquake block a road in Towada, Aomori Prefecture on July 24. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern Japan including Iwate and Aomori prefectures at 12:26 a.m. on the day. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in front of artworks by Yayoi Kusama at a square outside Towada Art Center in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 11, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

People gather along a roadside to watch the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Aomori Prefecture city of Towada, northeastern Japan, on June 11, 2021, wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

People gather along a roadside to watch the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Aomori Prefecture city of Towada, northeastern Japan, on June 11, 2021, wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in front of artworks by Yayoi Kusama at a square outside Towada Art Center in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 11, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A roadside in the Aomori Prefecture city of Towada, northeastern Japan, is crowded with people watching the Tokyo Olympic torch relay on June 11, 2021.

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Gratification exchanged over Mt. Ontake search mission

NAGANO, Japan - The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members of Camp Matsumoto on Nov. 19, 2014, gave hand-made brooches, seen in this photo, to students of the Otaki elementary and junior high school in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, who sang songs to them. The GSDF had parked their vehicles at the school's playground during the search mission for missing victims in the Mt. Otake explosion. The brooches were sent from a former GSDF member in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, to Camp Matsumoto. (Kyodo)

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Aomori group wins 'B-1 Grand Prix' food contest

KORIYAMA, Japan - Members of a group from Towada, Aomori Prefecture, react with joy after winning the first prize for a grilled beef flank dish called "Towada barayaki" at the ninth "B-1 Grand Prix" national food contest for popular local dishes in Koriyama in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 19, 2014. (Kyodo)

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(1)MSDF supply ship Tokiwa returns from Arabian Sea

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship Tokiwa returned April 22 to its home port of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, after a six-month mission in the Arabian Sea to refuel U.S. and allied warships. The Tokiwa was replaced by the Towada, which left its home port in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, March 14. (Kyodo)

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