Photo courtesy of Higashinoshiro Station, JR East Akita Branch Office The JR Gonoh Line is closed on some sections due to the heavy rain that occurred in August 2022. Please see JR East HP for details. (Added on 8/29/2022)JR East HP (Tohoku Area Operation Information) When traveling in Aomori Prefecture, everyone sees marks, decorations, and paintings with apple motifs along the way at least once. The Gono Line running through the Tsugaru Plain is no exception, and you are sure to see them at least once from the train window. The Gono Line touches the soul of the Aomori people by following the "apples" nurtured by the land of Aomori Prefecture. From Kawabe to Goshogawara, Fujisaki Town, Itayanagi Town, and Goshogawara is an area known as the "apple village. Apple groves spread out on both sides of the line, and the red apples in autumn and the beautiful apple blossoms in early spring are a sight to behold. The Gono Line is not the only line to have a section overlooking the sea, but this is probably the only one that has a view of apples all over the area. Kawabe Station, the last stop on the Gonoh Line, is marked with an apple logo. This shows that apples are indispensable for travel on the Gono-Line.
Fujisaki Town, home to Japan's largest production of Fuji apples, the most abundant apple variety in Japan
Apples painted on the Fujisaki station platform Fujisaki station building is painted with applesPhoto courtesy of Higashinoshiro Station, JR East Akita Branch Photo courtesy of Higashinoshiro Station, JR East Akita Branch Office The station marker at Fujisaki Station also depicts apples and Mt. The Fuji variety was named after the town of Fujisaki in 1962. Fuji is the most produced variety in Japan, with more than half of all apples grown in Japan coming from Aomori, and it is so well known overseas as "Fuji. It is one of the world's favorite varieties with a good balance of sweetness and acidity.
Fujisaki - Itayanagi, where the railway line runs through apple fields
Inside a Resort Shirakami train with Mt. Iwaki and an apple grove filling the windows as a single frame. Hayashizaki Station, tucked away in the middle of an apple grove. Hayashizaki Station is surrounded by apple groves. There is no such advertisement as a collaboration with apple fields all over the place, and the scenery with apples all over the place and the splendid Mt. Iwaki seems to need no explanation. Fuji, and cherry blossoms look good together, in Tsugaru's landscape, apple trees and apple blossoms look good together in Mt. It may be more accurate to say that it is a mental landscape or a spiritual hometown that has taken root in the people of Tsugaru since long ago, expressing the spring of Tsugaru and the autumn of Tsugaru. It may be more accurate to say that it is the spiritual home of the people of Tsugaru.
Apples and Mt. Iwaki appear on the station sign and banners!
Itayanagi is a village of apples. Itayanagi Furusato Center is a 15-minute walk from the station. Itayanagi Town has established an ordinance on apple biting in the hope that consumers can enjoy the town's apples with peace of mind. Itayanagi Town is known as the "village of apples," having the largest cultivated area and production of apples in Japan.
The Gono Line is often featured for its spectacular view of the Sea of Japan, and many people go there for it. The scenery of apple fields from Kawabe to Goshogawara near the Sea of Japan area is also unique to the Gono Line, and the apple blossoms and lingering snow on Mount Iwaki in May are also heartwarming and beautiful. We hope you will enjoy your trip to Tsugaru and the Gonou Line.
