Sometimes you want it to rain

The whole reason I was visiting Aomori, was as a base to visit Osorezan and Oirase stream. I had thought about trying to go to Hirosaki, but I'm now happy I didn't try since the weather turned to rain. lol Osorezan and Oirase are both places that closed for a decent portion of the year because of snow. Having been to Towadako with ee970 in April and nearly dying in a blizzard, I can attest to why this is a probably a good idea.

A few other places I'd love to visit that are closed a good portion of the year are the other mountains of the Dewa Sanzan, Kamikochi and of course Fuji-san.

Oirase is a popular stream to visit that flows out of Towadako. (I have lots of lake pictures from when I went with ee970, but we were on the opposite side of the lake, you can also see the lake from the air a few posts back) It is one of *THE* Fall Foliage spots in Japan. You can either drive along a road that runs not so far from the stream, do a tour bus and get off at a few famous bus stops, or hike 8+kms along the stream. I picked the latter.

( A hiking we will go )

Next up is my adventures being a Sengoku Basara fangirl and knocking off another view. :D