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WHAT YOU VISIT
Seiryu-ji Temple
Set in a tranquil setting surrounded by a lush forest, the 45-year-old temple complex includes a five-story pagoda, built from natural Aomori cypress wood; shrines and a seated bronze statue of Japan's largest seated image of Buddha, the Showa Daibutsu. Constructed in bronze, it stands 27 meters tall (88 feet) including the base and weighs 220 tons.

Nebuta Warasse Museum
Dedicated to the city's famous 300-year-old Nebuta Matsuri festival, the museum houses the elaborate and meticulously crafted paper floats called nebuta that are paraded through the streets during the yearly Nebuta Festival the first week of August. Marvel at five large, well-built nebuta floats exhibited in the museum, which are replaced by new ones every year.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES
Outside, the Nebuta Warasse Museum boasts red, ribbon-like, vertical steel beams that evoke the visual sensations of light passing through trees. Inside, signature lanterns shaped like red goldfish hang along the hallways and meticulously crafted floats line the main hall.

WHAT YOU SEE ALONG THE WAY
Sit back and relax as your journey transforms from the bustling city of Aomori to the lush, wooded landscape of the countryside to the Seiryu-ji Temple.