I come from USA to Aomori for a month to explore the autumn season’s nature. So mush to see! We also went to Ringo park and picked the yellow apples. Aomori has a lost of beautiful nature and delicious seafood! InAomori, we went to Oirase stream, Towada Lake, Hakkoda mountain. Hotokegaura in Shimokita was just amazing, it was like you come to another planet. We went to Hirosaki autumn foliage festival. We ate a lot of apple pies in the various places. We love Aomori so much!!
When you mentioned "twisting the fruit" to get sun, are they moving branches, or actually twisting apples on their stems? It seems odd they wouldn't just spring back immediately. Maybe while the apples are developing? That part is going to keep me awake and pondering for hours. Apple pie has always been my favorite! Pecan is okay, but I'll prefer apple every time. 🍎
Now my head is reeling too 😅 I should’ve asked!! 😫 I assume they prune stray leaves and we saw some pole frames around trees as we drove that may help to support the directions of the younger apples but it’s still a mystery! 🧐
Hello, (^ 0 ^)/ Fruit picking is fun, isn't it? I was quite confused about which one to choose, but I understand that feeling. The apples 🍎 🍏 on the tree are well exposed to the sunlight and the branches are broken, so there is plenty of honey. Really, it was a juice as if I was drinking juice. In Japan, apples🍎 are grown in various prefectures, and there are many kinds. The Tohoku region is famous, but surprisingly, there are places where you can pick apples🍎 in Okayama and Hiroshima. There is also a whole apple pie with only the core of apple 🍎. I recommend it. ( ๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)b ♪♪
I just tried one hirosaki apple imported in my local supermarket, it cost equivalent ¥250 per piece 😅. what sort of activity we can do there in the park during winter time?
Ah it's cool that you were able to try them where you are, though! In winter, you can still visit the park to see the small apple museum, eat apple curry and apple pies, and of course browse the huge selection of apple-based souvenirs! Between January and February, you can try snowshoeing around the park for free between 9 and 4:30 and in February, there's also a winter snow festival during which parents and kids can try their hand at making apple pies onsite. Hope that helps!