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風 Rokkasho Village Guide wind 光 sunlight 明 radiance 美 beauty Rokkasho Village Guide 2016 Published by Rokkasho Village Why don’t you come and visit us? 475 Nozuki, Obuchi, Rokkasho, Kamikita, Aomori Prefecture, 039-3212 Tel.: 0175-72-2111 Homepage: http://www.rokkasho.jp Edited by Rokkasho Village, Planning and Coordination Section Translated by Jennifer Romswinkel in collaboration with Mariah Barkley Special thanks to the International Education and Training Center Published March 2016 (1st edition, abridged) ROKKASHO Spa House “Rocca-Pocca” (P18/B-5) The spa house offers a variety of imaginative and interesting hot spring-style baths. These include an outdoor bath, a bath that can be rented in combination with a Japanese-style room, and a bath for children. The hot spring used at the facility is a sodium and calcium chloride spring (low hypotonic, weak alkaline, and extra-hot), which rejuvenates exhausted bodies. “Rocca-Pocca” is the perfect facility for a fun family day-trip. After taking a bath you can use the complementary lounge, sing karaoke, have a meal at the restaurant or enjoy a massage. Address: 337 Uchikonai, Takahoko, Rokkasho, Kamikita, Aomori Prefecture Tel.: 0175-69-1126 Fax: 0175-69-1131 Sightseeing Spots and Business Hours: 10am - 9pm (last entry into bathing area: 8:30pm) Homepage: http://www.roccapocca.com/ Local Products In Rokkasho, manufacturers use the blessings of the ocean and the soil to create products full of originality and affection. Here you can taste some of our numerous and highly nutritious specialty products, all made with great care. Shopping Mall “REEV”(P18/C - 4) The supermarket “MAEDA,” one of several tenants inside the Shopping Mall “REEV,” has set up a corner for agricultural products grown in Rokkasho. In addition, inside “REEV” there is space set aside for customers to rest and for kids to play, as well as an information corner to learn about energy. Address: 1-68 Nozuki, Obuchi, Rokkasho, Kamikita, Aomori Prefecture Tel.: 0175-72-3061 Fax: 0175-72-3692 Business Hours: 10am - 8pm (MAEDA 9am - 9pm) Rokushu Shōchū Brewery (P18/B-5) Aomori Prefecture is the number one producer of Chinese yams in Japan. Based on the idea that the best Chinese yams in the country could be turned into delicious shōchū (Japanese alcoholic beverage), great effort was put into research on how to produce regular shōchū from Rokkasho’s Chinese yams. This is how “Rokushu” was born. Address: 337-3 Uchikonai, Takahoko, Rokkasho, Kamikita, Aomori Prefecture Tel.: 0175-71-3335 Fax: 0175-71-3336 Business Hours: 10am - 3pm Homepage: http://rokushu.com/ 2 3 Finely Selected Specialty The following are some of the dishes Eating Local Food in Rokkasho made from regional ingredients: Products In Rokkasho you can fill your stomach with delicacies like salmon or squid and then treat yourself to some Rokushu shōchū. ▲ The “Aomori Variety” packed lunches with ingredients grown in Aomori Prefecture and in The flavors filling your mouth create moments of delight. Rokkasho Village must be ordered in advance. ◀ This is a surprisingly big bowl of rice, with a crunchy mix of deep-fried fish and plenty of deep-fried vegetables grown in Rokkasho. Savor processed marine products such as squid which has been Spa House Rocca-Pocca Address: 337 Uchikonai, Takahoko, Rokkasho, Kamikita, Aomori Prefecture marinated in soy sauce right on the ship, or salted sea urchins from Tel.: 0175-69-1126 Homepage: http://www.roccapocca.com/ the Tomari area that are well known for their sweet and strong flavor. There are also delicious sweets to enjoy, including “Tororo- Manjū” (steamed bun filled with a mixture of white bean paste and steamed and mashed Chinese yams grown in Rokkasho), “Uni-Yōkan” and “Konbu-Yōkan,” jellied beans with ▶ “Obuchi no maki” packed lunches contain plenty of sea urchin or konbu-seaweed taste. seafood including salmon, salmon roe, konbu-seaweed Chinese yams and Ogawara Beef can be seasoned as you like. and mountain vegetables such as Chinese yams and burdock. Three different packed lunch varieties are available. These must be ordered in advance. Darumaya Address: 4-34 Ienomae, Obuchi, Rokkasho Tel.: 0175-72-2477 ▲ Tokusari Soba At the Soba Festival held in October, visitors can enjoy the taste of freshly prepared aromatic soba (buckwheat noodles). It is also sold at the Tanoshimube Festival and the Industrial Festival (Salmon Festival). In addition, Spa House Rocca-Pocca offers the chance to try your hand at soba making. ▲ Rice Bowls with Salmon Roe ▲ Napolitan pasta dish with squid (front), pasta with cod roe (right), and yellowtail Rokkasho Industrial Festival escabeche (left). (Salmon Festival) The allure of these dishes lies in the freshly The stalls at the Rokkasho Industrial caught seafood of the Tomari coast. There Festival (Salmon Festival) in November are also seasonal dishes such as pasta with offer a large number of dishes made from the village’s specialty products, such as sea urchin or crab. salmon roe rice bowls, semi-dried grilled La Pesca squids, Chinese yam croquettes, kinpira- Address: 75-729 Kawahara, Tomari, Rokkasho style vegetable croquettes and chigaiso- Tel.: 0175-77-3455 seaweed udon-noodles. There are also dishes such as salmon soup which are only available at the festival, making it even more fun to eat while walking ▲ Salmon Soup around. ▲ Semi-dried Grilled Squid 4 5 Finely Selected Specialty Products In Rokkasho, the winds whispering through northern Japan accompany our exquisite flavors. We are blessed with products from the ocean, mountains and soil and handle them with great care. Aromatic flavors are created by high quality water and rich soil. Why not enjoy the wonderful taste of affectionately handmade products with your evening drink, your meal or during your break? Rokkasho’s specialty products can be purchased at the Rokkasho Visitors Center pictured above (P18/B- 4), the Shopping Mall “REEV” (P18/C- 4) and the businesses themselves. Chinese Yams Smoked Sashimi Marinated Squid Blueberry and Strawberry Jams, Sauces, and Juices Sea Urchin-Yōkan, Sesame Manjū and Others Ogawarako Beef Chinese yams contain plenty of starch, The flounder is carefully smoked at low Japanese Flying Squid are carefully The blueberry and strawberry jams, sauces and Yōkan (sweet jellied bean paste) with aromatic konbu-sea- The beef is made from well-known cattle raised on protein, minerals and vitamin C, and temperature to keep its consistency. processed on board fishing ships while still juices are made from fruits grown in the fields of weed powder and yōkan with fruity sea urchin from Tomari farms with a rich natural environment, such as therefore have high nutritional value. alive, using a unique recipe. Kakehashi, a facility for people with special are very popular for their slight marine taste. those in the 5th Shōnai district of Rokkasho Contact: Tomari Fisheries Cooperative / The Blueberry Cheese Roll is made from blueberries Contact: JA Yūki Aomori Agricultural Association Contact: Tomari Fisheries Cooperative needs. The fruits are handled with great care, Village. They are fattened with great care based on Tomari Seafood Processers Association produced in Aomori Prefecture; in the “Gomaroku” (mochi Tel.: 0175-75-2001 Fax: 0175-75-3155 leading to delicious products. Tel.: 0175-77-3121 Fax: 0175-77-3050 Tel.: 0175-77-3121 Fax: 0175-77-3050 filled with a mixture of white bean paste and black sesame a proper feeding regimen. The beef’s trademark is Sea Urchins Rokushu Rice Crackers Salmon Roe and Salted Sea Urchins Contact: Kakehashi Facility for People cream) Tsugaru Roman Rice from Aomori Prefecture is its tenderness. (Can be purchased year-round) with Special Needs, Puente Workshop used; and the “Tororo manjū” (steamed bun) is filled with a Contact: Okayama Ranch (Agricultural This excellent product made from whole sea These rice crackers contain Chinese yams produced in These are two exquisite products; the lightly salted sea Tel.: 0175-72-4880 mixture of white bean paste as well as steamed and mashed urchins caught in Tomari is rich in flavor. Rokkasho. They are a very unique product with designs urchins caught in the Tomari area are well-known for Chinese yams from Rokkasho. All these popular Producer’s Cooperative Corporation) of the village's sightseeing spots printed on them. their sweet and aromatic taste, while the salmon roe is Chigaiso-Seaweed Udon, Squid Shiokara and Others confections are filled with the flavors of Aomori Prefecture. Tel.: 0175-68-2311 Fax: 0175-68-2222 Contact: Tomari Fisheries Cooperative flavored with soy sauce right after being caught. Tel.: 0175-77-3121 Fax: 0175-77-3050 Contact: Rokushu Shōchū Brewery Contact: Matsumoto Dried Foods Groceries Besides udon (Japanese-style noodles) containing Contact: Endashūgetsudō Rokushu (shōchū made from Chinese yams) Tel.: 0175-71-3335 Tel.: 0175-77-2174 chigaiso-seaweed or burdock powder, and squid Tel.: 0175-77-2321 shiokara (squid meat in a paste of salted and Homepage: http://www.syuge2.com/ There are 3 types of Rokushu: “Rokushu Regular” Ubatama Seafood Delicacies such as Salmon Jerky fermented innards), you can also enjoy other What is “Rokkei Rakuichi”? (20% alcohol), “Rokushu Special” (35% alcohol) that Nanakura Autumn-Winter Carrot Juice Rokkei Rakuichi is a local brand used has been aged for three years and “Rokushu Gonen” Ubatama is a kind of Japanese confection made Products such as salmon jerky, shredded and dried squid, products with the taste of homemade food from the by the six municipalities, namely This juice is made from 100% sweet carrots Rokkasho Village, Misawa City, (30% alcohol) that has been aged for five years. They from sweet red bean paste balls which are then pressed and dried squid, and Japanese sand lances boiled Tomari Fishing Port. This includes salmon-namasu (salmon and sliced daikon radishes marinated in harvested during the transition from autumn to Noheji Town, Higashidōri Village, all have a refreshing flavor.