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Festival · Aomori · Tohoku

Hirosaki Castle Yuki-Doro Festival

The Hirosaki Castle Yuki-Doro Festival fills the castle park with illuminated snow lanterns, dome-shaped kamakura huts and intricate sculptures.

Hirosaki · 6–11 Feb 2027

Public Facility · Aomori · Tohoku

Hirosaki Municipal Tourist Center

Tourist information center opposite Hirosaki Park, with a neputa festival float, a Tsugaru-nuri lacquerware display, local crafts and a souvenir shop.

Hirosaki

Cherry Blossom · Aomori · Tohoku

Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Park, with illuminated trees, boat rides on the moat where the blossoms reflect in the water, and picnics under the branches.

Hirosaki · 23 Apr – 5 May 2027

Park & Garden · Aomori · Tohoku

Hirosaki Park

Hirosaki Park features cherry blossom trees, a castle with moat, temples, shrines, and recreational activities including boating and picnicking.

Hirosaki

Festival

Hirosaki Castle Yuki-Doro Festival

The Hirosaki Castle Yuki-Doro Festival fills the castle park with illuminated snow lanterns, dome-shaped kamakura huts and intricate sculptures.

6–11 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHirosaki · Aomori

Cherry Blossom

Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Park, with illuminated trees, boat rides on the moat where the blossoms reflect in the water, and picnics under the branches.

23 Apr – 5 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHirosaki · Aomori

Festival

Hirosaki Neputa Festival

The Hirosaki Neputa Festival features giant illuminated floats up to 10 meters tall, paraded nightly through the city with taiko drums and traditional chanting.

1–7 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHirosaki · Aomori

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Public Facility

Hirosaki Municipal Tourist Center

Tourist information center opposite Hirosaki Park, with a neputa festival float, a Tsugaru-nuri lacquerware display, local crafts and a souvenir shop.

Hirosaki · Aomori

Castle

Hirosaki Castle

A Japanese castle built in 1611 that remains the only surviving Edo-period castle keep in the entire Tohoku region, originally featuring a five-story tower.

Hirosaki · Aomori

Park & Garden

Hirosaki Park

Hirosaki Park features cherry blossom trees, a castle with moat, temples, shrines, and recreational activities including boating and picnicking.

Hirosaki · Aomori

Festival

Hirosaki Castle Yuki-Doro Festival

The Hirosaki Castle Yuki-Doro Festival fills the castle park with illuminated snow lanterns, dome-shaped kamakura huts and intricate sculptures.

6–11 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHirosaki · Aomori

Festival

Hachinohe Enburi Festival

Historic winter celebration over 800 years old marking the end of the cold season with traditional performances and prayers for a bountiful rice harvest.

17–20 Feb 2027Hachinohe · Aomori

Cherry Blossom

Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Park, with illuminated trees, boat rides on the moat where the blossoms reflect in the water, and picnics under the branches.

23 Apr – 5 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHirosaki · Aomori

Festival

The Hachinohe Sansha Taisai

Hachinohe Sansha Taisai combines traditional shrine processions with elaborately decorated floats and is recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

31 Jul – 4 Aug 2027Hachinohe · Aomori

Festival

Hirosaki Neputa Festival

The Hirosaki Neputa Festival features giant illuminated floats up to 10 meters tall, paraded nightly through the city with taiko drums and traditional chanting.

1–7 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHirosaki · Aomori

Festival

The Aomori Nebuta Festival

Aomori's most iconic summer festival features glowing nebuta floats and energetic haneto dancers who leap through illuminated parades and water processions.

2–7 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetAomori

Festival

Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival

An Aomori summer festival in Goshogawara known for its illuminated tachineputa floats, some up to 23 metres tall, paraded nightly to taiko drums and flutes.

4–8 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetGoshogawara · Aomori

Festival

Towada City Autumn Festival

A three-day festival in Towada, Aomori, begun as a prayer for the harvest, with floats and drum carts drawn through the streets and lit at night.

4–6 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTowada · Aomori

Public Facility

Hirosaki Municipal Tourist Center

Tourist information center opposite Hirosaki Park, with a neputa festival float, a Tsugaru-nuri lacquerware display, local crafts and a souvenir shop.

Hirosaki · Aomori

Shrine

Uto Shrine

Guardian shrine of Aomori dedicated to the Three Goddesses of Munakata, with a sacred spring and historic remains including haiku stones by Matsuo Basho.

Aomori

Castle

Ne Castle

Site of a castle built in 1334 for the Southern Court and held by the Nejo Nanbu clan for about 300 years, with its main bailey rebuilt on excavated remains.

Hachinohe · Aomori

Shopping

Aomori Gyosai Center - Aomori Nokkedon

A market in Aomori near the station where diners buy meal tickets and fill a bowl of rice with seafood, side dishes and grilled meat from about 30 shops.

Aomori

Museum

Sannai-Maruyama Site

Japan's largest Jomon settlement, spread over 40 hectares, with a reconstructed six-pillared structure from around 2600 BC; a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Aomori

Museum

Seikan Ferry Memorial Ship Hakkodamaru

The Hakkodamaru, a ferry that served between Aomori and Hakodate, is now Japan's only accessible museum ferry, operated by a nonprofit since 2006.

Aomori

Museum

Tachineputa Museum

A museum in Goshogawara, Aomori, where the giant Tachineputa festival floats, about 23 meters tall, are built and shown all year.

Goshogawara · Aomori

Castle

Hirosaki Castle

A Japanese castle built in 1611 that remains the only surviving Edo-period castle keep in the entire Tohoku region, originally featuring a five-story tower.

Hirosaki · Aomori

Park & Garden