Culture
Geographical character of Aomori Prefecture is unique that the land is surrounded by sea on the three sides and has Hakkoda Mountains in the middle, and it gives different climate and customs for each region and birth and development of various history and culture. Aomori Prefecture has many historical architectures and sites where visitors can feel its culture and history, and also has passed on the traditional festivals and local performing arts, including Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival in spring, Nebuta Festival in summer and Hacninohe Enburi in winter.
This section introduces such attractive culture in Aomori that is different for each region.
Hachinohe City Fishery Science Museum Marient
The museum features a marine plaza, where fish living in Hachinohe waters,... more
Former Hirosaki City Library
This library was built to commemorate victory in the Japanese-Russo War in... more
Scenic Beauty, Seibien
A unique style of landscape called Oishi Bugaku-ryu has been inherited fro... more
Kushihiki-Hachiman-gu Shrine
Providing divine protection to the Nanbu domain, the shrine stands as the ... more
Hirosaki Castle Botanical Garden
Hirosaki Castle Botanical Garden on the grounds of Hirosaki Park, are divi... more
Oyama Sankei
This was designated as a national significant intangible folk cultural ass... more
Ishiba Family Residence
This is the residence of a merchant family during the late Edo Period. Des... more
Aomori Bank Memorial Hall (Former main branch of the 59th National Bank)
This was the first national bank established in 1879, and the 59th nationa... more
Hirosaki Gakuin Foreign Missionary Hall
Hirosaki Gakuin was a school established by Yoichi Honda, the cram school ... more
