Each area in Aomori Prefecture has their own unique local products and visitors can enjoy shopping everywhere. Various souvenir such as traditional crafts, marine or agricultural products has each feature by each region.
Aomori Area
Aomori City
Aomori Tourist Information Center (ASPAM) (Partially tax-free)
It is a facility for tourism and local specialties information.
Aomori Tourist Information Center (ASPAM)
A-FACTORY (tax-free)
It is the place visitors will find Aomori’s local products, such as “AOMORICIDRE”, an alcoholic beverage made of Aomori apples.
A-FACTORY
Aomori Shunmikan
It is a facility, located on JR Shin-Aomori Station, selling Aomori’s souvenirs, agricultural and marine products.
Shin-Aomori Station Building, Aomori Shunmikan
Aomori Koeki Gyosai Ichiba
It is a historical market, opened in around 1945, where you can buy fresh seafood and vegetables with reasonable price.
Shin-Aomori Station Building, Aomori Shunmikan
Lovina (Partially tax-free)
It is a shopping facility, annexed to JR Aomori Station, having shops for daily items such as cosmetics and clothes.
Aomori Station Building,LOVINA
Aomori Airport (Partially tax-free)
There are souvenir shops where you can enjoy last shopping of various Aomori’s local products such as sweets, juice and jam made of apple, senbei (cookie), local sake, traditional crafts like Tsugaru Nuri Lacquerware , pottery and so on.
Aomori Airport
AugA (Partially tax-free)
It is a fashion building located on 3 min. walks from JR Aomori Station, which has library on upper floor. On the basement floor, there are shops for fresh seafood, dried food products and vegetables, and also restaurants of fresh foods dishes.
Festival City AugA
Nebuta-no-Ie Wa-Rasse
It is a facility where you can experience Aomori’s summer festival “Nebuta”, and enjoy shopping of Nebuta items.
Nebuta-no-Ie Wa-Rasse
Hirosaki Area
Hirosaki City
APPLIESE (Partially tax-free)
It is a fashion building annexed to JR Hirosaki Station, having shops for souvenir, clothes, cosmetics and daily items.
Hirosaki Station Building, APPLIESE
Tsugaru-han Neputa-mura (tax-free)
It is a facility where you can experience Hirosaki Neputa Festival and enjoy shopping for souvenir and traditional crafts.
Tsugaru-han Neputa-mura
Hirosaki Municipal Tourist Center
Hirosaki Municipal Tourist Center, close to Hirosaki Park, Otemon gate, offers tourist information of Hirosaki City and neighborhoods. There is a display of Neputa float, souvenir shop and restaurant.
Hachinohe Area
Hachinohe City
Youtree
Youtree is annexed to JR Hachinohe Station and provides demonstration sales of Hachinohe’s local products. Also there is a display of float for Hachinohe Sansya Taisai.
Hachinohe Regional Industry Promotion Center “Youtree”
Hasshoku Center
In the facility, there is a market where you can buy fresh seafood, vegetables and souvenir, and also grille and eat the seafood you bought.
Hasshoku Center
Aeon Mall Shimoda (Partially tax-free)
It is a shopping mall, located on Oirase Town, and there are supermarket, various specialty stores and restaurants.
Aeon Mall Shimoda
Goshogawara Area
Goshogawara City
ELM Shopping Center (Partially tax-free)
The shopping center located on Goshogawara City, to where Ito-Yokado, a supermarket is annexed, is a complex facility of shops, restaurants and various services.
ELM Shopping Center
Aeon Mall Tsugaru-Kashiwa
Aeon Mall Tsugaru-Kashiwa in Tsugaru City is a shopping mall having a supermarket, various specialty shops and restaurants.
Aeon Mall Tsugaru-Kashiwa
Tachineputa no Yakata (Tachineputa Museum)
It is a facility where you can experience Goshogawara’s summer festival, Tchineputa and also you can enjoy shopping for souvenir of Goshogawara and other area in Aomori.
Tachineputa no Yakata (Tachineputa Museum)
Shimokita Area
Mutsu City
Mutsu-Kisamai-Kan, Masakari Plaza
It is a facility which offers tourism and event information of the Shimokita Peninsula and has souvenir shops and restaurants.
Shimokita Bussan Kyokai, Masakari Plaza Shop
