Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Aomori Area

  • Itayanagi Furusato Center
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Aomori Pref. Kitatsugarugunitayanagimachi Fukunoda Motoizumi 34-6
    This is an apple-themed complex in Motoizumi,Fukunoda, Itayanagi Town, KitatsugaruCounty. The complex houses a variety of facilities including local produce shops, cottage lodgings, an apple exhibit and factory, and an apple grove cultivating over 250 varieties of apples from around the world. Visitors can enjoy apple picking during the season, tour the factory, and try their hand at making crafts or sweets.

    JR板柳駅の南方にある複合施設です。日帰り温泉やレストラン、りんごについての資料館、バンガロー、販売所などいろいろな施設があり、楽しめました。

  • Museum of Modern Aomori Literature
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Aomori Aomori-shi Arakawa Fujito 119-7
    This literature museum opened in 1994 to give visitors a comprehensive overview of the literary world of Aomori which gave rise to many distinctive writers from the Meiji Period up to the present day. The museum's permanent collection features exhibits centered around 13 of Aomori Prefecture's most iconic writers:Koroku Sato, Ujaku Akita, Zenzo Kasai, Kojiro Fukushi, Yojiro Ishizaka, Komatsu Kitamura, Yao Kitabatake, Kyozo Takagi, Osamu Dazai, Kan'ichi Kon, Tetsuo Miura, Hideo Osabe and Shuji Terayama. In addition, it also holds special exhibitions three times a year.

    青森県立図書館内にある文学館です。入場は無料。太宰治や石坂洋二郎といった有名どころだけではなく、青森県にゆかりのある多くの作家についての展示があります。

  • Hirosaki City Apple Park
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    Aomori Pref. Hirosakishi Shimizutomita Terasawa 125
    This is a park and tourist facility in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, where one can experience local specialty apple production. From common to rare there are around 80 varieties of apples on 1,500 trees. In the production experience garden one can stroll freely through the grounds, and from the beginning of August to mid-November one can pick and eat the apples. In the garden there is an “apple house” to learn more about apples, a reconstructed farmer’s residence displaying agricultural equipment, open areas and picnic spots too.
  • Mutsu Science Museum
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Aomori Mutsu-shi Sekine Kita Sekine 693
    This science museum displays the reactor room of the nuclear-fueled vessel, the Mutsu. This public display of a reactor room is a world first. The ship's actual turbine and external propeller/mechanisms to propel the ship with nuclear fuel are also displayed in a way that is easy to understand. Visitors can book a tour around the museum with explanations provided by an instructor up to a week in advance. Machining workshops and observations of science experiments are also organized by the museum.

    信じられなかったです。絶対無料と思ったのに、入り口から中を覗いて、¥300円の価値は無いと確信しやめました。(入り口での判断:深謝)

  • VISIT Hachinohe (Youtree)
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
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    Aomori Pref. Hachinoheshi Ichibanchou 1-9-22
    Youtree, which is a one-minute walk from Hachinohe Station, is a convenient facility that contains a souvenir shop, lodging facilities, side streets in front of the station, an exhibition hall, meeting rooms, and more. The souvenir shop carries about 2,000 specialty items from Aomori. And with a reservation, visitors can experience making their own Nanbu senbei crackers, “Nanbu hishizashi,” and “Nanbu sakiori.”

    車で行きましたが、駐車場からホテルの入り口まで少し遠く、わかりにくかったです。 部屋は綺麗で、私は特に音なども気になりませんでした。 普通のホテルちはちょっと違いますが、フロントの方も感じよく、ゴールデンウィークでも安くて良かったです。 また冷蔵庫が大きめなのも使いやすかったです。

  • Fukaura Town Cultural History Museum / Art Museum
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
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    Aomori Nishitsugaru-gun Fukauramachi
    This museum is made in the style of an ancient log storehouse reminiscent of the Shosoin (treasure house). It was established in 1980 so as to properly convey the prospering local culture and history to future generations as part of a port town that inherited its culture from the Jomon period. From all over the area centered on the Ipponmatsu Ruins, they have on display artifacts from everyday life that have been classified as tools used in daily life, farming tools, mountain woodcutting tools, and fishing gear.

    国道101号沿い、深浦町役場のすぐそばにある小さなミュージアムです。これといって特筆すべき展示物はありませんでしたが、落ち着いた良いアトモスフィアが感じられました。個人的には、屋外敷地のはずれのほうにある猿神鼻洞門が非常に興味深かったですね。

  • Hachinohe Art Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Aomori Hachinohe-shi Bancho 10-4
  • Sky Plaza MISAWA
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    Aomori Misawa-shi Chuocho 2-8-34
    In part because of the American military base, Misawa City is a center of international exchange, and this shopping mall is located in a part of the city known as America Village. The mall is filled with establishments with a strong focus on the American military base, the United States, and all things international. There's also restaurant where you can enjoy authentic pizzas baked in a brick oven imported from Naples Italy; as well as a cafe where you can enjoy sandwiches and baked goods along with a cup of coffee made using a cutting edge espresso machine.
  • Mori Transport Arena (Aomori Prefectural Ice Skating Rink)
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    Aomori Pref. Aomorishi Hamada Toyota In the ground
    An indoor skating arena, this circular structure boasts the largest flat roof of any building in Japan's regions which see heavy snows. Here people can enjoy ice-based sports and recreational activities year round. The arena offers both ice skating and inline skating and holds classes for everyone from children to senior citizens.
  • Komakko Land
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
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    Aomori Towada-shi Fukamochi Umeyama 1-1
    This park is located along Prefectural Route 118 in Umeyama,Fukamochi, Towada City. In this expansive park there are playground structures and one big giant 28.5 foot high horse structure called Uma. Children can enjoy hand-led horse rides, carriage rides, and feeding the horses outdoors in the KomakkoFarm. At the Shotokukan museum, the history of the horse breeding in the southern region and other equine culture materials and artifacts are displayed. A rest area with light fare adjoins the facility.

    馬に特化したマニアックな郷土館です。乗馬シュミレーションなど子供も楽しめる設備がありますが、基本的には郷土館といった趣です。市の中心部からはかなり遠く、道もカーブが多い坂道なので気軽に行くには難易度高し。

  • Michinoku Kokusai Golf Club
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Aomori Pref. Towadashi Horanai Higuchi 130-1
    A golf resort known for its fun golf course designed by professional golfer Teruo Sugihara where players will have to make full use of all 14 clubs in their bag. The course's layout of greens and bunkers is sure to delight everyone from beginners to players with low handicaps. The resort's restaurant serves a variety of dishes made with pride by the head chef and can be used by non-players as well.

    初コースです。 クラブハウスも立派で格式ある感じのコース。芝の手入れも抜群でした。 ゴルフ場の楽しみはやっぱりお昼ご飯。想像していた以上にメニューも豊富で馬肉鍋かばら焼きで悩みましたが十和田のばら焼きをチョイス。 ご飯が少し少なかったですが味わいよく美味しい。 隠れた人気メニューという身欠きニシンも絶品!

  • Towada-Hachimantai National Park
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    Aomori Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Akita Prefecture
    This national park is located in the mountainous region of northern Honshu. The scenery of the beautiful Mt. Iwate, also called the Mt. Fuji of the Nanbu area as well as Lake Towada and the Oirase-Keiryu (a mountain stream), known as a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and also designated as a Natural Monument, is spectacular. The region bustles with sightseers especially in the seasons of new green growth and autumn leaves. Mt. Hakkoda at the northernmost tip of the Ou Mountain Range boasts one of the deepest snowfalls in the country and you can enjoy mountain skiing in winter. There are several visitor and information centers within the park introducing climbing routes and exhibiting materials on nature and the Towada-Hachimantai National Park ecosystem. Towada Visitor Center provides multilingual pamphlets.
  • Shichinohe Town Takayama Uichi Memorial Museum of Art
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
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    Aomori Kamikita-gun Shichinohemachi Arakumanai 67-94
    An art museum opened in 1994 to honor the work of Shichinohe Town, Aomori Prefecture-born Western-style painter Uichi Takayama (1908-1999). The museum's standing exhibit primarily contains works submitted to the Nikaten art exhibition, which served as a space for Takayama to reveal his works throughout his career; as well as a large number of sketches which served as the foundation of the artist's creation activities. The museum also holds special exhibitions around twice a year.

    七戸町出身の洋画家、鷹山宇一を記念した美術館です。鷹山宇一の作品以外にも、南部地方の絵馬に関する展示や西洋卓上ランプについての展示があり、なかなか見応えがありました。

  • Sannai Maruyama Jomon Culture Center
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Aomori Aomori-shi Sannai Maruyama 305
  • Aomori Spring Ski Resort
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    Akegawa-machi Plateau, Akemizawa Town, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture
    A ski resort where you can enjoy fluffy powder snow. The resort has a variety of courses and is renowned for the long, vertical skiing you can enjoy here. In the Kids Snow Land area, children can enjoy a bouncy house, inner tube snow slide, and an abundance of other fun activities.
  • Hachinohe City Fishery Science Museum Marient
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    Aomori Pref. Hachinoheshi Samemachi Shimomatsunaeba 14-33
    A museum which seeks to convey the wonders of the sea from the perspective of fisheries. The museum has many exhibits, including a giant aquarium filled with fish from the ocean off of Hachinohe, a touch tank where visitors can actually touch live sea creatures, and a black-tailed gull exhibit. The museum's feeding demonstrations, deep sea virtual reality exhibit, and experiment corner are popular with children. Visitors are also recommended to eat in the museum's observatory restaurant, which offers a sweeping view of Hachinohe Port.
  • Iwakisan Hyakuzawa Ski Resort
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Aomori Pref. Hirosakishi Hyakuzawa Higashiwakisan National Forest 32 Forest Team
    A ski resort with fabulous scenery surrounded by the vast natural beauty of Mt. Iwaki. The resort has a variety of courses, including the thrilling Downhill course, on which skiers and snowboarders can slide uninterrupted for 2,000 meters. The resort also experiences abundant falls of high quality snow. In addition, the resort has a full array of facilities and activities for children, including a kids park, snowman building, and igloo building, and the resort is a popular destination for families with children as well. The resort also offers ski, snowboard, clothing, and shoe rentals, making it easy to enjoy winter sports without having to bring a thing.

    青森スプリングリゾートが意外と早く滑りきれたので、こちにも行ってみました。 リフト3本の小さなスキー場!と勝手なイメージでいましたが、滑ってみると1本が長い長い!また景色はかなり良く、迫ってくる岩木山景、青森の広い平野部を望む景色、青森の中央の山々の白銀景が凄く良かったです。

  • Futatsumori Kaizuka
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Aomori Kamikita-gun Shichinohemachi Hachimoritai 181-26

    世界遺産を構成する縄文遺跡「二ツ森貝塚」のガイダンス施設です。入場は無料。展示は多くはありませんが、遺跡見学前の学習施設として十分なものになっています。

  • Misawa Auto Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Aomori Misawa-shi Misawa Waseda 261-4
  • Higashi Hakkoda Family Vacation Village
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Aomori Kamikita-gun Shichinohemachi Sagumi 142-1

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Centuries-old stories of samurai at Kakunodate and the remains of millennia-old archaeological sites including the likes of Isedotai invite history buffs to delve into Aomori’s fascinating history. As the most northern prefecture on the Japanese mainland, Aomori enjoys a cooler climate, which makes it a welcome escape from the southern cities for combining castles, art galleries, and summer festivals with the great outdoors.

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