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Tsugaru-jamisen Hall

4.0

66 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aomori Pref. Goshogawarashi Kanagichou Asahiyama 189-3

A facility located in Kanagi-cho, Goshogawara City, said to be the birthplace of the tsugaru-jamisen, a shamisen instrument and style of music. The facility displays numerous tsugaru-jamisen and other stringed instruments as well as materials relating to tsugaru-jamisen folk songs and local history. Visitors can enjoy live tsugaru-jamisen performances daily in the facility's multipurpose hall.

金木が津軽三味線発祥の地だったんだ。現在の津軽三味線は、安政４年生まれの秋元仁太郎（仁太坊）がルーツになるとのこと。撥で強く弦を叩く奏法を編み出しそれを弟子たちに伝えて広めたらしい。この仁太坊も疱瘡で失明したことから、三味線の道を歩み始めたらしい。この三味線会館では、毎日、津軽三味線の生演奏を聴かせてくれる。せっかく訪問したのなら、展示だけではなくこの生演奏を聴いた方がお得。私が訪問したとき...
Korekawa Jomon Kan, Korekawa Archaeological Institution

4.0

43 Reviews

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Aomori Pref. Hachinoheshi Korekawa Yokoyama 1

A museum adjoining the Korekawa Site, a Jomon period archeological site which was designated a National Historic Site in 1957. The museum collects and displays archeological artifacts excavated in Hachinohe City. The museum uses informational panels and videos to present the city's Jomon period sites and contains exhibits features artifacts primarily from the Korekawa Site as well as a National Treasure-designated Dogu earthenware figure with its hands clasped in prayer. The museum also periodically holds special exhibitions focusing on a variety of themes relating to Japan's ancient Jomon period. The Kore Cafe museum shop and cafe sells goods such as replicas of the aforementioned Dogu figure and also serves light meals.

We left Asamushi Onsen for our next destination, Korekawa Archaeological Institute Museum in Hachinohe City, which was slightly less than a two hours’ drive to the east coast. There were two reasons...
Tsugaru Kokeshi Doll Museum

4.0

13 Reviews

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Aomori Pref. Kuroishishi Fukuro Tomiyama 72-1

Tsugaru Kokeshi Doll Museum, opened in 1988, displays a collection of 5,000 traditional Kokeshi dolls accumulated over a period of 20 years, a “Kokeshi Art Collection” and pure gold kokeshi wooden doll. The museum also holds events and has a hands-on corner, and with a reservation visitors can also experience painting a doll. The Tsugaru Kokeshi Museum is attracting attention not only as a kokeshi memorial hall but also as a place to hand down the history of the activities of the local residents. It is approximately ten minutes by car from Kuroishi Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.

黒石駅からバスで行きました。本数が少ないのであらかじめ調べておきましょう。(帰りの分もです) 紅葉の名所、中野もみじ山にある神社です。２階は有料で貴重なこけしを見学できます。１階は販売中心です。大きなこけしも展示っsれており、こけし好きにはたまらない施設です。
Shirakami Sanchi Visitor Center

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Aomori Pref. Nakatsugarugunnishimeyamura Tashiro Kanda 61-1

This visitor center is at the entrance to the World Heritage Site “Shirakami Sanchi” mountain range and offers information about beeches and other aspects of the ecosystem. The video experience hall provides awe-inspiring footage of the mountain range in various seasons that will make you feel like you’re there. The exhibition hall explores the beeches’ lifespans, habitat, the ecology of the mountain range, people’s lifestyles, and more. There’s also information on trekking courses and other activities.
Tsugaru City Jomon Residence Museum Karuko

3.0

5 Reviews

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Aomori Tsugaru-shi Kizukuri Wakamidori 59-1

This museum exhibits artifacts excavated from the Kamegaoka site as well as those from other sites within the city and prefecture. At a reconstructed pit dwelling, dolls crafted to look just like people from the Jomon period (14,000-300 BC) recreate life as it was during the time, and even speak to visitors in their ancient language. A replica of the goggle-eyed dogu clay figurine on display at the Tokyo National Museum is currently being exhibited.

北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群のユネスコ世界文化遺産登録と関係があるのか１０月中旬から１１月上旬まで入場料２００円のところが無料でラッキー。名前のとおり、展示物は軽め。スマホスタンプラリースポットにつき足を運ぶ人は多そう。まちおこしや観光誘客効果に期待できるか定かではありません。
Tsugaru City Kizukuri Kamegaoka Archaeological Material Room (Jomonkan)

3.5

4 Reviews

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Aomori Tsugaru-shi

The exhibition hall at the Kamegaoka Archaeological site, known primarily for the goggle-eyed dogu clay figurines excavated there, it has a variety of other artifacts excavated from the site on display such as earthenware and stone tools. Demonstrating surprisingly advanced technological prowess, lacquerware and glass balls from antiquity are also exhibited.

つがる市の縄文遺跡「亀ヶ岡遺跡」の資料館です。今風の展示の仕方ではなく、少し古いタイプの展示の仕方という印象ですが、展示品は見応えがあります。アクセスは少し分かりづらい道を進むため、ちょっと不安になりました。
Rokkasho Village Museum

5.0

2 Reviews

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Aomori Kamikita-gun Rokkashomura

So as to preserve and maintain the many precious ruins and relics from the early to late Jomon period discovered in Rokkasho Village where there are a lot of prehistoric ruins, the museum was established in 1991. Earthenware from different periods of the Jomon period are on display, and using dioramas, they reconstruct hunting scenes, and how people lived (in full size) in (half size) pit dwellings. They also have introductions to materials on folk customs, special exhibitions and hands-on learning experiences.

六ヶ所村の中部、尾駮地区にある博物館です。もっぱら六ヶ所村の地理や歴史についての展示があります。展示はなかなか充実しており、これで入館料が無料というのは申し訳なく感じるほどです。
Misawa History and Folklore Museum

4.0

1 Reviews

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Aomori Misawa-shi Sabishirotai 116-2955

This museum collects local cultural assets, and also stores and exhibits them. They have on display northern Japan's oldest clay figures, the Noguchi collection centered on red lacquered earthenware from the last part of the Jomon period, prehistorical excavations from Misawa City, and ancient artifacts. They also have a ton of other content including presentations on the damage caused by the Sanriku earthquake and tsunami and the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, mounted animals and photos of plants and animals seen at Lake Ogawara and the lakeshore, as well as fishing gear from fishing in the inland waters and off the coast of the Pacific Ocean, horse gear, farming tools, farming clothes and tools from daily life.

三沢市の小川原湖近くにある民俗資料館です。三沢市の歴史、自然、民俗などについての展示があります。入場料は格安ですが、展示はなかなか充実しています。隣にある寺山修司記念館と併せて訪問するのが良いかと思います。
Dazai no Yado Fukaura Museum of Literature

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Aomori Nishitsugaru-gun Fukauramachi Fukaura Hamacho 134

At the location of the remodeled old Akitaya ryokan where Osamu Dazai stayed, there are three main displays for the authors Osamu Dazai, Keigetsu Omachi, and Senku Narita, and there are also presentations of literary writers that share a deep connection at this literary museum. The room where Osamu Dazai stayed is also on display, so you can enjoy the world of literature at ease while thinking about what it was like back then.
Sekisho (Checkpoint) Museum

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Aomori Hirakawa-shi Ikarigaseki Ikariishi 13-1

"This museum is located in a corner of Roadside Station Ikarigaseki Tsugaru-Sekinosho, approximately two kilometers from the Ikarigaseki Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway. There are exhibits of weapons and old documents from feudal times, along with a guardhouse from a checkpoint relocated from near Akita Prefecture where it had been restored. The inspections at the Ikarigaseki checkpoint were so tough that records remain saying that ""in strictness even the checkpoint at Hakone does not match it."" The museum houses recreations of period scenes using figures and tickets from the time period, allowing visitors to learn about the history and background of the era."
Miniature Garden

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Aomori Pref. Hirosakishi Shimoshiroganechou 2-1

Located in Otemon Square in Shimoshirogane Town, Hirosaki City, these miniature models are free to view. The miniature buildings are built to a 1:10 scale and replicate the buildings which existed in Hirosaki City in the Meiji and Taisho periods. Visitors can enjoy 14 miniature buildings including the former Hirosaki City Hall and the Hirosaki Public Hall.
Juniko Visitor Center

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Aomori Pref. Nishitsugarugunfukauramachi Matsukami Mountain National Forest

A visitor center located on the shore of Koshikuchi-no-ike Pond, one of the many lakes in the Juniko area. The center provides tourism information on the surrounding area and also contains exhibits on the animals living in Juniko as well as a diorama of the region and other displays. Behind the center is a nursery for Japanese huchen, a rare variety of fish that is seldom seen, and visitors can view living huchen up close.
Hakkoda Mountains Incident Museum

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Aomori Pref. Aomorishi Koubata Abeno 163-4

Mt. Hakkodasan Incident occurred here in Mt. Hakkodasan in January 1902. Said to be the worst mountain climbing disaster in history, the incident resulted in 199 out of 210 men involved in an expedition losing their lives. This museum contains a variety of exhibits created based on the historical facts of the incident, providing visitors with a thorough overview of what happened. The museum is also famous for the beautiful Yoshino cherries which bloom on its grounds in spring.
Hirosaki Tateyama Kuruma Exhibition Hall

Travel / Tourism

Aomori Hirosaki-shi Shimoshiroganecho 2-1
Hirosaki Castle Information

3.5

13 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aomori Hirosaki-shi Shimoshiroganecho 1-1

弘前城公園の二の丸にある観光案内施設です。弘前城の概要についての展示やちょっとした土産品の購入ができます。訪問時は御城印も扱っていました。
Aomori Prefectural Local Hall

4.0

22 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aomori Aomori-shi Honcho 2-chome 8-14

An excellent, easy to reach, museum to learn about the history, archaeology, and customs of the people of the Aomori area from the paleolithic to the present. The museum is well organized and just...
Aomori Medieval Museum

3.5

12 Reviews

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Aomori Aomori-shi Namioka Namioka Okada 43

中世の館は、旧浪岡小学校舎を利用した施設で、中世の城跡である浪岡城跡の発掘調査成果を展示した第1展示室と縄文から現代までの浪岡に関する展示をした第2展示室の他、ホールや舞台や研修室などの文化施設がありました。展示観覧券は210円でした。浪岡駅から浪岡城跡に向かう途中にあるので、ここに寄っていくことをおすすめします。
Aseishi Kawa dam Museum

4.5

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aomori Pref. Kuroishishi Itadome Suginosawa 2-22

니지노 호수를 있게 한 아사세 이시카와 댐의 자료 박물관 입니다. 댐 건물 바로 옆에 위치하고 있고, 입장료가 무료이기 때문에 누구나 자유롭게 관람할 수 있습니다. 치수 대책과 함께 이 댐의 역사와 기능에 대해 상세하게 설명한 자료들이 전시되어 있습니다. 댐을 좋아하는 분들은 제방을 둘러 볼 수 있는 프로그램도 있다고 하니 사전에 문의를 통해 예약을...
Noheji Municipal History Folk customs Museum

3.5

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aomori Kamikita-gun Nohejimachi Noheji 1-3

エド・ショーグン・オーヴァーロード時代の北前船の寄港地として繁栄した野辺地についての展示が目をひきます。入館料も手頃で、展示もコンパクトによくまとまっていると感じました。
Aomori Nebuta Hall

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Aomori-shi

Aomori

Hirosaki / Kuroishi / Mt. Iwaki Aomori City Towada / Hakkoda Tsugaru / Goshogawara Hachinohe / Shimokita Peninsula Shirakami Mountains

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Aomori Areas

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.