The center houses about 60 shops selling freshly caught fish, dried seafood, delicacies, and the like. A variety of restaurants that offer sushi, ramen, etc. are also available so savor a taste of Aomori!

Start your tour of Hachinohe here. The culture, tourism and exchange facility serves as a new city attraction while invigorating the local culture. You can learn about Hachinohe culture and find a variety of local souvenirs.

Located near JR Aomori Station, the shopping center offers souvenirs and light meals made with specialties from all over the prefecture. There is an apple cider factory inside where you can observe the brewing process through the glass windows.

Feel free to use the footbath from 7 am to 7 pm. There is also a hot spring where you can make your own onsen-tamago. Just buy some eggs from a nearby shop or Japanese inn and put them into the hot spring water for about 20 minutes.

Only 2-minute walk from Asamushi Onsen, the roadside station offers hot spring baths for day visitors. Apple juice and Yu-sa original retort-pouch curry are popular buys. Be sure to try the famous cassis soft-serve ice cream!

The roadside station offers dynamic views of Kasose Beach. The specialty is ikayaki, Japanese common squid dried overnight and grilled over charcoal.

The villa was built by Kenichi Fujita, first president of The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Western house, Japanese house and Archaeology Museum, registered tangible cultural properties, stand on high ground in the garden with sweeping views of Mt. Iwaki.

The hotel is equipped with several different kinds of baths including spacious bath, outdoor apple bath, waterfall shower and sauna. Day visitors can enjoy the baths as well. An apple footbath is open from April to November.

Works by world renowned artists are on permanent display. Huge sculptures and interactive works are displayed not only in the exhibition rooms but in the courtyard and on the roof.

Gassho Dogu (figure with clasped hands), a national treasure excavated from Kazahari Site No.1, and artefacts designated as important cultural properties excavated from Korekawa Site in Aomori are displayed here. Other highlights include the Korekawa Compass.

The roadside station is popular for oyako-don (rice topped with chicken and egg) made with premium quality ShamoRock chicken that is only available in Rokunohe. The restored Former Tomabechi Residence, an important cultural property, stands outside.

Located at the northern foot of Mt. Asahina, this valley is part of the area that has been designated Shimokita Hanto Quasi-National Park. It is full of nature and spectacularly beautiful with scenery that changes in each of the four seasons. Enjoy walking and "forest bathing" on the approx. 4km-long walkway that runs alongside the valley.

This facility ensures there is always fresh squid to be offered. It has a water tank capable of regularly holding 300 squid. In addition to being able to eat fresh squid sashimi on the spot, the center also sells local specialty products and processed marine products.

From fall to winter, you can see salmon swimming upstream to lay eggs in this mountain stream. The sight of salmon ending their lives in the stream in which they were born moves us and teaches us about the preciousness of life. River fishing can also be enjoyed from spring to fall.

Banyameshi is a restaurant that carefully selects and prepares local seafood. Diners can enjoy set meals made from meticulously chosen local ingredients that are served at a reasonable price. The set meal featuring monkfish is popular, and there are even monkfish-themed goods for sale in the restaurant.

Japanese sake from Hachinohe is made using high-quality local groundwater. There are long-established shops founded over 230 years ago, and visitors can taste new sake unique to this area. *Persons who are driving should never consume alcohol.

The northernmost point of Honshu, Omasaki (Cape Oma), is a small park. There is a stone monument marking the area as the northernmost point of Honshu and a tuna monument (Omasaki is famous for catching bluefin tuna using pole-and-line fishing). On sunny days, the buildings in the city of Hakodate can be clearly seen.

This ginkgo tree was recognized as the largest in Japan during research conducted in 2001. It stands 30m high and has a trunk girth of 18.8m, making it far and away the largest of the many giant ginkgo trees in Japan. Since ancient times, it has been worshipped as a sacred tree. The custom of placing sacred sake and rice at its roots and saying prayers is said to have been practiced for more than 40 years.

This onsen still retains the atmosphere of a traditional Japanese hot spring. With a 350-year history, is said to have been discovered when a wounded fox was seen bathing in the hot spring waters. Be sure to try the popular grilled corn on the cob, sold at street food stalls and souvenir shops in the hot spring town.

Reserve a gondola and enjoy viewing fall foliage on Mt. Iwaki and the Japan Sea. Hours: Operating hours may change due to weather, etc., or the service may be suspended. Please inquire by phone. Fee: Adults 1500 yen, Children 750 yen Note: Operates only during autumn