Aomori
Aomori , officially Aomori City , is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan.
Aomori , officially Aomori City , is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 264,945 in 136,781 households, and a population density of 321 people per square kilometer spread over the city's total area of 824.61 km2 (318.38 sq mi). Aomori is one of Japan's 62 core cities and the core of the Aomori metropolitan area.
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Worth seeing in and around Aomori
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Sannai-Maruyama Site
The Sannai-Maruyama Site is an archaeological site and museum located in the Maruyama and Yasuda neighborhoods to the southwest of central Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan, containing the ruins of a very large Jōmon period settlement. The ruins of a 40-hectare settlement were discovered in 1992, when Aomori Prefecture started surveying the area for a planned baseball stadium.
4.5 km · Jōmon period archaeological site and museum · Wikipedia - 02Aomori Museum of Art
The Aomori Museum of Art is a museum in Aomori, Japan, opened in July 2006. It is located near Sannai-Maruyama Site, which the museum's design takes inspiration from in its partially-buried structure.
4.2 km · art museum in Aomori Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Aomori Bay Bridge
The Aomori Bay Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed in order to alleviate cargo ship traffic.
1.2 km · bridge in Japan · Wikipedia - 04Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center
The Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center ) is a skyscraper located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Construction of the 76-meter, 15-story skyscraper was finished in 1986.
900 m · building in Aomori, Aomori prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Gappo Park
Gappo Park is an urban park in the city of Aomori, Japan, located in the eastern part of the city. Major features of the park include a public beach on Aomori Bay, various decorative trees, and the Aomori City Baseball Stadium.
2.8 km · city park in Aomori, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Seiryū-ji Temple
Seiryū-ji is a Kōyasan Betsuin located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. The temple was founded by a Great Acharya Ryūkou Oda, who later built Shōwa Daibutsu in 1984.
6 km · Buddhist temple in Aomori Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse
The Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse is a city-owned museum near Aomori Station in the city of Aomori in northern Japan. It displays a revolving exhibit of four Nebuta floats from the most recent Aomori Nebuta Matsuri summer festival, alongside media related to the festival.
1.2 km · museum in Aomori, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Aomori Prefectural Museum
The Aomori Prefectural Museum is a museum located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The museum has a collection of artifacts from the Jōmon Period, as well as exhibits detailing Aomori's culture and history.
500 m · museum in Aomori, Aomori, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Komakino Site
The Komakino Site is an archaeological site located in the city of Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan containing the ruins of a late Jōmon period settlement.
9.6 km · archaeological site in Aomori, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Aomori Velodrome
Aomori Velodrome, also known as Jomon Bank Aomori Velodrome, is a velodrome located in Aomori City that conducts pari-mutuel Keirin racing - one of Japan's four authorized "Public Sports" where gambling is permitted. Its Keirin identification number for betting purposes is 12#.
7.4 km · velodrome in Aomori, Japan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Nebuta House Wa Rasse
- 02Aomori Bay Bridge
This bridge spans a short harbor inlet near Aomori Station and the former ferry port.
- 03Hakkōda-maru Memorial Ship
- 04ASPAM
- 05Aomori Prefectural Museum
Exhibits about the natural and cultural history of Aomori prefecture.
- 06Munakata Shiko Memorial Museum of Art
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Things to do
Aomori Nebuta Festival (青森ねぶた祭り aomori nebuta matsuri). August 2–7. This is not only Aomori's but one of Japan's most famous festivals. The town suddenly becomes very lively, with many street stalls.
- 01Machinaka Onsen
- 02Hakkoda Ropeway
- 03Moya Hills
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Where to eat
Aomori's list of food specialties is extensive, but the headliners include apples, scallops, and garlic.
- 01Aomori Gyosai Center
- 02Osanai
- 03Gusto Aomori Shinmachi
- 04Aji no Sapporo Asari
- 05Saigon
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Getting to Aomori
- Airports
- Aomori (AOJ), 11 km · Hakodate (HKD), 106 km · New Chitose (CTS), 231 km
- Stations
- Shin-Aomori Station, 4.5 km · Aomori Station, 1.3 km · Higashi-Aomori Station, 3.3 km · Koyanagi Station, 4.3 km · Yadamae Station, 5.2 km
- Hakodate → Aomori107 km · quickest by ferry, 5h 10m · ¥5,560–12,010
- Sapporo → Aomori255 km · quickest by road, 7h 49m · ¥22,325–36,400
- Natori → Aomori295 km · quickest by road, 5h 11m · ¥4,080–5,550
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Aomori
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Aomori. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSeikan Ferry and Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry operate ferry services from Aomori to the port of Hakodate with multiple departures daily.
- Get inOne way fares are cheapest on the Seikan Ferry, ¥1600 for a carpet space.
- Get inThe Tsugaru Kaikyo's Blue Dolphin ferry offers several classes of service, from standard carpet space (¥2220 one-way) up to a suite with two beds and an in-room shower and toilet (¥4940 one-way) and a luxurious suite that adds a living room (¥12,340 one-way).
- Get inTsugaru Kaikyo offers online booking of all of their ferry services in English through a third party.
- Get inCars and motorcycles can also be carried on some of these ferries.
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- Tsutsuidissolved municipality in Higashitsugaru district, Aomori prefecture, Japan2.5 km
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