--- title: "Aomori – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Aomori, Japan: Aomori , officially Aomori City , is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Nearby: Sannai-Maruyama Site…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/aomori" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/aomori.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Dodge_Challenger_SRT_Hellcat_with_Aomori_plates.jpg/1920px-Dodge_Challenger_SRT_Hellcat_with_Aomori_plates.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Prefecture capital and Core city in Tōhoku, Japan · Aomori # Aomori Aomori , officially Aomori City , is the capital city of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of Japan. ![Aomori](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Dodge_Challenger_SRT_Hellcat_with_Aomori_plates.jpg/1920px-Dodge_Challenger_SRT_Hellcat_with_Aomori_plates.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Aomori · Benlisquare The place 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. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## 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. 1. Sannai-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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sannai-Maruyama_Site) 2. Aomori 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Museum_of_Art) 3. Aomori 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Bay_Bridge) 4. Aomori 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Prefecture_Tourist_Center) 5. Gappo 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gappo_Park) 6. Seiryū-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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiry%C5%AB-ji) 7. Nebuta 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuta_Museum_Wa_Rasse) 8. Aomori 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Prefectural_Museum) 9. Komakino 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komakino_Site) 10. Aomori 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aomori_Velodrome) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Nebuta House Wa Rasse 2. Aomori Bay Bridge This bridge spans a short harbor inlet near Aomori Station and the former ferry port. 3. Hakkōda-maru Memorial Ship 4. ASPAM 5. Aomori Prefectural Museum Exhibits about the natural and cultural history of Aomori prefecture. 6. Munakata Shiko Memorial Museum of Art From [Wikivoyage: Aomori](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Aomori), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## 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. 1. Machinaka Onsen 2. Hakkoda Ropeway 3. Moya Hills From [Wikivoyage: Aomori](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Aomori), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Aomori's list of food specialties is extensive, but the headliners include apples, scallops, and garlic. 1. Aomori Gyosai Center 2. Osanai 3. Gusto Aomori Shinmachi 4. Aji no Sapporo Asari 5. Saigon From [Wikivoyage: Aomori](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Aomori), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## 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 → Aomori 107 km · quickest by ferry, 5h 10m · ¥5,560–12,010 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hakodate-to-aomori) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hakodate&to=Aomori) - Sapporo → Aomori 255 km · quickest by road, 7h 49m · ¥22,325–36,400 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sapporo-to-aomori) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sapporo&to=Aomori) - Natori → Aomori 295 km · quickest by road, 5h 11m · ¥4,080–5,550 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/natori-to-aomori) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Natori&to=Aomori) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Aomori) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## 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. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Seikan Ferry and Tsugaru Kaikyo Ferry operate ferry services from Aomori to the port of Hakodate with multiple departures daily. - Get in One way fares are cheapest on the Seikan Ferry, ¥1600 for a carpet space. - Get in The 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 in Tsugaru Kaikyo offers online booking of all of their ferry services in English through a third party. - Get in Cars and motorcycles can also be carried on some of these ferries. From [Wikivoyage: Aomori](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Aomori), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-04. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Sakhalin](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sakhalin) RU 9 ways of moving, 15 sources 711 km 2. 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Around it ## Next door to Aomori - [Tsutsui](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/tsutsui) dissolved municipality in Higashitsugaru district, Aomori prefecture, Japan 2.5 km - [Matsuoka Hoyōen Sanatorium](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/matsuoka-hoyoen-sanatorium) sanatorium in Aomori City, Japan 5.4 km [The place page for Aomori](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/aomori) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Japan](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-JP) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/aomori, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt