Activities
Michinoku Matsuriya
- Availability:
- All year
Michinoku Matsuriya holds a show every night where you can feel the heat of the festival.
Storytellers tell stories of Aomori with images and invite you to the world of the festival. In the performance area surrounding the auditorium, unpredictable shows unfold, and the venue is filled with the heat of a real festival.Jawa Megu Apple Festival
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
An event where you can enjoy Aomori in autumn in a space full of apples. A new physical activity inspired by the apple harvest will be introduced to commemorate the autumn of sports.
Apple Juice Faucet
- Availability:
- All year
Apple juice flows like water from the faucet. Also recommended for a drink after a bath.
Irori fireplace lounge
- Availability:
- All year
A relaxing space that blends old houses and modern architecture. Comfortable sofa space and free drinks are available depending on your stay.
Yottemare Bar
- Availability:
- All year
A bar where you can casually drink delicious local sake from Aomori on a night when you don't have enough to drink. In this bar with a nostalgic atmosphere, soak in the afterglow of the festival such as standing drinking and counter seating. You can also enjoy the unique menu that changes with the seasons.
Aomori Nebuta Sauna
- Availability:
- April 3, 2024 ~*Year-round
Inside the sauna is a nebuta designed by the Takenami Hirono Nebuta Institute, presided over by the seventh Nebuta master, Takenami Hiroo. This is a sauna where you can feel the heat of the Aomori Nebuta Festival, and your heart will dance, thanks to the auto lollies that match the excitement of the festival music.
Tsugaru Kogin-sashi experience
- Availability:
- All year
This is a set where you can make coasters for "Tsugaru Koginsashi". Enjoy it in your room, lounge or wherever you like.
Scallop Fishing
- Availability:
- All year
Aomori is famous for scallops! You can catch scallops and receive prizes for the number of scallops you catch. The event is held every day at Jawa Megu Hiroba.
Aomori Station Day Trip
- Availability:
- All yearExcluded dates are 8/1 ~ 16, 12/31~1/1,1/20.
This exclusive package for hotel guests includes a roundtrip train ticket from nearby Misawa Station to Aomori Station, as well as entry and lunch at a museum dedicated to the paper floats of the local Nebuta Matsuri festival.
Noresore dialect navigation
- Availability:
- All year
This is a service where you can scan the QR code installed in the building and watch videos in the dialect. You can listen to trivia in Aomori dialect that will make your stay more enjoyable.
Tsugaru-ben radio exercise
- Availability:
- All year
Enjoy the familiar radio calisthenics in the Tsugaru dialect, and the morning exercise will keep you energized for the rest of the day.
Yogukitane counter
- Availability:
- All year
From check-in, guests are welcomed in the Aomori dialect. All information about your stay, including check-in procedures and explanations, is provided in the Aomori dialect.
dialect crossword
- Availability:
- All year
This is a crossword where you take a quiz with hints from the dialects scattered around the building and staff wearing a badge that marks the dialect of Aomori.
Keiryu Open-top Bus Tour
- Availability:
- May 19, 2025 – Nov 3*Maintenance suspension days 5/28, 6/4, 6/18, 7/4, 7/30, 8/20, 9/10, 9/24, 10/15
This tour takes you around the Oirase Gorge by an open-top bus, offering an exhilaration experience and a 360-degree view of the surrounding nature.
*This tour starts from Oirase Keiryu Hotel by Hoshino Resort. Please prepare your own transportation from Aomoriya.
*The bus to Oirase Keiryu Hotel is limited to Oirase Keiryu Hotel guests. It is not available for sightseeing purposes such as Oirase Keiryu.
Koyo Apple Carriage
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
Experience riding a horse and buggy around the park in autumn while listening to guidance. Rare and rare apple varieties appear depending on the season. In the latter half of October, you can enjoy the autumn leaves while riding a horse and buggy.
Apple Gelato Tasting Set
- Availability:
- Aug 12, 2025 – Nov 30
Enjoy a tasting of three different gelato flavors: Orin, Akane, and Jonagold. Savoring these delicious treats after a Nebuta Sauna session is the perfect way to relax and refresh.
Apple Harvest Rally
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
This is a physical activity inspired by the apple harvesting process, from bagging, harvesting, sorting, and shipping. You can win prizes based on the total score for each event.
Apple target
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
This is an activity where a 11 cm full-size apple cushion is shot from an apple tree about 2 m in height. You can enjoy the atmosphere of the festival even in the fall with this standard shooting target.
Apple golf
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
A new addition to Jawamegu Square this fall! This is an activity where apple balls are sorted by color with apple-shaped clubs. Roll apples well and aim for hole-in-one!
Borda apple
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
New to Jawamegu Square this fall! An activity modeled after an apple bag. Children can also enjoy bouldering, which is about 2 meters high and moves horizontally.
Apple Shipment Slow
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
New to this fall's Jawamegu Square! Throw an apple cushion into a wooden box and feel like shipping. Put it into a wooden box with a lot of energy but without damaging the apple.
Apple Festival
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
More than 300 apple-shaped lanterns are displayed in the cloister at Jawamegu Square. It is also a great spot to take photos.
Fresh Apple Capsule
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
Turn the lever of the gacha gacha and a real apple will come out. It's a pleasure to see which variety is in it after you turn it.
Mandoro moon viewing afternoon tea
- Availability:
- Sep 1, 2025 – Nov 30
Between the nebuta, where the full moon is lit and the rabbits are bouncing, we offer you a time to satisfy your heart and stomach by enjoying 15 kinds of sweets and teas made from yam, the taste of autumn.
Nebuta Halloween
- Availability:
- Oct 1, 2025 – Oct 31
The lounge will be decorated with Halloween-themed Nebuta floats and apple-shaped lanterns. These powerful Halloween Nebuta will welcome you.
Kogin embroidery workshop
- Availability:
- Oct 1, 2025 – Oct 31
Kogin-zashi is a beautiful traditional craft from Aomori Prefecture, known for its symmetrical geometric patterns. At Aomoriya, you can create an original key holder featuring a unique design that blends Halloween with Aomori.
Floating Paper Sculptures
- Availability:
- Dec 3, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
A quintessential winter tradition offered exclusively during the winter season at Aomoriya. You can enjoy a fantastical view of a scene created by Nebuta floats and snow.
Nebuta Matsuri Paper Float Display
- Availability:
- Dec 3, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
This program allows you to enjoy Nebuta in a snowy landscape. It features a zodiac nebuta that combines elements related to the zodiac and Aomori.
Wattsudo Lucky Festival
- Availability:
- Dec 3, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
Nebuta Shichifukujin, the symbol of the event, will appear and provide an experience related to good luck to make the New Year even better.
Fuku Gacha
- Availability:
- Dec 3, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
A gachapon machine filled with auspicious items and traditional crafts unique to Aomori. You never know what you'll get until you turn the handle—it could be a "Yawatauma" horse, a "Hato-bue" pigeon whistle, or something else!
Tuna Fishing Fortune Slip
- Availability:
- Dec 3, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
This activity is themed after single-line tuna fishing. The fortune slips, or omikuji, are based on different cuts of tuna, such as Otoro (prime fatty tuna) for "Excellent Luck" and Chutoro (medium fatty tuna) for "Good Luck."
Nebuta Seven Lucky Gods Tour
- Availability:
- Dec 23, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
An event where you tour the facility and collect stamps of the Seven Lucky Gods. You can put the stamps you've collected in a drawstring bag and take them home as a travel souvenir.
Sumo Wrestling with Giant Nebuta Lucky Gods
- Availability:
- Dec 23, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
Try your luck with family and friends in a giant paper sumo match with 2-meter tall Seven Lucky Gods! It's an exciting activity where you bet on the fortune of your chosen lucky god by tapping on a treasure ship-shaped sumo ring.
Nugudamare~! Nebuta Festival Hot Pot
- Availability:
- Dec 3, 2025 – Feb 28, 2026
For the first time ever, three different hot pots inspired by the unique characteristics of the three major Nebuta festivals will be available at Yottemare Sakaba. Warm up and recharge your body and soul with these hearty hot pots and the festive energy of the Nebuta Festival.