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.Spring Festival
- Availability:
- Apr 2, 2025 – May 31
You can enjoy various events to celebrate spring under the cherry blossoms and apples bloomed by the “Nebuta Hanazaki Kajisan ” that appears in the Jawamegu Square.
Harutsuge Komichi
- Availability:
- Apr 2, 2025 – May 31
The magical scenery of the transition from winter to vivid spring is expressed using Aomori crafts such as nebuta lanterns and Nambu textile fabrics. You can feel the coming of spring as you walk.
Goldfish Festival
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
This event is held in a space surrounded by approximately 350 goldfish neputa. You can enjoy the summer of Aomori to the fullest with experiences related to goldfish neputa.
Harukotatsu carriage
- Availability:
- Apr 3, 2025 – May 31
Even in the chilly spring of Aomori, you can enjoy the warmth of a kotatsu. Enjoy the view of the park, where you can feel the breath of spring as you listen to the clattering hooves of horses.
Floating Cherry Blossom Lantern Bath
- Availability:
- Apr 2, 2025 – May 31
While the water surface sparkles with the lights of the Tsugaru Biidoro, a traditional craft, you can enjoy the luscious hanami open-air bath where the cherry trees made using the Nebuta technique are lit up.
Offering Hanami Sake
- Availability:
- Apr 2, 2025 – May 31
Every day from 8:00 PM for five minutes, the flowers bloomed by "Nebuta Hanazaki Kajiisan" will dance around the plaza to liven up the cherry blossom viewing. Enjoy with a glass of sake in hand.
Mini-hanagasa for vaulters
- Availability:
- Apr 2, 2025 – May 31
This is a hanagasa making experience, in which flowers are arranged on a small hat, based on the hanagasa worn by the "haneto" dancers at the Aomori Nebuta Festival. You can take it home with a cup of Tsugaru Biidoro.
Edible Hanamikuji
- Availability:
- Apr 2, 2025 – May 31
If you pull the string in the manner of a thousand lines drawing, you will find a picture of your fortune in accordance with the cherry blossoms' blooming and a word of advice from Tsugaru dialect. It is a fun luck charm that you can eat after reading it.
Aomori dialect course "Now you can become 'Aomo lingual'"
- Availability:
- Apr 2, 2025 – May 31
This is a course where you can learn Aomori dialect in fun, from the basics of dialect to dialect you can use during your stay.
dialect crossword
- Availability:
- Apr 2, 2025 – May 31
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.
Yogukitane counter
- Availability:
- Apr 2, 2025 – May 31
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.
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.
Aomori Nebuta Festival Viewing Bus Tour
- Availability:
- Aug 2, 2025 – Aug 7The last day of 8/7 will be by sea.
Join the Aomori Nebuta Festival with bus transfers, reserved seats, and a bento. Perfect for first-time visitors with staff support.
Apple Juice Faucet
- Availability:
- All year
Apple juice flows like water from the faucet. Also recommended for a drink after a bath.
Yawatauma Lounge
- Availability:
- Jan 1, 2024 – Aug 31, 2025
Visitors can enjoy tea and alcohol while enjoying traditional crafts and viewing the garden. This is a space where you can lose track of time and relax.
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.
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.
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.
Goldfish Neputa Lantern Corridor
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
350 goldfish-shaped lanterns decorate the passage between the main building and the west building. An original Aomoriya design, the lanterns feature long, large tail fins of Tsugaru nishiki.
Goldfish Fortune Telling
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
Choose a poi-shaped fortune slip and float it in the water like a goldfish scoop to reveal your fortune associated with your stay at Aomoriya. You can take the fortune slip home with you as a souvenir.
Apple candy stall
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
It is an apple candy that resembles a goldfish nebuta, and it is characterized by a large tail fin made by candy work on an apple that is covered with candy. You can enjoy the strong sweetness and acidity of the apple.
Goldfish Nebuta shaved ice
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
This colorful shaved ice is modeled after the summer tradition of Aomori, the goldfish neputa. The shaved ice contains seasonal cassis jam, giving it a sweet and sour refreshing taste.
Goldfish Neputa Lantern
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
A goldfish-shaped lantern called "Goldfish Neputa" is available for rent only in summer. You can enjoy the atmosphere by walking around the park at night with the goldfish Neputa.
goldfish pattern yukata rental
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
We have a variety of gorgeous yukatas to add to the festive atmosphere. Among them, the goldfish-patterned yukatas that represent summer are popular, so you can fully enjoy the summer festive atmosphere by dressing up.
Giant goldfish bowl
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
A giant goldfish bowl, about 2 meters tall, is now available. The design is based on blue and the bright red goldfish nepta stands out. Visitors can enter the bowl and take photos with the goldfish.
Goldfish Neputa Wind Chimes
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
The new Kanegane Uoneputa Wind Chin comes in two types: a lantern type and a tabletop type. You can enjoy the cool sounds of summer while walking around the park or in your room.
Wamonamo Nebuta Ondo
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
This is a program where everyone dances Tsugaru Teodori, a traditional dance of Aomori, to the tune of Nebuta Ondo. With the original choreography, anyone can easily enjoy Tsugaru Teodori.
Aomori Kobo
- Availability:
- Jul 19, 2025 – Aug 31
A workshop where you can experience making traditional Aomori toys and crafts.
[Program Contents]
・Color the Hachiman horse
・Tsugaru lacquer chopstick sharpening
・Color the Shimokawarayaki Hatobue
・Color the goldfish neputa
・Scallop painting
Whind Chimes Carriage Tour
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
Visitors will walk around the park in a horse-drawn carriage, listening to the sound of wind chimes made of Nambu ironware and Tsugaru Biidoro, and feeling "cool" by the ice on the table.
Pastoral Summer Vacation in Aomoriya
- Availability:
- Jul 19, 2025 – Aug 31
In addition to observing the horses at the Fureai Farm, you can listen to the daily stories of the horses from the staff and take photos to help make memories with the Aomoriya horses.
Catching Insects
- Availability:
- Jul 19, 2025 – Aug 31
In the 220,000 tsubo area, there is a park dotted with ponds and old houses, and various insects such as cicadas and beetles gather in summer. The appearance of insects varies depending on the time of day and location. It is recommended that you take an exploration map with you and study while walking around the park.
Garlic Beer Garden 931
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2025 – Aug 31
Don't get tired of summer heat with 7 kinds of garlic snacks and original beer that brings out the flavor of garlic! Enjoy summer to the fullest in a space full of garlic.