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.
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.
Garlic Garden 931
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2024 – Aug 31
An event where you can enjoy garlic as a main snack and Aomori local beer. On the terrace with a table shaped like garlic on the top and legs and a garlic lantern, you can enjoy Aomori's exclusive original beer and garlic as a main snack, and you can enjoy a full glass of garlic with your eyes or tongue.
goldfish pattern yukata rental
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2024 – 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.
Goldfish Neputa Lantern Corridor
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2024 – Aug 31
In summer, the passageway connecting the Jawame Plaza in the center of Aomoriya and the West Wing is decorated with 350 goldfish lanterns. Aomoriya's goldfish neputa are original, representing the long, large tail fins of Tsugaru Nishiki brocade, and their tail fins sway when they are hung, making them appear to swim gracefully. It is one of Aomoriya's photo spots where visitors can take pictures with the goldfish neputas lined up in a row.
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:
- All year
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
Fishing scallops is a specialty of Aomori, and prizes are available according to the number of scallops caught. Held daily at the Jawamegu Square.
Goldfish Festival
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2024 – Aug 31
"Goldfish Neputa," a summer tradition in Aomori, is displayed throughout the building, adding to the festive atmosphere. Aomoriya's original giant goldfish Neputa is a masterpiece! We also have apple candy stalls, fortune slips and many other experiences.
Goldfish Fortune Telling
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2024 – Aug 31
When you float “Poi” used for goldfish scooping, fortune rises to the surface. It also offers tips on how to enjoy your stay in Aomoriya more.
Apple candy stall
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2024 – Aug 31
They sell apple candy that looks like goldfish neptas at food stalls. You can enjoy the firm sweetness, sourness and crisp texture of the apples.
Goldfish Nebuta shaved ice
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2024 – Aug 31
It is a colorful shaved ice that resembles the summer tradition of Aomori, "Goldfish Neputa." The shaved ice with apple-flavored red syrup expresses the festival atmosphere with colorful fruits, and the shaved ice contains seasonal cassis jam, which has a refreshing sweet and sour taste.
loan fish lantern
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2024 – Aug 31
Goldfish-shaped lanterns "Goldfish Neputa" are available for rent. Bring your goldfish to color your nighttime stroll through the park.
Aomori Station Day Trip
- Availability:
- May 9, 2023 – Apr 30, 2024Excluded dates are 2023/8/1 through 16, 12/31, and 2024/1/1.
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.
Giant Goldfish Neputa
- Availability:
- Jun 1, 2024 – Aug 31
A giant goldfish neputa will appear at Jawameg Plaza for a limited time during the summer.
Watsudo Lucky Festival
- Availability:
- Dec 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024
In addition to the event symbol Nebuta Shichifukujin, you can enjoy winter in Aomori with the "Tuna Ippon Tsuri Mikuji" to catch luck, the "Fukugacha" featuring Aomori lucky charms, and the behavior of limited sake to celebrate the new year.
Fuku Gacha
- Availability:
- Dec 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024
You'll have to wait to see what you come up with, such as the Yawata Uma, a local toy from the southern region that is used to celebrate marriages and new construction, and the Hatofue, a local toy from Tsugaru that brings happiness. You can take it home and decorate it as is.
Watsudo Lucky Festival~Tuna Hapon Fishing Lottery~
- Availability:
- Dec 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024
If you catch tuna Neputa with a fishing rod, you can get a fortune slip shaped like tuna. The fortune of the fortune slip is related to tuna, such as Otoro (Daikichi) and Nakatoro (Nakayoshi), and it is characterized by a way of telling the fortune in a way unique to Aomori.
Nebuta Matsuri Paper Float Display
- Availability:
- Dec 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024
In the park on the site, you can see Nebuta, a summer tradition of Aomori, in the snowy landscape. You can see the powerful shapes and vivid colors of the six new Zodiac Nebuta coming this winter from a short distance, and enjoy a fantastic view that contrasts beautifully with the white snow.
Floating Paper Sculptures
- Availability:
- Dec 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024
An open-air bath only in winter where you can enjoy a bath while gazing at the fantastic view of the Nebuta floating on the pond and the snowy scenery. You can relax by allowing time for the sound of the fue of the festival baayashi to play.
stove carriage
- Availability:
- Dec 2, 2023 – Apr 1, 2024
A wood stove is installed in the carriage, and you can enjoy the winter view of the park while listening to the pleasant sound of the wood burning noisily.
Making Kimigara Mini Zori
- Availability:
- Dec 1, 2023 – Apr 1, 2024
As part of the Kimigara Project, it is an activity to knit crafts using corn husks. You will experience making Kimigara zori, an Aomori craft, and make a Kimigara mini zori about 10 cm long.
Spring Festival
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- Apr 3, 2024 – May 31
The symbol of the event is Nebuta Hanasaka Jisan, a fairytale figure who blooms about 200 apple flower-shaped lanterns from the top of an apple tree nestled in the center of Jawamegu Square, located in the center of Aomoriya. You can love spring this spring through various programs related to flowers.
Apples and Cherry Blossom Corridor
- Availability:
- Apr 3, 2024 – May 31
A white lantern with more than 300 apple blossoms and cherry blossoms decorate the interior aisles. You can also enjoy the feeling of cherry blossom viewing when moving to a restaurant or room.
Offering Hanami Sake
- Availability:
- Apr 3, 2024 – May 31
Every night around 8:00 PM, we offer hanami sake and you can relax with a drink in your hand while watching the floral blizzard.
Mini-hanagasa for vaulters
- Availability:
- Apr 3, 2024 – May 31
Inspired by the hanagasa worn by the dancers of the Aomori Nebuta Festival, it is a hanagasa production experience in which flowers are arranged in a small, palm-sized hat. The saucer is a Tsugaru biiros, one of Aomori's most famous crafts, and can be taken home with the hanagasa as a flower vessel to fully appreciate Aomori.
Floating Cherry Blossom Lantern Bath
- Availability:
- Apr 3, 2024 – May 31
Gaze at a full-blown cherry blossom tree while bathing- it is crafted using the traditional technique of creating Nebuta festival float. Cherry blossom colored glass lanterns also float on the pond that surrounds the outdoor bath.
Yozakura-BAR
- Availability:
- Apr 3, 2024 – May 31
You can enjoy spring in Aomori with an original cocktail inspired by cherry blossoms and the "Crab Hanami Ade Set" named after the classic cherry blossom viewing crab in Aomori Prefecture.
Spring Footbath Carriage
- Availability:
- Apr 4, 2024 – Jun 1
Warm up in a footbath while touring a blooming park. Take a horse-drawn carriage to tour the park on the grounds of Aomoriya, love spring flowers and enjoy the feeling of cherry blossom viewing while warming up.
Spring Burdock Afternoon Tea
- Availability:
- Apr 3, 2024 – May 31
This is a "Burdock Tea Blend Tea" that uses non-standard burdock and an afternoon tea that is rich in dietary fiber. Even people who usually put up with eating sweets can enjoy the afternoon tea without feeling guilty and feel euphoric.