Hirosaki has many tourist attractions such as Hirosaki City Apple Park, Iwakisan Shrine, Apple Road, Tsugaru-han Neputa Village, Gono Line, Hirosaki Castle, Chosho-ji Temple, Former Touoku Gijuku Foreign Teachers' Museum, Aomori Bank Memorial Hall, and Zuirakuen.
Also recommended are local delicacies such as apples, Nebuta pickles, dried noodles, apple pie, and shellfish miso.
After Hirosaki Castle was abandoned, the ruins of the castle were opened as a park in 1895.Cherry trees have been planted there since 1903, and today, with approximately 2,600 cherry trees, Hirosaki Park is famous for its flowers. Because of its location in the northern Tohoku region, the cherry bl...»
Hirosaki Castle is a flat mountain castle located 50 meters above sea level in the Tsugaru Plain.During the Edo period (1603-1867), the castle was the seat of the Tsugaru clan of the Hirosaki domain, which held 47,000 koku of land, making it the political and economic center of the Tsugaru region. ...»
Seibien was created by Seito Morimi in the Meiji era (1868-1912), and is highly regarded as one of the best gardens of the Oishi Bugaku school, with a pond and dry landscape garden. The garden, which spreads over a vast area of 3,600 tsubo (1.2 hectares), was created over a period of nine years sta...»