Aomori JR Station 青森駅, is a train station on Ou main line, located in the heart of the capital city of Aomori Prefecture. Shin Aomori JR Station 新青森駅 which is a train station away from here, is served by the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines. Apart from JR East operated railway line, Aoimori Testudo 青い森鉄道 took over the operation of a third sector line (owned by both government and private sectors) connecting Aomori to Metoki 目時駅, stopping by Noheji 野辺地駅 and Hachinohe 八戸駅, after the extension of Tohoku Shinkansen to Shin Aomori was completed.
Limited express / sightseeing trains serving this train station include:
(1) Resort Shirakami リゾートしらかみ, a limited express sightseeing train which commutes between Aomori 青森駅 and Akita 秋田駅 via Ou main line 奥羽本線 and Gono line 五能線. A total of three round trips is made per day (on most days) by a fleet of train comprised of three different themes - Buna 橅, Aoike 青池 and Kumagera くまげら.
(2) Limited Express Tsugaru つがる, commutes between Aomori and Akita via Ou main line 奥羽本線, stopping by Shin Aomori 新青森駅, Hirosaki 弘前駅, Owani Onsen 大鰐温泉駅, Odate 大舘駅and Higashi-Noshiro 東能代駅.
What’s nearby?
(1) Aomori Tourist Information Center, located just in front of the train station and within the bus terminal ticketing office.
(2) LOVINA, a shopping mall connected seamlessly to the train station. MUJI is located on the 3F of the building.
https://www.jre-abc.com/wp/lovina/index/
(3) Bus terminal, located in front of the train station.
Platform #6: For Aomori City Bus 青森市営バス Sannai Maruyama Historical Site line 三内丸山遺跡線, heading for Aomori Museum of Art 青森県立美術館 and Sannai Maruyama Historical Site 三内丸山遺跡.
- Fare from Aomori Ekimae to Aomori Museum of Art = 280 yen
- Fare from Aomori Ekimae to Sannai Maruyama Historical Site = 310 yen
Platform #7: For Nebutan-go Bus ねぶたん号バス, which covers attractions located in Aomori city such as Sannai Maruyama Historical Site 三内丸山遺跡, Aomori Museum of Art 青森県立美術館, ASPAM, Aomori Prefectural Museum 県立郷土館 and Shiko Munakata Memorial Museum 棟方志功記念館.
- Fare per trip = 200 yen
- One day pass = 500 yen
Platform #11:
- For JR Tohoku Bus Mizumi-go みずうみ号 heading for Hakkoda Ropeway 八甲田ロープウェー, Oirase Keiryu 奥入瀬渓流 and Towada-ko 十和田湖.
- For JR Tohoku Bus to Aomori Airport 青森空港
(4) A Factory, a minute walk from train station. A modern style warehouse look alike building which houses an apple cider factory (A Factory being the brand of the apple cider), Food Marche which sells both fresh and processed food produced from Aomori Prefecture, dessert shop and restaurants. During my stay here, we enjoyed apple pies from SKIPEGG, which utilises high quality fresh eggs from Tokiwa poultry farm to create delicious sweets and confectionery.
Operating hours: 0900 - 2000 hrs
https://www.jre-abc.com/wp/afactory/index/
https://www.jre-abc.com/wp/afactory/index/
(5) Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse ねぶたの家 ワ.ラッセ, a minute walk from train station.
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri 青森ねぶた祭 is a symbolic traditional festival that the locals in Aomori city celebrate from 2 to 7 Aug every year. Fret not even if you are unable to visit Aomori city during the peak festive period as there is a museum dedicated to this iconic festival for visitors to better understand the history and also come close to the gigantic illuminated floats which are carried by the participants during the procession.
http://www.nebuta.jp/warasse/
(6) ASPAM, 8 minutes walk from train station. ASPAM is the acronym for Aomori Sightseeing Product Mansion where a good range and variety of locally produced goods can be found, making it an excellent place to shop for souvenirs exclusive to this prefecture. Do not forget to visit the observatory located on the 13th floor of the building, which offers a 360 degree panoramic view of the city and Mutsu bay.
Operating hours: 0900 - 1830 hrs
http://www.aomori-kanko.or.jp/web/
(7) Aomori Ichiba 青森魚菜センター, 5 minutes walk from train station.
In this wet market, you can order kaisen or seafood rice bowl without a fixed menu. Called Nokke don のっけ丼, visitors get to choose the toppings to appear on top of their rice. First, purchase a set of coupons from the front desk (10 coupons for 1,300 yen or 5 coupons for 650 yen). Next, exchange for a bowl of rice with one coupon from stalls with a red coloured signboards. After that, walk around the market, select from a range of seafood and cooked food (such as tamago-yaki or tsukemono) and exchange them with the coupons. The operating philosophy is actually quite similar to Katte don 勝手丼, another type of seafood rice bowl which I have seen and tasted in Abashiri, Hokkaido.
Operating hours: 0700 - 1600 hrs
https://nokkedon.jp/
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