Aomori’s Nebuta and apples: walking Hirosaki Park and Hachinohe Morning Market

About Aomori

Aomori sits at the northern tip of Honshu. Its capital is Aomori City and it produces more apples than any other prefecture in Japan.

Main walking areas in Aomori

Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.

• Around Aomori Station and Aoiumi Park
• Hirosaki (Hirosaki Park, famed for cherry blossoms)
• Hachinohe (Hachinohe Morning Market, Tatehana Pier)

Aomori trivia

The Aomori Nebuta Festival, Hirosaki Neputa Festival and Hachinohe Sansha Taisai are Aomori’s three great festivals — perfect summer walking destinations.

Tips for finding smoking areas in Aomori

• Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
• Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
• Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone

Find efficiently with Mottosuitai

Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=aomori for the Aomori list.