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Hirosaki, Aomori / 弘前公園（弘前城）

Hirosaki Park and Hirosaki Castle

A castle park famous for cherry blossoms; the castle keep is one of Japan's original surviving keeps.

Cherry blossoms over the castle moat at sunset, with a turret in the background
Cherry blossoms and the moat in Hirosaki ParkPhoto: Feri88 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

1 Oct 2026

Traveler reports

0

Reports open in Phase 2

Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.

Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Paid (see the price below)
Closing days
Has closing days (see below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

The free areas are open 24 hours. The paid area (Honmaru and Kita-no-kuruwa) charges from April 1 to November 23, 9:00-17:00 (9:00-21:00 during the cherry blossom festival, per the park's own page; the prefectural tourism site says 7:00-21:00). The official page says the fee applies "from 9:00 to 17:00 while open".

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

The park itself is open.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Admission

Honmaru / Kita-no-kuruwa: adults (high school and above) 320 yen, children (elementary and junior high) 100 yen (groups of 10+: 250 / 80). Combined ticket with the Botanical Garden and Fujita Memorial Garden: 520 / 160 yen (groups 470 / 130). Free for holders of a disability certificate and for carers of people who need care (proof required). Free for everyone on the last Sunday of May.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

About 10 min by car or 30 min on foot from JR Hirosaki Station. Konan bus: Hirosaki-Itayanagi Line to "Kamenoko-mon-mae" (about 15 min, then 1 min on foot) or Iwaki Chosha Line to "Shiyakusho-mae Koen Iriguchi" (about 11 min, then 2 min on foot).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

No dedicated car park. Paid car parks nearby include Hirosaki City Hall, Hirosaki Culture Center and the Hirosaki City Tourist Center.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Accessibility

One nursing room inside the Hirosaki Castle Information Center. Baby changing tables in the nursing room and some multipurpose toilets. No stroller rental (Aomori tourism site, family information).

Checked 1 Oct 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Payment

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Address: Hirosaki, Aomori (Japanese address: 青森県弘前市下白銀町（弘前公園内）)

Official site: http://www.hirosakipark.or.jp/hirosakipark/

Location

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Nearby spots

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Crowds

Busiest season

The Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival (usually late April to early May) draws about 2 million visitors.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days

no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteThe castle "goshuin" card (300 yen) and the 100 Castles stamp are at the Hirosaki Castle Information Center. The Butokuden rest house in Kita-no-kuruwa is open all year.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
  • RulesThe castle keep interior is closed for works from November 24, 2025 to March 31, 2033 (planned as of 2025).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
  • RulesThe keep is due to be moved back onto its original stone base in November 2026 (notice of Sep 7, 2026).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

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