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Hirosaki, Aomori / 津軽藩ねぷた村

Tsugaruhan Neputa Village

Next to Hirosaki Park: a full-size Neputa festival float, live Tsugaru shamisen without microphones, craft workshops and Tsugaru home cooking.

The village's wooden buildings around a paved square in autumn
Tsugaruhan Neputa MuraPhoto: Amazing AOMORI (Aomori Prefecture) · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Paid (see the price below)
Closing days
Open every day (check the notes below)
Booking
Some things need booking (see the rows below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

9:00-17:00 (paid area: last entry 17:00, closes 17:30). Meals 11:00-15:00. Longer hours on some days during the Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Closed

Open every day of the year.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Admission

Paid area: adults 600 yen, high and junior high school 400, elementary 300, children 3+ 100 (groups of 25+: 500 / 300 / 200 / 100). The shops and restaurant are free to enter.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Getting there

2-3 min on foot along the outer moat from the Chuo-Koko gate of Hirosaki Park (5-6 min from the East Gate or North Gate). From Hirosaki Station, Konan Bus Hirosaki-Itayanagi line, about 10 min to Kamenokocho-kado, then 1 min on foot. The 100-yen Tamenobu bus from stop 4 at Hirosaki Station takes about 15 min to the Tsugaruhan Neputa Mura stop, right at the door. A taxi from JR Hirosaki Station takes about 10 min (usually around 1,000 yen). By car, about 20 min from Owani-Hirosaki IC or 25 min from Kuroishi IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Parking

Cars: 220 yen for the first hour, then 110 yen per 30 min (1-2 hours free depending on use of the village). Space for 100+ cars and coaches. Different rates during festivals.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Accessibility

Baby-changing tables and baby chairs are available, but there is no nursing room or pushchair loan.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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Address: Hirosaki, Aomori (Japanese address: 青森県弘前市亀甲町61)

Official site: http://neputamura.com/

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteTsugaru shamisen is played live every day without microphones (last performance ends 17:00 April-November, 16:10 December-March). Craft, shamisen and Tsugaru-dialect workshops need booking and cost extra.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
  • Local etiquetteIn a workshop in a rice store built in 1865 you can watch Tsugaru lacquer and kogin embroidery being made; the Yokien garden is a Registered Monument.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

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