[Aomori x Hirosaki] A castle town where Japanese and Western styles coexist. Miniature buildings are also available for free...

📍Hirosaki City Tourist Center

2-1 Shimoshirogane-cho, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture

Opening hours 9:00-18:00

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Another highlight of Hirosaki is the castle town where Japanese and Western styles are in harmony, with many buildings from the Meiji and Taisho periods remaining. You can enjoy visiting Western-style buildings and churches while walking around the city.
We parked our rental car 🚗³₃ in the underground parking lot of the Hirosaki City Tourist Center. 1 hour free, 100 yen per 30 minutes

★ "Former Hirosaki City Library" A three-story building based on the Renaissance style, with impressive octagonal dome-shaped towers on both sides. Admission is free and you can take photos inside. Address: 2-1 Shimoshirogane-cho, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture

★ Miniature buildings behind this building. Public buildings and merchant houses built in the Meiji and Taisho eras in Hirosaki City are reproduced at 1/10th the actual size. Address: 2-1 Shimoshirogane-cho, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Ote-mon Square

★ "Former To-o Gijuku Foreign Teachers' House" A house built as a residence for English teachers at To-o Gijuku, the first private school in the prefecture. You can visit and take photos. Address: 2-1 Shimoshirogane-cho, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Ote-mon Square

★ "Aomori Bank Memorial Hall" Constructed as the main building of the former 59th Bank. Japanese and Western architectural styles are used throughout. Address: 26 Motonaga-cho, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture

★ "United Church of Christ in Japan Hirosaki Church" A two-story chapel modeled after Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Viewing OK 👌 Photography OK 👌 Address: 48 Motodera-cho, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture

★ "Catholic Hirosaki Church" A Romanesque-style church built in 1910. Viewing OK 👌 Photography OK 👌 Address: 20 Momoishi-cho Koji, Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture

It was raining a lot, so I couldn't see everything, but they're all nearby, so you can see them while walking around the city.

#Aomori
#Hirosaki
#Castle Town
#Old Hirosaki City Library
#Miniature
#Retro
#Spring 0 yen trip