Transportation in the Aomori Area
The primary transportation hubs when traveling within Aomori Prefecture are as follows:
Shimokita area: Mutsu city
Nanbu area: Hachinohe city, Towada city
Tsugaru area: Aomori city, Hirosaki city, Goshogawara city
Renting a car from a station or airport is a convenient way to get around the vastness of Aomori Prefecture, but note that some roads are closed during the winter.
If you want to visit the Shimokita Peninsula, then taking a ferry ride together with a car is recommended.
- *Information listed on the map is as of January 2022, but is subject to change, so confirm the information in advance before departing.
Getting to Aomori by train
Hachinohe Station - Hirosaki Station
- Hachinohe Station
- Tohoku Shinkansen Approx. 30 min
- Shin-Aomori Station
- Ou Main Line Approx. 40 min
- Hirosaki Station
Getting to Aomori by car
Hachinohe city - Hirosaki city
- Hachinohe city
- National Highway 103 / National Highway 454 / Prefectural Road 142 / National Highway 4 / National Highway 454 / National Highway 45 Approx. 1 hr 30 min
- Lake Towada (closed)
- Prefectural Road 201 / National Highway 7 / National Highway 454 / National Highway 102 / National Highway 454 / National Highway 103 Approx. 1 hr
- Owani Onsen
- Prefectural Road 260 / Prefectural Road 144 / National Highway 7 / Prefectural Road 201 Approx. 30 min
- Hirosaki city