• Hirosaki has many attractions, such as the thousands of ancient cherry trees, surrounding the castle and is Japan’s biggest apple producer.
  • Hirosaki Castle is a small three-storey fortress, originally built in 1611 by the Tsugaru Clan. This Edo period icon is considered an icon of Hirosaki.
  • As a castle town, Hirosaki was built around this defensive structure and status symbol - today a tower sat in an extensive compound turned public park.
  • Hirosaki Castle lies within Hirosaki Park which lies about a 10-15 minute bus ride (100yen) or a 30 minute walk west from Hirosaki Station.
  • Dress-Up Experience and Guided Tour at Hirosaki Park. Hirosaki Castle’s History. The Castle Keep that Doesn’t Sit on the Stone Wall.
  • Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture is one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing spots in Tohoku with moats filled with cherry blossoms.
  • Hirosaki Castle is well known as one of the most famous places to see the cherry blossoms in Japan.
  • Hirosaki Castle stands in Aomori, Japan. It is a very important castle because it has one of the only 12 original main keeps which still exist in Japan.
  • Hirosaki Castle is one of the most picturesque in Japan due to its beautiful setting at the center of a cherry tree-filled park with stark.
  • Beautiful red bridges at Hirosaki castle in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan. We checked out right after breakfast and took the train to Hirosaki using the OU line.