Day 1

JR Shin-Aomori Station

12:00 Taisho Roman Tea Room

Enjoy lunch and apple pie at a western-style house that still retains the atmosphere of Taisho era

For lunch on the first day, you will visit "Fujita Memorial Garden," a Japanese garden and villa of Kenichi Fujita, a businessman from Hirosaki City. The "Taisho Roman Café" in the garden is a café using the hall and sunroom of the villa's Western-style house built in 1921. The glass-enclosed terrace seats offer a view of the garden, and the stained glass windows, chandeliers, and other decorations of the time are fascinating.
For meals, we recommend the beef curry with apples produced in Hirosaki and the galette made with buckwheat flour produced in Nishimeya Village, known for the World Heritage Site Shirakami Sanchi. For dessert, try Hirosaki's famous apple pie. Six to seven varieties are available, including those from popular sweets stores and apple farms in the city, so it is a pleasure to compare them.

13:00 Hirosaki Park

Visit the park famous for its cherry blossoms and autumn leaves

After lunch, take a walk around Hirosaki's representative spots. Hirosaki Park, adjacent to the Fujita Memorial Garden, is based on Hirosaki Castle, the residence of the Tsugaru clan that ruled the area during the feudal era. In spring, the park is one of the most famous cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan with approximately 2,600 cherry trees in bloom, and the "Hirosaki Sakura Festival" attracts many tourists. In addition, seasonal events such as the "Chrysanthemum and Autumn Foliage Festival" in autumn and the "Snow Lantern Festival" in winter are held. Visitors can enjoy the spectacular view throughout the four seasons.
Hirosaki Castle was built in 1611. The castle tower, three turrets, and five gates that remain today are designated as national important cultural properties. The spacious park also has a botanical garden (fee not included) and a rest area, so why not take your time to explore the sights?

15:30 Hoshino Resorts KAI Tsugaru

A hot spring resort immersed in Tsugaru's traditional culture and the four seasons

Located in Owani Hot spring ryokan, the backwaters of Tsugaru, this hot spring ryokan allows you to experience the culture and richness of the four seasons that live in Tsugaru. The bathtub is made of Aomori cypress, and the KAI Local Flavors cuisine features tuna from Oma, while the live performance of Tsugaru's shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese musical instrument) will bring you a stay that will allow you to experience Tsugaru's diverse charms.

KAI Signature Rooms "Tsugaru Kogin-no-ma

Guest rooms are decorated in Tsugaru Kogin-no-Ma, which incorporates the traditional craft of Tsugaru Kogin Sashimi. The symmetrical design of the walls, shoji screens, and andon lanterns creates a stylish space. Each Guest room has a different kogin modoko (basic pattern), and you can look forward to seeing what kind of modoko you will encounter.

17:00 Public hot spring

A time to heal the fatigue of travelers at a famous hot spring with a long history

Aomori hiba (cypress) bathtubs are filled with the famous Owani hot spring. The thick, rich water has been used for medical treatment since ancient times. From fall to spring, enjoy bathing in the "apple bath" with apples floating in the water, and in summer, enjoy bathing with "hiba apples" made of Aomori hiba (cypress). The sight of the apples floating in the water is quite charming.

19:30 Dinner

Special Kaiseki course: black diamond "Oma Tuna".

Surrounded by many fishing grounds, Aomori is rich in the bounty of the sea. The dinner will feature Tsugaru's culinary culture, Aomori is surrounded by many fisheries and rich in the bounty of the sea. KAI Local Flavors dishes are served. Special Kaiseki courses for each season include "Ohma Tuna," the highest grade of tuna, as well as "KAI Local Flavors" in the spring. Hanami crab in spring abalone in summer and abalone in summer. and abalone in summer. The "Goraku" is a "gourmet" restaurant that offers a variety of dining options.

21:00 KAI Cultural Discovery "Tsugaru Shamisen Live Performance

The heartbreaking sound and power of the Tsugaru Shamisen. Be impressed by the live performance of Tsugaru Shamisen.

Hoshino Resorts KAI Tsugaru features live performances by a Tsugaru shamisen player and Staff/staff members every night as part of the "KAI Cultural Discovery" program to experience the charm of each region. In front of the mural "Shunju Haboro" by Matazo Kayama, a master of Japanese-style painting, Tsugaru shamisen players and staff perform Tsugaru jongara bushi and other famous pieces of music with rich emotion.

Day 2

07:00 Local Gymnastics "Tsugaru Taizo

Stretch and breathe deeply while experiencing Tsugaru's four seasons.

The second day of the festival will start with the local gymnastics "Tsugaru Taiso. This original exercise is based on Tsugaru's seasonal customs, such as the Hirosaki Neputa Festival and the harvesting of apples. The exercise will help you to move your whole body and relax your body, and start the day with a refreshed feeling.

08:00 Breakfast

Enjoy Tsugaru's local breakfast to energize you for the day.

For breakfast, an apple-based local juice and a Japanese-style meal full of local delicacies await you. The famous "shellfish miso" is a local dish of scallop meat seasoned with miso and dipped in egg. The savory smell and rich flavor of this dish will keep you coming back for more.

09:15 Tsugaru Kogin Sashimi Experience "Memories Kogin

Experience Tsugaru's Kogin Sashimi and create your own memories.

During your stay, you can enjoy the Tsugaru Kogin Sashimi Experience "Memories Kogin" at the Travel library on the lobby floor at any time. A set of paper "bookmark making" arranged to be easy to make is available, and the completed bookmarks can be taken home as souvenirs.

10:00 Depart from Hoshino Resorts KAI Tsugaru

10:40 Hirosaki City Apple Park

Looking for souvenirs in a park with apple fields

On the second day, we will visit a spot unique to Hirosaki City, Japan's largest apple producer. The 9.7-hectare garden is planted with 2,300 apple trees of 80 varieties, and visitors can enjoy the experience of harvesting the apples from early August to early November. The "Apple House" in the park offers a wide variety of about 1,200 apple-related products, such as apple sweets, apple juice, and cider, a sparkling apple liquor. Seasonal apples are available throughout the year, making it a great place to pick up souvenirs.
Other points of interest include the "Former Koyamauchi Family Residence," a reconstructed farmhouse from the Edo period, and the "Mount Suribachi Observatory," which offers a panoramic view of the park and Mount Iwaki. There is also a grassy picnic area where visitors can relax.

12:30 Restaurant Yamazaki

Enjoy French cuisine at a famous Hirosaki restaurant.

Hirosaki City is known as a "French town" where French restaurants compete with each other for the best French cuisine, as Western culture penetrated the city after the Meiji period (1868-1912). Restaurant Yamazaki is one of the most famous restaurants in Hirosaki City, and continues to be a leader in Hirosaki French cuisine. Ingredients are carefully selected and include meat, seafood, and vegetables grown in Aomori Prefecture. Many people come from far and wide to enjoy the safe and secure slow food that makes the most of the ingredients.
Recommended for lunch is the "Hirosaki French Option Course," which includes hors d'oeuvre, soup, main dish, and dessert, which can be selected from several choices. A must-try for soup is the chilled soup made with "Miracle Apples" and other ingredients grown without pesticides or fertilizers by Hirosaki apple farmer Akinori Kimura. It is a gem with a creamy, rich apple flavor.

14:00 Hirosaki Renga Soko Museum

Appreciate contemporary art at an art museum that has inherited its history

The trip concludes with a visit to the museum, which was renovated from a building built as a sake brewery in the Meiji and Taisho periods and also used as a cider factory. At the entrance, visitors are greeted by "A to Z Memorial Dog," a work by Yoshitomo Nara, a contemporary artist from Hirosaki City.
The building consists of two buildings, an art museum and a café/shop. The art museum presents cutting-edge art from Japan and abroad. The art museum presents cutting-edge art from Japan and abroad, and also collects and exhibits works that touch on the history and culture of Hirosaki and other parts of the Tohoku region. The café, equipped with a cidery, offers a menu using ingredients from Aomori Prefecture. The store has a Museum goods and ciders brewed in the workshop.
The museum was renovated under the concept of "passing on memories. Experience the past and present of Hirosaki at the museum, which was renovated based on the concept of "passing on memories.