Aomori Station

1 Chome-1 Yanakawa, Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken 038-0012, Japan

We arrived at Aomori at 0619hrs via the Express Hamanasu overnight train.

Aomori Machinaka Onsen

1 Chome-10-14 Furukawa, Aomori, Aomori Prefecture 030-0862, Japan
+81 17-762-7577
0600hrs – 2300hrs

We visited Aomori Machinaka Onsen to freshen ourselves after the overnight train ride. The onsen is part of the Aomori Center Hotel and it has various baths including an ice bath, a green tea infused pool and an outdoor bath. Admission is charged at ¥420/adult. Towels are not included in the admission fees.

Aomori Gyosai Center
(also known as Furukawa Fish Market)

1-11-16, Furukawa, Aomori-shi, Aomori 030-0862
+81 17-763-0085
0700hrs – 1600hrs

We headed to the Furukawa Fish Market after leaving the onsen. The market is a small single story building with only three aisles of stalls. You can purchase food coupons at the main counter and exchange them for a bowl of rice and your choice of seafood from any of the stands with a flag to make a donburi.

Auga Fish Market
アウガ新鮮市場

〒030-0801 Aomori Prefecture, Aomori, 新町1-3-7, Japan
+81 17-721-8000
0500hrs – 1700hrs

We left Furukawa Fish Market without having our breakfast and walked to the Auga Fish Market. Auga Fish Market is located at the basement of Auga Festival City Shopping Centre.

While this market is bigger then Furukawa, the dining options are very limited. There were only two restaurants that were opened when we visited.

Doutor Coffee

〒030-0801 Aomori-ken, Aomori-shi, Shinmachi, 1 Chome−8−6, Japan
+81 17-775-5311
0700hrs – 2030hrs

We left Auga Fish Market and walked into Doutor Coffee for breakfast. We ordered two breakfast set. The set consisted of a sandwich and drinks of your choice.

Aomori to Tokyo (Ueno)

Our initial plan was to visit Hirosaki before heading to Tokyo. We decided to scrap it when it started to rain when we were on the train towards Hirosaki. We took the Hayabusa Shinkansen from Shin-Aomori Station.

Do take note that all seats on this train have to be reserved. You can reserve your tickets from any JR-Ticketing counters.