Travel Info #2 (English)

presented by Hachinohe TIC

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ATTENTION!

To avoid the overtourism currently being at issue, visitor’s access to Tsutanuma Pond at the foot of Mt. Hakkoda will be controlled in autumn during the period from 20 Oct, 2024 to 31 Oct, 2024.

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Travel Tips

HACHINOHE CITY CENTER MAP (Illustrated)

Hachinohe City Center Map will come in handy when strolling around the commercial area and former castle town in Hachinohe.

Hachinohe City Center Map
Indication or Download Here

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TANESASHI COAST WALKING MAP

Tanesashi Coast Trailing Map will be useful when planning to trek along the picturesque coast designated as National Scenic Beauty.

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TOHOKU HIGHWAY BUS TICKET

This cost-saving unlimited tickets allow you to travel on certain intercity and highway bus routes within the 6 prefectures of Tohoku district for a period of either 2 or 3 days.
*No need for consecutive days. Just choose your preferred dates.

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OIRASE GORGE WALKING MAP

Oirase Gorge Map will be useful when planning to trek along the mountain stream.

Oirase Gorge Walking Map
Indication or Download Here

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Questionnaire

When you visited Hachinohe city or its neighboring towns, have you felt inconvenient or awkward because “something” had been unavailable during your trip? Could you let me know what was the “something”?

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Safety Information

Here are provided some safety information for foreign tourists in Japan. Access these sites any time you need foreign language helps or information.

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Topics

Have you already had these stamps on your itineraries? These handmade stamps are sure to be another memory of your travel. Available at Hachinohe Tourist Information Center in the JR Hachinohe Station.
Images on the stamps represent as follows:

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  • #1 ”Hachinohe Senbei-jiru Soup” is a homemade dish made by boiling Senbei (wheat flour crackers) with your favorite ingredients.
  • #2 ”Yawata Uma Horse Figurines” are local toys that have the most ancient tradition in the Nanbu region.  The gorgeous design painted on their surfaces is believed to represent the formal costume for horses at bridal ceremonies in Nanbu villages.
  • #3 ”Gassho Dogu” is the clay figure made during the late Jomon Period, approximately 3,500 years ago. With its knees raised and palms pressed together, it appears to be praying.
  • #4 ”Hachinohe Maeoki Saba” is the fatty mackerel caught offshore Hachinohe.
  • #5 ”Eboshi hats in the shape of horse heads” are worn by the dancers at Hachinohe Enburi Festival held in the mid-February to usher spring and pray for good harvests.

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  • #1 ”Nanbu Senbei” are the famous wheat crackers of the Hachinohe area.
  • #2 ”Kabushima,” a national natural monument of Japan, is a breeding ground of black-tailed gulls. “Kabushima Shrine” has been attracting many visitors, who claim it’s a place with mystical powers.
  • #3 ”Horyo Kagura”, a unique kind of shrine music and dance, was initially created by a Buddhist monk and has been passed down through the ages at Ogami Shrine.

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