Location
Island : Honshu
Region : Tohoku
Prefecture : Aomori
City : Hirosaki
Hirosaki Castle
Hirosaki Castle was built during Edo era, in 1611, by the daimyo Nobuhira Tsugaru. This is a fortress known for its some 2.600 cherry trees standing all around the estate. In its dungeon, the view from the Gejo-bashi bridge which spreads over the moats is the most famous cliché of this place. The estate’s other parts gather to become the big public park of Hirosaki. However, the dungeon has recently been moved to a few meters away and no longer overhangs the moats, because the stone foundations are currently being strenghened for several years.
Access
From Hirosaki Station
⇒ Take the Dotemachi Loop bus line until the Shiyakusho-mae stop, then walk 100 meters to the north to reach the Otemon gate and enter in the Hirosaki park.
Closest bus stops
Dotemachi Loop Bus
Shiyakusho-mae stop- Mutsushinpo-mae stop
- Bunka Center-mae stop
Tamenobu Bus (outbound)
- Shiyakusho-mae stop
- Bunka Center-mae stop
Tamenobu Bus (inbound)
- Shiyakusho-mae Koen-iriguchi stop