Tsugaru-han Neputa Mura

Overview

Tsugaru-han Neputa Mura is a facility where you can fully enjoy the charm of Hirosaki Neputa. The Hirosaki Neputa Museum exhibits full-scale, 10-meter-tall Neputa floats, their frameworks, and more, allowing you to learn about their structure and history. It also features Ohayashi (festive music) performances and works by Neputa artists. At San Gendō, you can enjoy live Tsugaru shamisen performances. The Tsugaru shamisen is a traditional performing art representing Aomori Prefecture, known for its powerful sound. At Tsugaru-han Neputa Mura, you can learn not only about Tsugaru shamisen performances, but also its history and production process. At Tsugaru Kura Kōbō Takumi, you can observe the production of Tsugaru-nuri lacquerware, kōgin-zashi embroidery, kokeshi dolls, spinning tops, and other folk crafts of the Tsugaru region. You can even watch artisans at work and try your hand at some crafts. The facility also boasts Yōkameien, a Japanese garden registered as a national registered tangible cultural property, and Yōkameian, a snow-country teahouse, one of the few in the Tohoku region. Yōkameien is a garden built using a unique Tsugaru gardening style, borrowing the scenery of Mount Iwaki and the old pines of Hirosaki Park, offering beautiful scenery throughout the year. Yōkameian is a teahouse built in the early Meiji period, where you can enjoy tea while appreciating the garden view. Tsugaru-han Neputa Mura is a facility where you can not only experience the world of Hirosaki Neputa but also immerse yourself in the culture of the Tsugaru region. Be sure to visit when you're in Hirosaki.