4.0A-FACTORY(361 reviews) - Great place to buy local souvenirs Thursday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Shopping Malls
Food Marche representing the market gathers foodstuff from all regions of Aomori. From food ingredients like elaborate vegetables and fruits from farmers, rice, processed goods and another local rooted articles, to industrial art, folkcraft goods and another craft articles are presented. You can find attractiveness of Aomori that can be found only here. In the central inner area you can watch brewing process right in front of you. Glass-sided "Charming cider factory" is also available. If you come at good timing you could watch hand work of the staff conducting Aomori apples selection, brewing and another procedures. There are 8 brewing tanks inside the factory, and each of them produces every kind of cider and apple soda water. There are abundance of various stores like gelato specialty shop, store with elaborate tart made of Aomori eggs, hamburger shop that represents Aomori and many other inside the facility.See more..
4.0Hasshoku Center(333 reviews) - A place you can buy seafood and gill it by yourself Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Shopping Malls
The centre is a major local attraction to buy gifts and seafood at a reasonable price. It is easy to reach (take the 100 Yen bus from Hachinohe station). It has a lot of seats to enjoy the food you buy, plus an area for BBQ (at a cost of 400 Yen). There are also local restaurants and their menu looks so good to me! Such a regret that I didn't have time to try them out. Instead, I had a nice time trying the sashimi and seafood stick I bought from the market and taste-testing the sweets & snacks local to Aomori from the souvenir shops. I would go there if I visit Aomori again!See more..
4.0Fesan(154 reviews) - Good shopping place Thursday: 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM Shopping Malls
You can basically find everything you need from fashion to food and drinks as well as souvenirs. Good for the whole family See more..
4.0Akita Station Building Topico(85 reviews) - My favourite Thursday: 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Shopping Malls
This store has everything including souvenirs and an ATM and is conveniently located within the train station.I read about this store online before arriving in Japan and it lived up to my expectations.See more..