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Towada

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Towada Travel Guide

Towada is a city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It has many popular attractions, including Oirase Gorge, Lake Towada, Towada Art Center, making it well worth a visit.
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What to Do

Looking for things to do in Towada? We provide up-to-date info on everything from must-see scenic spots to local hangouts.
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Oirase Gorge

Oirase Gorge

4.5
4.6/5138 Reviews
"Attractions"
"National Parks"
Lake Towada

Lake Towada

4.2
4.6/557 Reviews
"Campgrounds"
"Lakes"
Hoshino Resorts Aomoriya
Nearby City

Hoshino Resorts Aomoriya

3.9
4.5/52 Reviews
"Hot Spring Resorts"
Sukayu Onsen
Nearby City

Sukayu Onsen

4.2
4.7/512 Reviews
"Hot Spring Resorts"
Hakkōda Mountains
Nearby City

Hakkōda Mountains

3.8
4.5/591 Reviews
"Mountains"
"Wetlands"
Towada Art Center

Towada Art Center

3.3
4.6/516 Reviews
"Art Museums"
"Popular Spots"
Towada-jinja Shrine

Towada-jinja Shrine

3.0
4.7/510 Reviews
"Other Places of Worship"
"Popular Spots"
Ishigedo Rest Area

Ishigedo Rest Area

3.0
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Oirase Field Museum

Oirase Field Museum

2.9
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"Museums"
"Churches and Cathedrals"
JR Bus Stop Nenokuchi

JR Bus Stop Nenokuchi

2.9
4.0/51 Reviews
"Churches and Cathedrals"
"Popular Spots"

Where to Stay

Discover the most popular places to stay in Towada, complete with recommendations from fellow travelers and special hotel offers
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Smile Hotel Towada

Smile Hotel Towada

3.5/511 Reviews
Hotel Route-Inn Misawa

Hotel Route-Inn Misawa

4.0/526 Reviews
Hotel Route-Inn Towada

Hotel Route-Inn Towada

3.8/513 Reviews
Misawa City Hotel

Misawa City Hotel

3.4/53 Reviews
Misawa Highland Hotel

Misawa Highland Hotel

3.5/55 Reviews

What to Eat

Want to eat like a local? Don't miss out on these top Towada dishes and foodie spots.
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Korakuen Towadaten

Korakuen Towadaten

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Papademucho

Papademucho

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Average price per person: GBP16
"Western-style"
Banikuryori Kiccho

Banikuryori Kiccho

4.0/51 Reviews
Average price per person: GBP16
"Japanese"
Daishoen

Daishoen

4.0/52 Reviews
"Japanese"
Hama Zushi Towada

Hama Zushi Towada

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"Japanese"
Tijuana

Tijuana

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"Coffee Shops"
Steak & Restaurant Miraikan

Steak & Restaurant Miraikan

5.0/51 Reviews
"Western-style"
Restaurant Mizuumitei

Restaurant Mizuumitei

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"Japanese"
Ikoi

Ikoi

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"Coffee Shops"
Cube-Cafe&Shop

Cube-Cafe&Shop

5.0/51 Reviews
"Coffee Shops"
Barayaki Taishu Shokudo Tsukasa

Barayaki Taishu Shokudo Tsukasa

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"Barbeque"

Discover the Real Towada With a Local Expert

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Calming Greenery
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The Oraise Gorge
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Hokkaido is just below Aomori~
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The hidden gem orirase 🇯🇵🍃
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Trekking thru Oirase Stream to Lake Towada
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Five-day tour of Northeast Japan | Don't waste a single minute of your JR PASS① ||| It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to go to Northeast Japan with friends. The first thing to do is to buy the JR PASS Tohoku 5-day ticket (except for foreign tourists, foreign residents in Japan can buy it with just their passport). For each trip on the Shinkansen, you can use this coupon to exchange for a designated seat at the machine or window. Unlimited exchanges (should be). We exchanged for a train in advance but missed it, so we directly exchanged for the next train at the machine without any problem. This step is worth noting: please please keep this JR PASS safe, because once it is lost, there is no way to retrieve it except to buy a new one. (My friend lost it on the second day and had to buy a new one, which was very sad.) Next, let me share our five-day-four-night itinerary: ❄️DAY1: Tokyo → Sendai → Morioka First, I went to the Northeast to check out the statue of Lu Xun, and next to the statue was the Lu Xun Museum, where they had his report card from back then, haha! After leaving the university, I searched for a highly rated restaurant nearby and had a lunch of beef tongue prepared in two ways, grilled and stewed, for just over 1,000 yen, which was very satisfying. Then I took a bus to the area near the Da Guan Yin temple, where you can actually go inside and see over 100 small Buddha statues. After that, I had a sweet soybean dessert near Sendai Station and ordered a soybean milkshake to take on the Shinkansen. In the evening, I chose to stay in Morioka, where the hotels near the station were very cheap and they even gave me a 2,000 yen voucher. I went to a restaurant that served Morioka cold noodles and ordered a set meal of cold noodles and grilled meat, which just happened to use up the voucher. ❄️DAY2 Morioka → Hachinohe → Aomoriya Actually, I wanted to go to the Tenshotei Art Museum that day, but I overslept and didn't have time, so I could only leave regrets. I went straight to the Hachinohe Shokudo Center seafood market when I arrived in Hachinohe. There is a special bus for 100 yen at the bus stop, which takes about ten minutes. Then you can buy seafood in the market and rent a grill to cook and eat by yourself. The rental fee for the grill is 400 yen per person, and it comes with basic soy sauce and salt. Eat on time and take the bus back to Hachinohe Station (remember to plan the time to stay in the market, as the bus runs once an hour). I booked the Aomoriya hotel, which has its own courtyard. It's beautiful when it snows, and there is a sleep demon lamp. You can take a half-hour walk around and come back to the starting point, where there is a footbath to soak in. Back at the hotel, you can continue to soak in the hot spring and drink apple juice. I made an appointment in advance for the Sleep Demon Festival performance, which costs 1500 yen per person. ❄️DAY3 Aomoriya → Aomori → Akita Take a bus from Aomori Station to Aomori Prefectural Museum of Art. Although we only had a brief visit due to time constraints, I really enjoyed the atmosphere and many cute details of this museum. When we returned to the station to take the Gonō Line, we found out that the starting section was suspended due to heavy snow. A bit confused, we asked the station staff who told us to take another bus to a certain station and then catch the Gonō Line from there. We had reserved a private compartment on the Gonō Line in advance, and although the weather was bad that day, there was a unique beauty to it. We slowly enjoyed the sea view all the way to Akita. We had planned to eat the famous Akita dish "Kiritanpo Nabe", but because I was lazy and didn't make a reservation, we couldn't eat at the designated restaurant.
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Tsuta Onsen is a secret area in Aomori. It is next to the Mount Hakkoda of Oirase Mountain Stream, so it is also favored by the poetおおまち けいげつ. The wooden structure has strong sense of history. The time for bathing in hot spring will be adjusted for male and female guests in "久安之湯". Male and female guests are separated in "泉響之湯".
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