Place: Shunko "Hideka" (旬肴ひでか), 7 minutes on foot from the Conference Venue.

Shunko "Hideka" is the old style Japanese style bar called "Izakaya". You can enjoy various Japanese Sake made in Aomori, and the local foods.

Local Japanese cities have various festivals, but the Nebuta Festival is the biggest summer event in Aomori city, and most Japanese know it. The Nebuta Festival most likely originated from a mix of the Tanabata Festival, a celebration of the stars, and a Japanese custom called Nemuri Nagashi; the focal points of the festival are floats called Nebuta. Many festival dancers (Haneto) dance during the festival; they show off their moves and chant “Rassera! Rassera!” cheering on the floats' pullers and rousing the audience's excitement. The music of the Hayashi festival musicians, who play drums, wooden flutes, and hand cymbals in the parade, reverberates along the route. At the same time, spectators enjoy festival fare from the food stalls. You can see the detail at "Overview of Aomori Nebuta Festival".

The Nebuta Museum WA-RASSE is a facility that introduces the history and charms of the Aomori Nebuta Festival. At the museum, you can experience every aspect of the festival. On display are four full-sized floats that participated in the festival in August and Nebuta Faces that show the individuality of their respective creators. You can see the detail at Nebuta Museum

At this restaurant, which has the theme of "food tourism facilities", you can enjoy your meal in a lively and lively space that makes you feel as if you are dining in a dining room at a fishing port. Also, you can hear the local old songs and "Tsugaru shamisen" and feel the mood of "Nebuta Matsuri".

The shamisen is a musical instrument of Japan. "Tsugaru shamisen" is well-known among the shamisen. The shamisen is a stringed instrument shaped like a guitar. The shamisen’s strings are played with a plectrum. You can hear with a powerful sound by striking the strings with a plectrum.

The Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan, including the Sannnai Maruyama site, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List on July 27, 2021.

Japnese in Jomon-era have hunter-gatherer cultures, most of scientsts had the hypothesis that the old Japanese comprised small, unsophisticated groups of nomadic people. But, The Sannnai Maruyama site shows the hypothesis is incorrect. The site in Aomori Prefecture contains the ruins and reconstruction of a massive Jomon Period settlement. You can understand why the old Japanese can go on the lifestyle after you visit the site.

Aomori prefecture produces 50 million tons of apples annually, which accounts for more than half of Japan’s annual apple harvest. But Aomori isn’t just the national leader in apple quantity, but their is also the best quality in the world. It’s often said that Aomori-made apples are the most delicious in the world. People who visit from abroad are surprised by the difference between Aomori apples and those back home.