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Visitors can see the Tachineputa of 22m high, 6m width, 7t weight, the same height as the 7th floor buidling, by descending the slope from the 4th floor to the 1st floor.
Visitors can also see all year around the production studio, also experience paper pasting and coloring.
From the 3rd floor observation deck, there is a screening of Tachineputa, Matsuri experience theater, and you can experience the ambience of the festival.

days off / January 1
open hours / 9:00～21:00 (holidays during the winter period)
admission fee / adults 600 yen, Highschool students 450 yen, elementary and junior highschool students 250 yen.

The resource center where you can see the house in which Osamu Dazai grew up.
This is a roof purline building built by Tsushima Gen-emon (Osamu Dazai’s father and a big land owner of the Meiji period).
The building was finished on June of the 40th year of Meiji.
Cypress wood (Japan’s 3 major beautiful forest) was used even in the rice storehouse. It has 11 rooms with an approximate area of 917 square meters on the first floor, and 8 rooms with an approximate area of 383 square meter on the 2nd floor. It is a grand mansion extending over an area of approximately 2244 square meters, with attached buildings and a Japanese garden with ponds.
Dazai writes in his “Yearbook of agony” that “My father just built a large house.”There is no refined elegance but just the big size.”
The house displays 600 items including photos, clothes which Dazai wore, manuscript written in his hand.

Days off / December 29
Open hours / 5/1～10/31 8:30～18:00 11/1～4/30 9:00～17:00
Admission fee / Adults 500 yen, Highschool and Uniersity students 300 yen, Elementary and Junior Highschool students 200 yen

In Kanagi which is called the origin of Tsugaru Shamisen (3 stringed instrument), you can learn the history of Shamisen and hear a live performance.
The hall introduces Nitabo・Kaseno momo, those who are called the routes of Tsugaru shamisen, and the display corner of Mihashi Michiya is widely liked.
A live performance of Shamisen is held from April to November.

Days off / December 29
open hours / 5/1～10/31 8:30～18:00 11/1～4/30 9:00～17:00
live performance / 11:00～11:20　13:00～13:20　14:00～14:20　15:00～15:20
Admission fee / Adults 500 yen, Highschool and University students 300 yen, Elementary and Junior highschool students 200 yen.

In the middle ages, ruled over by the Ando family, Tosaminato which prospered and was counted in Japan’s “3 ports and 7 harbors”, spread their ocean commerce so far to Oga, Echizen, Setouchi, and Kinki.
However in 1340, they were struck by Tsunami (a tidal wave) and minato was damaged. Also, attacked by Nanbu-shi they lost Fukushima and Karakawa castle and ran to Matsumae and never came back.
Lake Jyusanko is also famous for the production of corbicula.

“Wando” is an ocean house were you can see, learn, and eat in Ajigasawa.
You can purchase “Wasao” souvenirs.
In Aomori, May of the 16th year of the Meiji period, “Ichinoya” became a senior sumo wrestler. Even after 127 years, it is a sumo kindgom that including the 6 Yokozuna’s a senior grade sumo wrestler never ceased.
Including Mainoumi, it displays the activities of the sumo wrestler’s from their hometown.

Days off / January 1 – January 2
open hours / April – December 9:00～18:00 January – March 9:00～17:00