Gappo Park

The park extends across 17 hectares featuring a public beach along Aomori Bay, numerous pine trees, cherry trees, and the Aomori City Baseball Stadium.

Founded in 1895 as Aomori Park, the site includes a 400-year-old black pine that marks the path of the former Edo period road called Ōshū Kaidō.

Pine trees along the pathways stand as memorials to Japanese soldiers from the First Sino-Japanese War, while stone monuments honor poets Takuboku Ishikawa and Matsuo Basho.

The park includes a small zoo, tennis courts, playground spaces, and an unpaved jogging course, accessible via Aomori City Bus from the city center.

The park contains 670 Yoshino cherry trees and maintains the original routing of the historic Ōshū Kaidō road through its east-west paved pathway system.

Location: Gappo

Inception: 1894

Part of: 100 Best Urban Parks in Japan

Website: https://city.aomori.aomori.jp/kouryuu-suishin/bunka-sports-kanko/kankou/kankou-spot/shizen-kouen/05.html

GPS coordinates: 40.83000,140.77917

Latest update: March 11, 2025 11:56