Tachineputa Museum
立佞武多の館
A museum housing giant Tachineputa lantern floats about 23 meters tall, with a spiral ramp that brings you close to the lanterns at every height.
The Tachineputa Museum sits in the center of Goshogawara and displays the giant standing lanterns paraded during the Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival, held every year from August 4 to 8. Each lantern stands about 23 meters tall, weighs about 19 tons, and is roughly as high as a seven-story building. A spiral ramp winds around the lantern so you can view it from the base to the top at many angles. There is also a workshop where you can watch the lanterns being made, and a top-floor observation deck with views of Mount Iwaki. Admission is about 650 yen. Opening hours are roughly 9:00 to 17:00, extended to 19:00 from April to September. It is about a 5-minute walk from Goshogawara Station.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–17:00 (until 19:00 April–September)
Nearby sights
- Tsugaru Railway Stove Train
- Tsuru-no-Mai Bridge
- Shayokan (Dazai Osamu Memorial Hall)
- Hirosaki Castle & Hirosaki Park
- Fujita Memorial Garden
- Mount Iwaki
- Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art
- Iwakiyama Shrine