New Year at ASPAM: New Year sales, lucky bags, and Aomori flavors
ASPAM de New Year Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Location
- Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center ASPAM
- Area
- Aomori Prefecture・Aomori City(From Tokyo: approx. 3 h–3 h 30 min · bullet train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Last updated
- 2026/11/11
A New Year event inside ASPAM, with the stores’ New Year sales and lucky bags, plus a lottery with local specialties as prizes. New Year’s Day events also included a portrait-drawing session, sweets for sale, and a small market.
About ASPAM de New Year Festival
“ASPAM de New Year Festival” is an event held at Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center ASPAM to celebrate the New Year.
The center hosts a range of New Year events, including the stores’ New Year sales and lucky bags, as well as a Garapon lottery with Aomori Prefecture specialties as prizes.
New Year’s Day events were also planned, including a New Year portrait-drawing session by portrait artist Maru, New Year’s stollen and sweets for sale by CORIE, and a small market.
Festival highlights
Highlights include the stores’ New Year sales and lucky bags, as well as a fun Garapon lottery with Aomori Prefecture specialties as prizes.
A special New Year’s Day event featured a portrait-drawing session by portrait artist Maru.
There are also New Year’s stollen and sweets for sale, as well as a small market, making it a chance to enjoy shopping alongside New Year events.
New Year at ASPAM: New Year sales, lucky bags, and Aomori flavors
What to expect
Inside the center, a Garapon lottery was held as a New Year’s event, alongside the stores’ New Year sales and lucky bags.
New Year’s Day activities include a portrait-drawing session, New Year’s stollen and sweets for sale, and a small market.
During the 2026 event period, it ran from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in line with ASPAM’s opening hours.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center ASPAM (1-1-40 Yasukata, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture)
- Train and bus
About a 10-minute walk from JR Aomori Station
- By car
About a 15-minute drive from Aomori-Chuo IC on the Aomori Expressway
- Parking
Available (paid). Discounts are available.
Address 1-1-40 Yasukata, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
Tips for your visit
Parking is paid, and discounts are available.
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Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center ASPAM official page: 2026 ASPAM de New Year Festival
ASPAM de New Year Festival at a Glance
The 2026 “ASPAM de New Year Festival” was held at Aomori Prefecture Tourist Center ASPAM from January 1 through the 4th.
In addition to New Year sales and lucky bags, and a Garapon lottery with Aomori Prefecture specialties as prizes, the event featured a New Year’s Day portrait-drawing session, New Year sweets for sale, and a small market.
The venue is ASPAM in Yasukata, Aomori City, about a 10-minute walk from JR Aomori Station.
Sources and references
Japanese Festivals.jp Editorial Team
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Article updated: 2026/11/11
