Memorial Ship Hakkōda-maru — Attraction in Aomori

青森と函館を結ぶ連絡船として長年活躍してきた船をそのまま博物館化。内装は当時の面影をそのまま残しているため、古く、また天井もやや低いです。青函連絡船の就航から終航至るまで、写真や当時の品々を中心に展示されており、また連絡船だけでなく当時の情勢などとの関連性も併せて展示されています。各展示の解説の多くは日本語で多言語表記のものは少ないです。また、英語などでのガイドも無いように見受けられるため、海外からの観光客には利用しづらいと思うかもしれません。 このような船の博物館の場合、普通見ることが出来ない操舵室や貴賓室を見ることが出来るのが特徴です。甲板からの陸奥湾の眺めも素晴らしいです。それ以上の見どころは車両甲板です。当時の列車がそのまま展示されており、当時の連絡船が青森と函館の列車を繋ぐ上で非常に重要であることがうかがえます。車両甲板はとても広いですが、列車など高さのある展示品が多くあるため迷子になりやすいです。子供連れの場合は注意が必要です。

A ship that had been used for many years as a link between Aomori and Hakodate has been reused as a museum. Because it retains its original appearance, the museum's interior is old, and you may feel the ceilings on each floor are low. Not only photos and items of the ship from beginning of service to end of service, but also Materials on relevance such as the situation at that time are exhibited. Unfortunately, most of the commentary in each exhibit is in Japanese only. Furthermore there seems to be no guide in English. Therefore, it may be difficult for tourists from overseas to use it. If the ship is a museum, you'll see rooms, such as the wheelhouse and the noble room, that the general public can not see. On the other hand, the main feature of this museum is the deck for trains. When the ship was in service, the trains used were exhibited. You'll find that this ship was very important to the railway. Although the decks for trains are very large, the height of each exhibits makes it easy for children to get lost. If you are with children,...

Visited the ship museum.

It was broken down into three halfs.

The first half involves a showcase of how locals get by during the 30s of Showa era, especially in the production of apple.

The second half showcases the naval era of Aomori and exploring of the captain's room as well as the observation deck.

The last half showcases the development and modernisation of trains in Aomori. And the interesting thing was that it was showcased at the lowest deck of the...

This ship demonstrates the real history for developing Hokkaido area in the past century. The big ferry loads the train and all sorts of supplies from Japan mainland across the straight to Hakodate. This is probably the most educational museum on our trip. The captain's deck is very fun to play for young kids. Almost the whole ship is open for tour. You may allocate more time to spend here than doing...