Sansha Taisai
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Enburi Festival
A winter festival held nightly in front of City Hall downtown from Feb 17 - 20. The festival is held at the beginning of each year to pray for a good harvest. There are various Enburi performances of dancing and singing. Of course there is also food, beer, and hot sake!
Appi Kogen
Located about an hour south of Hachinohe in Iwate Prefecture is Appi. Just get on the toll road and head south! It has amazing skiing/snowboarding in winter and is a perfect mountain for intermediate riders. There is also hiking, beautiful scenery, and various other outdoor activities to enjoy during the remainder of the year. Onsens and restaurants are also plentiful.
Onsen
There are many onsens in the city, but one of the biggest and most famous is called Gokuraku. It is located next to Yamadenki which is close to the Pia Do shopping mall. Here you can enjoy many different baths, good food, great ice cream, incredible massages for a decent price and also next to the onsen is a great Vegeterian buffet restaurant worth checking out. The price for this onsen is 420 yen.
Nagane Athletic Center
This athletic center is located just west of downtown close to Hon-Hachinohe station. It has an old, but functional gym 100 yen per hour / showers 60 yen, with treadmills, stationary bikes, free weights, nautilus machines, and a table tennis area. There is also an outdoor running track free, several playing fields, an outdoor ice rink for winter skating, and facilities that offer a variety of classes. The outdoor baseball stadium is a great place to catch a High School game.
Movies
There are a movie theaters located in Cino and also at the Shimoda mall. Check the schedules for special discount days ladies' day, mens' day, couples' day, etc where tickets are only 1000yen.