The Hirosaki Cultural Center (Shimo-Shirogane-cho, Hirosaki-shi, TEL 0172-33-6571 ) will be renewed on April 1st.

The facility has been closed since April 2021 and undergoing renovation work. More than 40 years have passed since the museum opened, so the floor carpet was replaced and the parking lot was renovated to extend its life.

The renovation will change the use of some facilities, but the large hall that can accommodate 552 people and the 6 meeting rooms can still be used as they were before the renovation. The planetarium, which is the centerpiece of the renovation, has introduced the first digital planetarium in Aomori Prefecture, and is rented out as a multipurpose activity room except for planetarium business days.

The planetarium programs that will start on the same day include "Wakuwaku☆Children's Planet" (free) for infants and lower elementary school students, as well as "New Horizons" for adults. You can see the planetarium while lying on the artificial turf. The admission fee is 250 yen for adults, 120 yen for elementary/junior high school students and high school students.

Motonobu Nakagawa, director of the Hirosaki City Central Community Center, which manages the planetarium, said, "It is possible to create a projection program using the three-dimensional position of a fixed star and the proper motion data of a star over two million years. I would like to plan projections in the future."

On the second floor, Apple Creations (Dotemachi) will open a cafe "Lunch & Cafe COCORO". The lunch menu includes curry, pasta, and yakisoba, as well as hot coffee and melon cream soda. There are plans to add more types to the float menu, and roll cakes will also be sold inside the store. teeth.

Opening hours are from 9:00 to 22:00 (window = 9:00 to 17:00). Closed every 3rd Tuesday of the month (closed the following day if it falls on a national holiday).