What this area is like
Hachinohe is a fishing city: eat at the Hasshoku Center market, visit the Sunday morning market at Tatehana Wharf, and spend the evening in its small alley bars. The Tanesashi Coast has lawns that run down to the sea.
Plan your visit
The Tohoku Shinkansen stops at Hachinohe, about three hours from Tokyo. The Tatehana morning market runs on Sundays from spring to autumn.