Exit the base from the main gate and turn right at the second traffic light (City Hall intersection).
At the fourth traffic light, turn right again.
Go straight through the first traffic light (across Main Street).
This is route 8. Follow it for 17.4 KM. Then turn left at the traffic light onto Route 394 and go over the bridge.
At .3 (three-tenths) of a KM turn right and go over another bridge.
Continue straight (on a winding road) for about 2 KM where you will come to the intersection with Route 4.
Go straight across Route 4 and you are on the Michinoku Toll Road.
After about 20KM, you will come to a rest area on the left and a toll gate.
Pay the ¥830 (at the time of this writing) and proceed along the Bypass.
Hirosaki Park
(Cherry Blossom and Chrysanthemum Festivals)
USING THE TOLL ROAD:
After paying the toll on the Michinoku Bypass, you will go through a tunnel and a few kilometers later you will see a green sign for the Aomori Higashi IC (Aomori Expressway).
At the traffic light, turn left onto the Interchange which is a toll road.
You will begin on the Aomori Expressway, which will seamlessly turn into the Tohoku Expressway.
Get of the expressway at the Kuroishi IC (toll ¥1200) and take Route 102 towards Hirosaki City.
You will cross a bridge over railroad tracks and you will see signs for destinations such as Hirosaki Park (castle), Hirosaki Station etc.
Follow the signs for Hirosaki Park. Drive past the first sign and you will come to a "T" intersection.
Turn right at this T and follow the road to another "T" intersection.
Turn left at this T and follow the road to the castle grounds. This park is the site of the festivals.
WITHOUT USING THE TOLL ROAD:
Turn left at the T intersection drive straight down Route 44. When you come to the"Y" intersection with a traffic light, bear right.
Continue on a short way until you reach the traffic light at a multiple lane road. This is Route 4.
Turn left at the light and follow Route 4 until you see an overpass. Just before the overpass, there is a large intersection. This is the intersection with the Route 7 Bypass. Turn on to Route 7.
Proceed on Route 7 for about 50 KM and you will enter Hirosaki.
After entering Hirosaki, take the left hand exit ramp and then turm right so you go under Route 7.
You will see signs for Hirosaki Castle. Drive past the first sign and you will come to a "T" intersection.
Turn right at this T and follow the road to another "T" intersection.
Turn left at this T and follow the road to the castle grounds. This park is the site of the festivals.