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A-FACTORY
エー・ファクトリー
Location in JapanLocation in JapanA-FACTORYA-Factory's location within Aomori PrefectureShow map of Aomori PrefectureLocation in JapanLocation in JapanA-FACTORYA-FACTORY (Japan)Show map of Japan
General information
Architectural style Industrial
Address 1-4-2 Yanakawa
Town or city Aomori
Country Japan
Coordinates 40°49′49.1″N 140°44′06.4″E / 40.830306°N 140.735111°E / 40.830306; 140.735111
Opened 4 December 2010
Technical details
Floor count 2
Lifts/elevators 1
Design and construction
Developer JR East Aomori Business Development Company Co.Ltd. / Tsutomu Fujima
Other designers Masamichi Katayama
Awards and prizes 2011 Good Design Award
Known for Regional specialties and restaurants
Other information
Parking 16 spaces

A-FACTORY and the Aomori Bay Bridge illuminated during the night.

A-Factory (エー・ファクトリー, Ee-fakutorii) (stylized as A-FACTORY) is a market located in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture near Aomori Station. The market was opened in conjunction with the extension of the Tōhoku Shinkansen to Aomori on 4 December 2010.

It is managed by JRE-ABC, a subsidiary of the East Japan Railway Company.

The market is located on the Aomori Bay waterfront of Aomori underneath the Aomori Bay Bridge. The market is within the vicinity of Aomori Station and the Nebuta House Wa Rasse.

The market serves as a place where specialty goods from around Aomori Prefecture can be sold in an easily accessible location to tourists visiting the prefecture's capital. The market also features various restaurants, listed below.

Notable products include apples and cider from around the prefecture, as well as an in-house cider that visitors can see being produced.[1]

The market was the recipient of a Good Design Award in 2011.[2]

  1. ^ "A-FACTORY". www.en-aomori.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ Good Design Award