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Yokote Kamakura Festival
- Akita
The Yokote Kamakura Festival is one of the Michinoku Godai Snow Festivals (five major sn…
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Imoni Festival
- Yamagata
Imoni is a traditional Tohoku stew of taro and meat. It is particularly popular in Yamag…
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Ouchijuku Snow Festival
- Fukushima
Ouchijuku was a flourishing post-town in the 17th century. Today the town’s tradit…
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National Fireworks Competition “Omagari Hanabi”
- Akita
The Omagari Hanabi fireworks festival boasts the top tradition and advanced techniques i…
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Katakai Festival
- Niigata
This fireworks festival sees the launch of many large spherical fireworks, including the…
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Aizu Erosoku Festival (Aizu Painted Candle Festival)
- Fukushima
Aizu Erosoku (painted candles) are one of Aizu’s traditional crafts. The candles a…
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Namahage Sedo Festival
- Akita
The Namahage Sedo Festival is one of the Michinoku Godai Snow Festivals (five major snow…
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Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival
- Akita
Kakunodate Town in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, is also known as the “Little Kyoto o…
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Matsushima Oyster Festival
- Miyagi
Along with Amanohashidate in Kyoto and Miyajima in Hiroshima, Matsushima Bay is known fo…
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Historic Site Osarizawa Mine (Kazuno City, Akita Prefectur…
- Akita
Historic Site Osarizawa Mine, which is recognized as a Heritage of Industrial Modernizat…
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The World’s Longest Row of Cherry Blossom Trees
- Aomori
In addition to the cherry blossom festival held in Hirosaki Park, at the foot of Mt. Iwa…
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Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival
- Iwate
Held on the second Saturday of June each year, the Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival is one of…
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Inukko Festival
- Akita
The Inukko Festival is a folk event of the Yuzawa region that is said to have a history …
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Yonezawa Uesugi Festival
- Yamagata
The Yonezawa Uesugi Festival is a period picture scroll that unfolds on a grand scale wi…
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Paper Balloon Festival of Kamihinokinai
- Akita
Each year on February 10, massive paper balloons with drawings of warriors, beautiful wo…
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Natagiri Toge mountain pass [Mogami Town]
- Yamagata
[Natagiri Toge mountain pass] On May 17, 1689, or July 3 in the solar calendar, Matsuo B…
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Soma Nomaoi
- Fukushima
Soma Nomaoi, a ritual dating back over a thousand years, takes place in northern Hamador…
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[Soma Noma Up] Fire Festival
- Fukushima

Aizu Tajima Gion Festival
- Fukushima
Along with the Gion Festival in Kyoto and the Gion Yamagasa in Hakata, the Aizu Tajima G…
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August 2 – August 6 Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (festival) Hanet…
- Aomori
The Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (festival) is a participatory festival in Aomori that attracts…
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Taimatsu Akashi Festival
- Fukushima
The Taimatsu Akashi is one of Japan’s three major fire festivals that has been con…
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Nishimonai Bon Odori Dance
- Akita
The Nishimonai Bon Odori in Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture, is one of the three most popular…
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Sendai Tanabata Festival
- Miyagi
The Sendai Tanabata Festival has been passed down as a traditional event since the age l…
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Rokugo no Kamakura (Takeuchi)
- Akita
Rokugo no Kamakura is a little New Years event with over 700 years of history, held annu…
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Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival Festival
- Yamagata
The Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held over two day on the second Saturday and Sunday …
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Enormous works of art made out of rice straw! Visit the Wa…
- Niigata
The Wara Art Festival is held every year from summer through autumn. Young people from t…
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Taimatsu Akashi
- Fukushima
This traditional fire festival has been held annually for 420 years.It is said that the …
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Hanawabayashi
- Akita
This lively festival is lauded for its festival music, which is said to be the best in J…
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Aizu Festival
- Fukushima
The Aizu Festival is Aizu’s largest festival and is held in late September each ye…
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Nihonmatsu Kiku Ningyo
- Fukushima
There have been many chrysanthemum fans in Nihonmatsu since the period when it was known…
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Aomori Fireworks Festival / Nebuta Marine Service
- Aomori

The Dondendaira Lily Garden, the largest in eastern Japan
- Yamagata
The wide sky and verdant forest. The Iide Dondendaira Lily Garden, the largest lily gard…
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Bandai Atami Onsen
- Fukushima

Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival
- Aomori

Kokuseki-ji Temple Somin-sai Festival

Shinjo Festival
- Yamagata
The Shinjo Festival of Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture has a history of more than 260 year…
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Hitaka Hibuse Festival
- Iwate
With sights resembling that of a splendid large picture scroll, the Hidaka Hibuse Festiv…
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[Tohoku DC Special Project] Miyazawa Kenji Dowa Mura (Vill…
- Iwate
Hanamaki is the hometown of famed children's writer Kenji Miyazawa. The Miyazawa Ken…
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Shirakami Snow Trekking!
- Multiple Areas
Go snowshoe trekking at a leisurely pace. Guides certified by the Akita Shirakami Guide …
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Tokamachi Snow Festival
- Niigata
Tokamachi Snow Festival was born from the ideas of local people to “befriend the s…
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