• Akita

The Yokote Kamakura Festival is one of the Michinoku Godai Snow Festivals (five major sn…

• Yamagata

Imoni is a traditional Tohoku stew of taro and meat. It is particularly popular in Yamag…

• Fukushima

Ouchijuku was a flourishing post-town in the 17th century. Today the town’s tradit…

• Akita

The Omagari Hanabi fireworks festival boasts the top tradition and advanced techniques i…

• Niigata

This fireworks festival sees the launch of many large spherical fireworks, including the…

• Fukushima

Aizu Erosoku (painted candles) are one of Aizu’s traditional crafts. The candles a…

• Akita

The Namahage Sedo Festival is one of the Michinoku Godai Snow Festivals (five major snow…

• Akita

Kakunodate Town in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, is also known as the “Little Kyoto o…

• Miyagi

Along with Amanohashidate in Kyoto and Miyajima in Hiroshima, Matsushima Bay is known fo…

• Akita

Historic Site Osarizawa Mine, which is recognized as a Heritage of Industrial Modernizat…

• Aomori

In addition to the cherry blossom festival held in Hirosaki Park, at the foot of Mt. Iwa…

• Iwate

Held on the second Saturday of June each year, the Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival is one of…

• Akita

The Inukko Festival is a folk event of the Yuzawa region that is said to have a history …

• Yamagata

The Yonezawa Uesugi Festival is a period picture scroll that unfolds on a grand scale wi…

• Akita

Each year on February 10, massive paper balloons with drawings of warriors, beautiful wo…

• Yamagata

[Natagiri Toge mountain pass] On May 17, 1689, or July 3 in the solar calendar, Matsuo B…

• Fukushima

Soma Nomaoi, a ritual dating back over a thousand years, takes place in northern Hamador…

• Fukushima

• Fukushima

Along with the Gion Festival in Kyoto and the Gion Yamagasa in Hakata, the Aizu Tajima G…

• Aomori

The Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (festival) is a participatory festival in Aomori that attracts…

• Fukushima

The Taimatsu Akashi is one of Japan’s three major fire festivals that has been con…

• Akita

The Nishimonai Bon Odori in Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture, is one of the three most popular…

• Miyagi

The Sendai Tanabata Festival has been passed down as a traditional event since the age l…

• Akita

Rokugo no Kamakura is a little New Years event with over 700 years of history, held annu…

• Yamagata

The Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held over two day on the second Saturday and Sunday …

• Niigata

The Wara Art Festival is held every year from summer through autumn. Young people from t…

• Fukushima

This traditional fire festival has been held annually for 420 years.It is said that the …

• Akita

This lively festival is lauded for its festival music, which is said to be the best in J…

• Fukushima

The Aizu Festival is Aizu’s largest festival and is held in late September each ye…

• Fukushima

There have been many chrysanthemum fans in Nihonmatsu since the period when it was known…

• Aomori

• Yamagata

The wide sky and verdant forest. The Iide Dondendaira Lily Garden, the largest lily gard…

• Fukushima

• Aomori

• Iwate

The Kokuseki-ji Temple Somin-sai Festival is a so-called “hadaka matsuri” (n…

• Yamagata

The Shinjo Festival of Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture has a history of more than 260 year…

• Iwate

With sights resembling that of a splendid large picture scroll, the Hidaka Hibuse Festiv…

• Iwate

Hanamaki is the hometown of famed children's writer Kenji Miyazawa. The Miyazawa Ken…

• Multiple Areas

Go snowshoe trekking at a leisurely pace. Guides certified by the Akita Shirakami Guide …

• Niigata

Tokamachi Snow Festival was born from the ideas of local people to “befriend the s…