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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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National Fireworks Competition “Omagari Hanabi”

Yokote Kamakura Festival

  • Akita

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

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Yokote Kamakura Festival

Nagaoka Festival

  • Niigata

The Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show is considered to be one of Japan’s three…

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Nagaoka Festival

Katakai Festival

  • Niigata

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

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Katakai Festival

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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Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival

Imoni Festival

  • Yamagata

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

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Imoni Festival

Sendai Tanabata Festival

  • Miyagi

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

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Sendai Tanabata Festival

Ouchijuku Snow Festival

  • Fukushima

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

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Ouchijuku Snow Festival

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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Nishimonai Bon Odori Dance

Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse

  • Aomori

Four of the large Nebuta floats that have been used in the Nebuta Festival are on displa…

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Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse

Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival

  • Akita

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

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Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival

Akita Kanto Festival

  • Akita

The Akita Kanto Festival is one of the three great festivals of Tohoku along with the Ao…

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Akita Kanto Festival

Bunsui Oiran Dochu Parade

  • Niigata

The diversion of the Shinano River at Okozu near Bunsui in Niigata prefecture is lined w…

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Bunsui Oiran Dochu Parade

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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Enormous works of art made out of rice straw! Visit the Wa…

Hanamaki Festival

  • Iwate

This festival has over 420 years of history and is held in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefectu…

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Hanamaki Festival

Shiogama Minato Festival

  • Miyagi

The Shiogama Minato Festival is counted as one of Japan’s top three boat festivals…

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Shiogama Minato Festival

Mt. Osore Grand Festival

  • Aomori

Mt. Osore is Japan’s foremost sacred ground, located at the center of the Shimokit…

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Mt. Osore Grand Festival

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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August 2 – August 6 Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (festival) Hanet…

Aizu Festival

  • Fukushima

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

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Aizu Festival

Kokuseki-ji Temple Somin-sai Festival

  • Iwate

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

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Kokuseki-ji Temple Somin-sai Festival

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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Inukko Festival

Taimatsu Akashi Festival

  • Fukushima

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

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Taimatsu Akashi Festival

Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival

  • Aomori

The Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival is one of the Important Intangible Cultural Propert…

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Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival

Namahage Sedo Festival

  • Akita

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

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Namahage Sedo Festival

Soma Nomaoi

  • Fukushima

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

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Soma Nomaoi

Hanawabayashi

  • Akita

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

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Hanawabayashi

Aizu Erosoku Festival (Aizu Painted Candle Festival)

  • Fukushima

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

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Aizu Erosoku Festival (Aizu Painted Candle Festival)

Nanokado Hadaka Mairi Festival

  • Fukushima

The unusual festival known as Nanokado Hadaka Mairi is held annually on the night of 7 J…

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Nanokado Hadaka Mairi Festival

Tsuruoka Tenjin Festival (Ghost Festival)

  • Yamagata

The Tsuruoka Tenjin Festival is a ritual taking place annually on 25 May at Tsuruoka Ten…

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Tsuruoka Tenjin Festival (Ghost Festival)

Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

  • Aomori

Hirosaki Park is home to about 2,600 cherry trees of 52 different types, which are in fu…

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Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

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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The Dondendaira Lily Garden, the largest in eastern Japan

Sakata Festival

  • Yamagata

Sakata Festival is held from May 19 to 21 every year. It is a traditional festival that …

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Sakata Festival

Nicchu Line Weeping Cherry Blossom

  • Fukushima

A part of the site of the former Japan National Railways (JNR) Nichu Line, which was clo…

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Nicchu Line Weeping Cherry Blossom

Spring Fujiwara Festival

  • Iwate

The Fujiwara Festival is held every spring and autumn in the World Heritage town of Hira…

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Spring Fujiwara Festival

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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Historic Site Osarizawa Mine (Kazuno City, Akita Prefectur…

Fukushima Flower Gallery

  • Fukushima

Fukushima City is dotted with many famous flower spots that charm visitors, including Ha…

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Fukushima Flower Gallery

Shinjo Festival

  • Yamagata

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

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Shinjo Festival

Yayoi Garden

  • Miyagi

Yakurai Garden is a vast garden with 400 varieties of cultivated plants and flowers bloo…

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Yayoi Garden

Takashiba Deco-Yashiki, the birthplace of Miharu paper mac…

  • Fukushima

Located in Nishida-cho, Koriyama City, Takashiba Deco-Yashiki is the birthplace of Mihar…

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Takashiba Deco-Yashiki, the birthplace of Miharu paper mac…

Tsugaru-han Neputa Village

  • Aomori

Visitors can experience the charms of Tsugaru in its entirety through exhibitions of Hir…

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Tsugaru-han Neputa Village
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