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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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Yokote Kamakura Festival
- Akita
The Yokote Kamakura Festival is one of the Michinoku Godai Snow Festivals (five major sn…
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Nagaoka Festival
- Niigata
The Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show is considered to be one of Japan’s three…
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Katakai Festival
- Niigata
This fireworks festival sees the launch of many large spherical fireworks, including the…
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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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Imoni Festival
- Yamagata
Imoni is a traditional Tohoku stew of taro and meat. It is particularly popular in Yamag…
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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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Ouchijuku Snow Festival
- Fukushima
Ouchijuku was a flourishing post-town in the 17th century. Today the town’s tradit…
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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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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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Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival
- Akita
Kakunodate Town in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, is also known as the “Little Kyoto o…
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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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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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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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Hanamaki Festival
- Iwate
This festival has over 420 years of history and is held in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefectu…
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Shiogama Minato Festival
- Miyagi
The Shiogama Minato Festival is counted as one of Japan’s top three boat festivals…
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Mt. Osore Grand Festival
- Aomori
Mt. Osore is Japan’s foremost sacred ground, located at the center of the Shimokit…
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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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Aizu Festival
- Fukushima
The Aizu Festival is Aizu’s largest festival and is held in late September each ye…
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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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Taimatsu Akashi Festival
- Fukushima
The Taimatsu Akashi is one of Japan’s three major fire festivals that has been con…
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Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival
- Aomori
The Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival is one of the Important Intangible Cultural Propert…
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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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Soma Nomaoi
- Fukushima
Soma Nomaoi, a ritual dating back over a thousand years, takes place in northern Hamador…
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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 Erosoku Festival (Aizu Painted Candle Festival)
- Fukushima
Aizu Erosoku (painted candles) are one of Aizu’s traditional crafts. The can…
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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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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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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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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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Sakata Festival
- Yamagata
Sakata Festival is held from May 19 to 21 every year. It is a traditional festival that …
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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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Spring Fujiwara Festival
- Iwate
The Fujiwara Festival is held every spring and autumn in the World Heritage town of Hira…
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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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Fukushima Flower Gallery
- Fukushima
Fukushima City is dotted with many famous flower spots that charm visitors, including Ha…
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Shinjo Festival
- Yamagata
The Shinjo Festival of Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture has a history of more than 260 year…
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Yayoi Garden
- Miyagi
Yakurai Garden is a vast garden with 400 varieties of cultivated plants and flowers bloo…
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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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Tsugaru-han Neputa Village
- Aomori
Visitors can experience the charms of Tsugaru in its entirety through exhibitions of Hir…
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