• Iwate

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

• Fukushima

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

• Fukushima

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

• Akita

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

• Aomori

The Aomori Nebuta Festival is one of Japan's representative fire festivals. The fest…

• Akita

Yuzawa city in Akita prefecture was the hometown of the ancient poet Ono no Komachi, ren…

• Aomori

Hirosaki City is home not only to the Hirosaki Park Cherry Blossom Festival, but also to…

• Fukushima

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

• Niigata

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

• Miyagi

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

• Fukushima

The Fukushima Waraji (Straw Sandals) Festival takes place in early August each year and …

• Fukushima

the 12th to 18th centuries. On its premises, guests can enjoy afternoon tea in authentic…

• Multiple Areas

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

• Akita

This wintery festival has been continued for over 400 years. It is held annually on the …

• Fukushima

Adding colour to Iwaki in summer, the Iwaki Fireworks Festival is a rarity in Japan beca…

• Fukushima

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

• Niigata

For farming the terraced rice paddies hewn out of the sloping mountainsides it was once …

• Miyagi

The Hatsu-uma Festival is a ritual taking place in Kami-machi in northern Miyagi prefect…

• Yamagata

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

• Yamagata

This mini tour takes you to the terraced rice paddies of Shikamura, one of the top 100 t…

• Iwate

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

• Iwate

This is a traditional event that has been held for more than 200 years, originating from…

• Fukushima

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

• Aomori

・What is SnowHike?　・SnowHike is a combination of the best features of skis and snowsh…

• Yamagata

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

• Iwate

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

• Yamagata

From late April to late November, locals operate a morning market in the hot spring reso…

• Iwate

It is the largest morning market in Japan as a cooperative format, and if you turn down …

• Iwate

Kitakami Tenshochi Park is located on the banks of the Kitakami River.It is known as one…

• Iwate

Tono City in Iwate Prefecture is known as the “city of folklore.” The Tono D…

• Niigata

The cherry blossoms of Takada Castle Site Park are considered as one of the three great …

• Miyagi

Since 2013, Shibata Town has been hosting this flower event from summer to autumn every …

• Miyagi

The Michinoku Yosakoi Festival is a yosakoi dance event in which participants hold naruk…

• Miyagi

The Ishinomaki Kawabiraki Festival was started as a festival to give thanks to Kawamura …

• Yamagata

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

• Iwate

Gokusui no En recreates a Heian period poetry game, and involves poets dressed in Heian …

• Miyagi

The 6-hectare “Sunflower Hill” is covered with 420,000 sunflowers, and the &…

• Yamagata

The Murayama Tokunai Festival takes place in Murayama city in Yamagata prefecture over t…

• Miyagi

Since its opening in 1796, Sakunami Hot Spring has been visited by many people, includin…

• Multiple Areas

It is said that Taira no Kojiro Masakado, the founder of the Soma clan, thought of using…