Festivals in Fukushima

Samurai horse festival in Fukushima with mounted warriors in armor.

A ceremonial bridal procession and children's kabuki on festival floats highlight this Minamiaizu tradition.

Ritual processions, planting figures and traditional songs express hopes for a good rice harvest.

Historical and lantern processions celebrate Aizu culture in Aizuwakamatsu.

A procession carrying a giant straw sandal joins dance groups in central Fukushima.

Sake and chrysanthemum festival in Fukushima's castle town.

Visitors fill Shirakawa's streets to buy locally made daruma dolls for good fortune.

Giant torches burn on Gorozan, lighting up a late-autumn night in Sukagawa.