64 festivals in this region
Tohoku's festivals are among Japan's most spectacular, deeply rooted in agricultural traditions and spiritual beliefs. The Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori features towering illuminated floats, while Sendai's Tanabata Festival transforms the city with colorful paper streamers. The Kanto Festival in Akita showcases incredible balancing of massive bamboo poles. Winter brings enchanting snow festivals and onsen town celebrations.
64 listed festivals
Floats decorated with warrior figures parade through Tsuchizaki to traditional port-town music.
Snow lanterns and small candlelit snow structures illuminate winter evenings around Uesugi Shrine.
Warrior processions and battle reenactments bring the history of the Uesugi clan to life in Yonezawa.
