• Akita

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

• Fukushima

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

• Akita

The Omagari Hanabi fireworks festival boasts the top tradition and advanced techniques i…

• Yamagata

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

• Multiple Areas

The "Oirase Stream" runs for about 14 km from Lake Towada to YakeyamaLocated i…

• Akita

Each year on February 10, massive paper balloons with drawings of warriors, beautiful wo…

• Fukushima

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

• Akita

The Nishimonai Bon Odori in Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture, is one of the three most popular…

• Akita

The Inukko Festival is a folk event of the Yuzawa region that is said to have a history …

• Iwate

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

• Niigata

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

• Miyagi

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Niigata

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

• Miyagi

Along with Amanohashidate in Kyoto and Miyajima in Hiroshima, Matsushima Bay is known fo…

• Niigata

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

• Aomori

The Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (festival) is a participatory festival in Aomori that attracts…

• Akita

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

• Fukushima

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

• Yamagata

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

• Fukushima

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

• Aomori

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

• Fukushima

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

• Yamagata

The Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held over two day on the second Saturday and Sunday …

• Fukushima

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

• Iwate

Hanamaki is the hometown of famed children's writer Kenji Miyazawa. The Miyazawa Ken…

• Yamagata

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

• Fukushima

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

• Fukushima

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

• Akita

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

• Niigata

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

• Niigata

The Naked Man Pushing Festival is held each year in snow that is usually more than 2m in…

• Miyagi

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

• Niigata

Tokamachi Snow Festival was born from the ideas of local people to “befriend the s…

• Miyagi

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

• Iwate

In this highly unusual festival held during the intense cold of February, men who are co…

• Iwate

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

• Iwate

Held on the second Saturday of June each year, the Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival is one of…

• Yamagata

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