The three major festivals in Tohoku are the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the Aomori Nebuta Festival, and the Akita Kanto Festival. The origin of the Akita Kanto Festival is said to be...
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Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture is famous for being an area that receives a lot of snow. The Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival is held every year to take advantage of this large amount of snow. Uesugi Shrine...
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“Zaimokucho Yo Ichi” is being held in Zaimokucho, Morioka City. It is held every year on Saturdays from April to November. There are over 100 stores in the approximately 430m shopping street...
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The three major Nebuta festivals in Aomori are "Aomori Nebuta", "Hirosaki Neputa", and "Goshogawara Tachibuta". Huge floats parade through the streets of Goshogawara, and you will be amazed by their power...
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The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is held around JR Yamagata Station for three days from August 5th to 7th every year. With the colorful floats of Zao Daigongen in the lead, ``Yatsusho, Maka...''
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Speaking of Aomori Prefecture, many people probably think of the Nebuta Festival. The sight of giant Nebuta floats and floats circling around the town is powerful, and it's a great way to spend a hot summer night...
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Akita Prefecture is known as a snow country located in the northern part of Japan. There are many festivals in Akita Prefecture that are unique and fantastical. example...
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What kind of image do you have when you hear the word "imoni"? ? As the name suggests, imoni is ``boiled sweet potatoes.'' In the Tohoku region, spring...
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When the sound of bamboo exploding in flames echoes through the temple grounds, the people of Miyagi Prefecture realize once again that the new year has begun. Held at Osaki Hachiman Shrine in the cold skies...
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Akita people love festivals. There is probably no one who does not know that the Kanto Festival is one of the three major festivals in Tohoku. The Kanto Festival is approaching and I can hear the ohayashi practicing...
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