Aomori Prefecture is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and the amount of snowfall and climate vary from region to region. However, each region holds its own festivals to help people enjoy the long winter. In this article, we will introduce some of these festivals...
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Fukushima Prefecture has long been the gateway to the Michinoku region, bringing Western culture with it. While it boasts numerous historic shrines and temples dating back to the Kofun period, it also boasts shrines and temples with shorter histories that honour special deities.
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The most popular first shrine visit destination in Akita Prefecture is Ohirayama Miyoshi Shrine on the outskirts of Akita City, known as the shrine for the god of victory and success. Over 100,000 people visit during the first three days of the New Year. Other popular first shrine visit destinations include...
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Akita's "Namahage" and "Kamakura" are well-known, but the "Namahage Sedo Festival" and "Yokote Snow Festival" were born from combining these with local Shinto rituals.
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When it comes to first shrine visits in Yamagata Prefecture, there are many temples and shrines throughout the prefecture that attract many worshippers, such as Yamagata Gokoku Shrine and Risshakuji Temple in Yamagata City, Uesugi Shrine in Yonezawa, Kameoka Monjudo in Takahata, and Kumano Taisha Shrine in Nanyo.
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Iwate Prefecture, known for being the coldest of the six Tohoku prefectures, hosts a variety of winter festivals to help you enjoy the winter. All of them are designed to withstand the cold, snow, and ice...
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We would like to introduce two shrines in Aomori Prefecture that are considered standard destinations for your first visit of the year in 2025, one in Aomori City and one in Hachinohe City. We will also introduce two shrines in Hirosaki City and its surrounding areas...
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In Fukushima Prefecture, we recommend the winter festivals in the Aizu region, which receives a lot of snow. Among these festivals, we particularly recommend the Snow Festival, where the soft light of candles magically illuminates the piled snow, creating a beautiful yet solemn atmosphere on a snowy night.
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Yamagata Prefecture hosts a variety of winter festivals and events to help people enjoy the harsh, snowy winters along the Sea of Japan coast of the Tohoku region. One particularly recommended event is the one where the accumulated white snow...
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Even within the Tohoku region, Miyagi Prefecture's winters are relatively warm and snow-free, and there are only a few winter festivals held in areas with snowfall, such as Mount Kurikoma and Miyagi Zao, where people can enjoy the world of snow and ice. Most of the festivals feature illuminations...
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