Hokkaido・Obihiro City
Obihiro Ice Festival
Obihiro’s winter, featuring ice and snow art, winter activities, and the flavors of Tokachi
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Hokkaido・Noboribetsu City
Noboribetsu Hell Festival
Noboribetsu’s summer festival, where demons from Hell Valley enliven the hot spring town
Aomori Prefecture・Hachinohe City
Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival
Traditional processions from 3 shrines, with mikoshi and dashi floats bringing color to Hachinohe’s summer
Akita Prefecture・Semboku City
Kakunodate Festival Yama Event
Three days of prayers and excitement, with hikiyama floats and music echoing through the streets of Kakunodate
Yamagata Prefecture・Shinjo City
Shinjo Festival
A historical pageant in Shinjo, brought to life by handmade dashi floats and festival music
Fukushima Prefecture・Minamisoma City and elsewhere
Soma Nomaoi
The sight of armored horsemen evokes the history of this region.
Gunma Prefecture・Shibukawa City
Japan’s Center Shibukawa Heso Festival
A festival celebrating Shibukawa’s “navel” through pictures painted on the stomach and dance
Tokyo Metropolis・Fuchu City
Kurayami Festival
Mikoshi and large drums moving through the darkness—a traditional festival alive in Fuchu
Nagano Prefecture・Nozawa Onsen Village
Nozawa Onsen’s Dosojin Festival
Prayers for Little New Year in Nozawa Onsen, bound together by a sacred tree and flames