Hokkaido・Kamikawa Town
Sounkyo Onsen Ice Waterfall Festival
A winter festival where you can enjoy ice sculptures created by extreme cold, illuminated in seven colors
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Hokkaido・Chitose City
Chitose Citizens’ Hometown Mochi-Pounding Festival
A mochi-pounding event featuring regional mochi from hometown associations and Chitose ozoni
Hokkaido・Noboribetsu City
Noboribetsu Fishing Port Festival
A seaside festival celebrating the port’s bounty and praying for a good catch, with fireworks lighting up the night sky
Hokkaido・Horokanai Town
Horokanai Town New Soba Festival
A food culture festival in Horokanai, bringing together soba from across Japan and the people who make it
Hokkaido・Matsumae Town
Matsumae Jōka Jidai Matsuri
A historical spectacle in the Matsumae castle town, brought to life by warriors and dashi floats
Hokkaido・Haboro Town
Yagishiri Sheep Festival
A Summer Food Festival Featuring Suffolk Sheep from Yagishiri Island at the Port
Iwate Prefecture・Oshu City
Oshu Mizusawa Summer Festival
A summer festival of songs and dances brightening the streets of Mizusawa
Iwate Prefecture・Kitakami City
Oni Kenbai
A powerful Kitakami group dance, with Buddha masks and nenbutsu chants
Iwate Prefecture・Oshu City
Somin-sai
The Kuroishi-ji Somin-sai Festival in Oshu: flames and prayers that last through the night