Tanbo Art in Aomori Kim The unique art-meets-agricultural practice at the annual Tanbo Art event in Inakadate, Aomori, involves strategically plantin...
Activities Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Leaves Festival Kim The Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Leaves Festival takes place annually within Hirosaki Park, and allows visitors t...
Food Hasshoku Ramen Festival Kim The Hasshoku Ramen Festival is an annual event which showcases ramen from across Japan. The 2020 event will include participa...
Activities Lake Towada's Winter Story Shawn Swinger Lake Towada's Winter Story is the Tohoku region's largest winter festival, find out what goes on and how to get there.
Culture Yokohama's Nanohana Festival Shawn Swinger Yokohama's Nanohana Festival. Visit a rural community covered with fields of gorgeous flowers, locally crafted flower made fo...
Culture American Day in Misawa Shawn Swinger American Day in Misawa offers a unique experience of how a foreign community chooses to celebrate it's culture out in rural J...
Culture Nango Summer Jazz Festival Kim Held in the Nango district of Aomori's Hachinohe City, the Nango Summer Jazz Festival is one of Japan's leading jazz events. ...
Culture Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Kim Held each year from July 31st until August 4th, the Hachinohe Sansha Taisai is an event that has been awarded as one of Japan...
Culture Ominato Nebuta Shawn Swinger Celebrate summer with Ominato Nebuta, a unique Japanese festival; a procession of samurai and deity floats, literally in peop...
Culture Nebuta Aomori Festival Jessica Lin Nebuta festival is the biggest Tanabata festival that makes up the three great festivals of Tohoku Region.