Culture Morioka's Sansa Odori 2024 Justin Velgus The Morioka Sansa Odori is held every year August 1st-4th. In addition to being the world's largest taiko drum gathering, it ...
Culture Goshogawara's Tachineputa Matsuri 2024 Justin Velgus Aomori's most famous festival may be the Nebuta festival in Aomori City, but Goshogawara also offers its own plus sized versi...
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2024 Hannah Warren Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2024 Hannah Warren Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Nightlife Sendai Oktoberfest 2024 Justin Velgus Sendai Oktoberfest is a German beer festival that comes to Sendai every year. Grab a drink and find your way to the beer hall...
Culture Sendai's Pageant of Starlight 2024 Dale A. Brown The Sendai Pageant of Starlight is one of Japan's biggest winter illumination displays. Each year from early December through...
Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Festival 2019 Justin Velgus The Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Festival (二本松菊人形) is a month long chrysanthemum festival featuring dolls dressed in floral...
Activities Kesennuma Kite Festival 2019 Justin Velgus The Kessenuma Kite Festival is an annual event where not only local enthusiasts, but kite associations and spectators as far ...
