Culture Water Throwing Festival in Tohoku 2024 Sarah Chaney Visit a quaint hot spring town a short distance away from a well known samurai town, Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture. ...
Culture Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival 2024 Giovanni Rattacaso 16,000 fireworks light up the sky over the Hirose River every August 5th evening. This is the kickoff for 3 days of Tanabata ...
Culture Sendai Tea Ceremony Festival 2024 Hiroko Maruya Sendai's annual tea ceremony festival is held at Kotodai Park on the second weekend of June. 13 tea schools gather to offer g...
Shopping Ohasama Wine Festival 2024 Malcome Larcens Ohasama Wine Festival in Iwate, come and enjoy good wine and good food
Culture Aizu Festival in Fukushima 2024 Sarah Chaney Aizuwakamatsu City is well-known for its rich samurai heritage. Every year, a 3-day festival takes place around the castle an...
Activities Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival 2025 Justin Velgus The Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival (火振りかまくら Hiburi Kamakura) takes place in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture annually o...
Culture Matsushima Hiyoshi Sanno Festival 2025 Roger Smith The Hiyoshi Sanno Festival is a Shinto festival to bless a Buddhist temple. It takes place the third Sunday of April in Matsu...
Activities Lake Towada's Winter Story 2024-2025 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.
Activities NAKED Night Walk at Sendai Nishi Park 2023 Kim The NAKED digital art collective is known for their immersive multimedia installations, and an upcoming event in Sendai is se...