List of festivals in Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture boasts a variety of festivals year-round. It is known widely for the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri, one of the Three Great Festivals of Tōhoku [ja].[1] During late April hanami festivals are held across the prefecture, with the most prominent of the festivals being located on the grounds of Hirosaki Castle.[2][3] Summer and autumn hold many distinct festivals with bright lights, floats, dancing and music.[4] Winter is centered on snow festivals where attendees can view ice sculptures and enjoy local cuisine inside an ice hut.[5] This is a list of festivals in Aomori Prefecture.[6]
Spring hanami festivals
- Aomori City – Gappo Park
- Goshogawara City – Ashino Park
- Hiranai Town – Yogoshiyama Forest Park
- Hirosaki City – Hirosaki Park
- Hirosaki City – Sakurabayashi Park, the World's Number One Cherry Rows
- Towada City – Government Office Quarter
Summer
- Aomori Nebuta Festival (Aomori City)
- Fukaura Sea Festival – The Golden Sea of Japan (Fukaura Town)
- Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival (Goshogawara City)
- Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival (Hachinohe City)
- Hirosaki Neputa Festival (Hirosaki City)
- Kuroishi Neputa Festival (Kuroishi City)
- Hiranai Nebuta Festival (Hiranai Town)
- Kuroishi Yosare – One of Japan's 3 Great Dances (Kuroishi City)
- Lake Towada Kosui Festival
- Minmaya Yoshitsune Festival (Sotogahama Town)
- Misawa Festival (Misawa City)
- Osorezan Grand Festival (Mutsu City)
- Tosa no Sunayama Festival (Goshogawara City)
- Tanabu Festival (Mutsu City)
Autumn
- Osorezan Autumn Worship (Mutsu City)
- Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Leaves Festival (Hirosaki City)
- Hachinohe Chrysanthemum Festival (Hachinohe City)
- Towada City Fall Festival “Yuso Nambu Koma Odori” (Towada City)
- Ohata Festival (Mutsu City)
- Scallop Festival (Hiranai Town)
Winter
- Towada City – Towadako Fuyu Monogatari Winter Story Festival
- Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival (Hirosaki City)
See also
- Japanese festivals
References
- ^ "東北三大祭り中止/雌伏の時を経て来年こそ" [Cancellation of the Three Great Festivals of Tōhoku, next year's fate is undecided]. Kahoku Shimpō (in Japanese). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "HANAMI (CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING)". JTB Corporation. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Visit Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, one of the best spots for cherry blossoms in Japan". Japan National Tourism Organization. January 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Aomori's festivals make the short summer of northland more excited". APTINET AOMORI Prefectural Government. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Winter Festival in Aomori, 2016". APTINET AOMORI Prefectural Government. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Festivals and Fireworks : Aomori Prefecture". Northern-Tohoku. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
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