Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
While cherry blossoms in Kansai and Kanto are at their peak at the end of March/start of April, the 2600 trees in the park around Hirosaki Castle don’t bloom until the end of April. …
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Hirakawa Neputa Festival
Hirakawa city in Aomori Prefecture hosts a Nebuta Festival at the beginning of August each year. While the Aomori City has the crowds, Hirosaki has the refined tradition and Goshogawara has …
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Kuroishi Neputa Festival
Kuroishi, a town on the central Tsugaru Plain of Aomori Prefecture holds its own Nebuta festival (called Neputa in these parts) on July 30th and August 5th each year. The parade features more …
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Hirosaki Neputa Festival
The Hirosaki Neputa Festival is a lower-key (but still spectacular) sibling of the much rowdier Nebuta Festival in Aomori City. While the Aomori floats are a lot more free-form, Neputa floats in …
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Goshogawara Tachi-Neputa Festival
The fireworks festival on August 3 2022 has been postponed till August 9 due to heavy rain. Goshogawara hosts the third of the famous Nebuta festivals in Aomori. The others being Aomori Nebuta in …
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Misawa Air Base Festival in Aomori
Note: For 2022, pre-registration by lottery will be required. If you’ve never shaken off your childhood fascination with planes or just enjoy seeing fighter jets scream overhead, definitely …
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Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival
Making the best of the truckloads of snow that cover Hirosaki each winter, the Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival surrounds the quaint little castle with approximately 200 snow lanterns along …
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Lake Towada Winter Story of Light
Lake Towada will be transformed into an illuminated winter wonderland with fireworks each night. The festival includes fireworks at 7:30 p.m., activities that require advanced reservations, and …
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