Festivals of Japan : Hokkaido Tohoku

Experience traditional culture and seasonal celebrations by attending a Japanese festival!

Early December - Late December every year (tentative)

Sendai Pageant of Starlight

Miyagi

Every year on January 7

Nanokado Hadaka-mairi

Fukushima

Early February every year (tentative)

Sapporo Snow Festival

Hokkaido

Late January - Mid-February every year

Shizukuishi Winter Festa

Iwate

Every year from February 17 to 20

Hachinohe Enburi

Aomori

Mid-February every year

Yokote Kamakura Festival

Akita

Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.

Shibata Cherry Blossom Festival & Ogawara Cherry Blossom Festival

Miyagi

April 20–May 5 every year

The Sakura Festival of Kakunodate

Akita

April 23 to May 5 every year (may be changed depending on the state of bloom)

Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival

Aomori

Late April - Early May every year (tentative)

Yonezawa Uesugi Festival

Yamagata

Third Sunday of May every year and the day before

Sendai Aoba Festival

Miyagi

Every last weekend and Monday of May

Soma-Nomaoi

Fukushima

Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)

YOSAKOI SORAN FESTIVAL

Hokkaido

Every year from August 1 to 4

Sansa Odori Festival

Iwate

Every year from August 2 to 7

Aomori Nebuta Festival

Aomori

Every year from August 5 to 7

Yamagata Hanagasa Festival

Yamagata

6th, 7th and 8th of August every year

Sendai Tanabata Festival

Miyagi

Late September every year (tentative)

Kuji Fall Festival

Iwate

October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)

Marimo Festival

Hokkaido

Every year for the 2days of the Saturday and Sunday in the second week of October

Kiritampo Festival

Akita

Late October - Late November every year (tentative)

Entsuin Temple Fall Foliage Illumination

Miyagi

Second Saturday in November each year

Taimatsu Akashi

Fukushima

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