Festivals
Aomori Prefecture boasts a variety of festivals year round offering a unique look into northern Japan. Spring is the cherry blossom festival and is celebrated throughout Japan by gathering together to view the blooming cherry blossoms. Summer and Autumn hold many distinct festivals with bright lights, floats, dancing and music. Winter is centered on snow festivals where one can view ice sculptures and enjoy Japanese cuisine inside an ice hut.
- Spring (viewing locaitons for cherry blossoms)
- Aomori City - Gappo Park
- Goshogawara City - Ashino 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 Tachi Neputa Festival (Goshogawara City)
- Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival (Hachinohe City)
- Hirosaki Neputa Festival (Hirosaki City)
- Kuroishi Neputa Festival (Kuroishi City)
- Kuroishi Yosare - One of Japan’s 3 Great Dances (Kuroishi City)
- Lake Towadako 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 Fall Foliage Festival (Hirosaki City)
- Hachinohe Chrysanthemum Festival (Hachinohe City)
- Towada City Fall Festival “Yuso Nambu Koma Odori” (Towada City)
- Ohata Festival (Mutsu City)
- Winter
- Towada City - Towadako Fuyu Monogatari Winter Story Festival
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