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)

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.

[1] "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.

[2] "HANAMI (CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING)". JTB Corporation. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[3] "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.

[4] "Aomori's festivals make the short summer of northland more excited". APTINET AOMORI Prefectural Government. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[5] "Winter Festival in Aomori, 2016". APTINET AOMORI Prefectural Government. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[6] "Festivals and Fireworks : Aomori Prefecture". Northern-Tohoku. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.

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