3 great summer festivals in Tohoku
3 great summer festivals in Tohoku are called "Tohoku San-dai Matsuri(東北三大祭)".Tohoku is the northeast district of Japan.
Aomori-Nebuta-Matsuri(青森ねぶた祭)
| Open | 2nd.Aug - 7th.Aug |
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| Origin | Early 18th century (the Edo period) |
| Optional info | The festival is held in nighttime from 2nd to 6th of August. And be held in daytime on 7th and fireworks is held in the evening of 7th. The eve of Nebuta-matsuri is celebrated on 1st of August. |
| Site | Central Aomori city. |
Aomori-Nebuta-Matsuri is a summer festival held in Aomori city. More than 3 million people visit Aomori city every year. No rainout on Nebuta matsuri.
Akita-Kanto-matsuri(秋田竿燈まつり)
| Open | 3rd.Aug - 6th.Aug |
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| Origin | Late 18th century (the Edo period) |
| Optional info | |
| Site | Kanto-ofori street in Akita city. |
Akita-Kanto-matsuri is a summer festival to exorcise evil spirits or disease of summer as "Neburi-Nagashi(ねぶり流し)".
Sendai-Tanabata-matsuri(仙台七夕まつり)
| Open | 6th.Aug - 8th.Aug |
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| Origin | Early 18th century (the Edo period) |
| Optional info | Usually tanabata is held on July. It's because of old lunar calendar. |
| Site | Main area in Sendai city. |
Sendai-Tanabata is the largest tanabata festival in Japan. More than 3,000 tanabata-kazari is displayed in central Sendai. About 2 million visitors comes to watch this festival. Its gorgeous tanabata-kazari is exported to other cities or companies.