This summer, the Japanese summer festival will start again, and today I introduce the summer festival in Tohoku, Japan. This event, it will be held in July, you can book the air ticket and accommodation in advance to avoid the price of accommodation rising when the event is held.
Aomori Sandman Festival
1, source
Aomori Sandman Festival is said to have been transformed from the Chinese Tanabata Festival, which was fused with the local customs of the Tsugaru region into lanterns made of paper, bamboo and candles. It is also called a fire festival because candle flame used to be used in the lanterns.
The Sandman lanterns used to be paraded by towns and villages, but now they are organized by corporations and private organizations, making them one of Japan's representative festivals.
The origin of the Sandman Festival has been described in different ways. The main theory is that because of the heat of summer in Aomori Prefecture, people tend to get tired and lazy, and the festival is meant to keep everyone energized on summer days, drive away the sandman and put all their energy into their work, and get a good harvest.
What is a "sandman" is a huge, four-ton lantern float on which characters and spirits from mythology, history and Japanese legend are mounted.
2. Customs
During the festival, more than 20 large-scale Sandman lanterns based on Kabuki, history and mythology are paraded. Haneto dancers in colorful costumes and an orchestra of piccolo and taiko drums **** participate in the Sandman Festival parade. In the evening, the Sandman Lantern Parade is held on the sea in conjunction with the fireworks display.
3. Event Time
_August 2 to August 7
August 1 (Eve Festival) 18:00 to 21:00 Sandman Matsuri Eve Festival, 19:00 to 20:40/Asahi Bug Hot Springs Fireworks Festival
August 2 to August 3, 19:10 to 21:00 Children's Sandman Lantern? Large Sandman Lantern*** Parade
August 4 to August 6, 19:10-21:00 Large Sandman Lantern*** Parade
August 7, 13:00-15:00 Large Sandman Lantern*** Parade, 19:15-21:00/Aomori Sandman Festival Sea Parade
August 7, 13:00-15:00 Large Sandman Lantern*** Parade, 19:15-21:00/Aomori Sandman Festival Sea Parade? Aomori Fireworks Festival
4. Where to watch and how to get there
Blue Sea Park next to ASPAM, Aomori Prefectural Tourism Museum (2-1 Yasukata, Aomori-shi, Aomori). It is about an 8-minute walk from Aomori Station on JR. From spring to summer every year, a large Sandman lantern-making hut is also set up in the park for the Aomori Sandman Festival participation parade.
5、Fare
Payment area ￥2,600 per person
6、Participation
Participate in the Sandman Matsuri by changing into costumes of the festival dancers, who are known as the "jumping people", to the sound of the festival yelling. You can participate in the Sandman Festival by changing into the costumes of the dancers who are called "jumpers" at the festival.
Tips: Costume rental: About ￥4,000 for a set (socks, straw shoes and hats are available at an extra cost)
Sendai Tanabata Matsuri1. It has been called the most beautiful "paper and bamboo" festival in the world. It has been passed down from the time of the ancient feudal lord Date Masamune, and is now a nationally recognized festival in Japan because of the elegance of Japan's ancient star festivals as well as its lavish and colorful decorations.
2. What to do
"Bamboo decorations" are displayed in the arcade shopping streets from in front of Sendai Station to
Chuo-dori and Ichibancho-dori. "Chuo-dori" and "Ichimachi-dori" arcade shopping streets, where you can see the luxurious and colorful Tanabata decorations. In addition, you can also see simple bamboo decorations with antique colors in the surrounding shopping streets.
"Matsuri Plaza" (Kodai Park Citizen's Plaza) features a seven-decoration making experience, a wish-granting booklet experience, Tanabata dances, stage events, Sendai Charms food court, and the Galaxy Fantasy Illumination.
3. When
August 6 to August 8 every year
4. Where to watch
Sendai City Center and the surrounding shopping streets (Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival is held near Sendai Nishi Park)
5. >Transportation
During the Tanabata Festival, the roads in Sendai City will be very crowded.
Tips: Please use mass transit (subway, bus, cab).
Akita Kabuto Matsuri1. Origin
The Kabuto Matsuri festival originated in the Edo period, and it is said to be a festival to drive away the demons of summer sleep, to prevent illnesses, and to pray for the safety of the family, and the Kabuto, which is held up high like the ears of a rice plant, is said to be a prayer for a good harvest.
2. Customs
During the festival, there will be a parade on the Pole Light Avenue. Pole lights are lanterns, which come in different sizes, with the largest being 12 meters and 50 kilograms, and can hold up to 46 lanterns lit by candles. Parade-goers sing "dokkoisho,
dokkoisho" to the sound of drums and flutes, and the performers take turns every minute to raise the lanterns one-handed, on their foreheads, on their shoulders, and on their waists, and then raise the poles until the lanterns reach the highest point.
3. When the event takes place
August 3 to August 6 every year
4. Where the event takes place
The event takes place mainly in the vicinity of Akita Station
5. How to get around
5. p>You can get there by taking the JR line. From the west exit of JR Akita Station, the train station, it is about a 10-15 minute walk across the bridge on both sides of the avenue.
Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri1.Origin
The Hanagasa Matsuri does not have a very long history, but it started as the Zao Summer Festival in 1963 to promote tourism in Yamagata Prefecture, and the Hanagasa Matsuri is the part of the festival that is performed from the inside. The Hanagasa Matsuri was developed from the "Hanagasa Yondo Parade", which is a part of the festival. Hanagasa Odori" is the theme song of the Hanagasa Festival.
2. Format of the event
The form of the event is also a parade, and the formation of the parade is also very specific. More than 10,000 people will start the procession on the main road of the parade. There are various dance forms, but they are all renditions of the same song, which is one of the specialties of Hanagasa Matsuri. There will be audience participation during the interactive period: one of the round dance processions and the flash mob procession will be available.
3. When
August 5 to August 7 every year
4. Where to see the festival
The center of Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, is in the city's downtown area (Tokaichi-machi to Honmachi?). Nanokamachi-dori ~ Bunshokan)
5. Transportation
You can get there by taking the JR line, get off at Yamagata station, and then walk out of the station for 10 minutes (for the time it takes to get to the starting point of the parade).
Tips: It is free to participate, and there is no charge for the event.
Morioka Sansa Odori Festival1.Origin
The Sansa Odori Festival originated from the "Legend of the Three Stones". In Morioka, an evil spirit called Roro_ appeared at the foot of the castle, and the townspeople felt so much pain and suffering that they prayed to the god of Mishi to put the evil spirit to rest. The God of the Three Rocks caught the evil spirit, and the people, who were overjoyed at having the spirit vanquished, danced around the three large rocks, which is said to be the origin of the Sansa Dance.
2. Activities
First, there is the Sansa Odori parade, which usually starts at 6 p.m. There is a parade of Sansa Odori ladies, Sansa Taiko drumming groups, and dance troupes, as well as traditional Sansa Odori dances, floats, and processions that tourists can participate in that are worth seeing.
You can also participate in the Sansa group dance, which starts once in front of the prefectural office at about 8:30 p.m. The event will be spread out in seven locations within the venue holding events, which is free for anyone to participate in.
There is also the most spectacular taiko parade - a large group dance, which is usually held on the last day of the event, and the event concludes with the grandest of all, the large group dance, which is a spectacular spectacle.
3. When the event takes place
August 1 to August 4 every year (four days)
Tips:
1. Tickets: 500 yen per person per day
2. (in front of the head office of the Bank of Northern Japan) from 5:30 p.m. onwards. Interpretive guides will be available to guide foreign travelers.
4. Where to watch
Within 1km of Chuo-dori (in front of the prefectural office) in Morioka City
5. Transportation
Fukushima Straw Shoe Festival
1. The main character of the festival is a giant straw shoe that is 12 meters long and weighs 2 tons, and at the beginning of the event, dozens of people, men and women alike, carry the shoe in a parade, and those who stand on the shoe work hard to heat up the atmosphere, directing the crowds to join in with the slogans of the festival, and there is a soundtrack of music, which varies between daytime and nighttime, and there is both traditional and hip-hop music.
2. When
Friday and Saturday of the first week of August (so the time may vary from year to year)
3. Where to see the festival
The venue of the festival is located in Shinto-dori (信夫通り上)
4. How to get to the festival Directions
You can go by JR line, and it is not far from Fukushima-car JR station, so you can reach the event site in about 5 minutes on foot.
Tips: The mosquitoes in Japan are also very unfriendly during the summer period, so we recommend that you bring anti-mosquito stuff with you, or you can buy it again in Japan.