Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2025 Aug 24th - Aug 26th Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture American Day in Misawa 2026 Mid Jun American Day in Misawa offers a unique experience of how a foreign community chooses to celebrate it's culture out in rura..
Activities Zao Snow Monster Festival 2025-2026 Late Dec - Late Feb Every winter, Mount Zao in Yamagata Prefecture becomes overrun with hordes of “snow monsters.” This natural spectacle is calle..
Culture Yokohama's Nanohana Festival 2026 Mid May Yokohama's Nanohana Festival. Visit a rural community covered with fields of gorgeous flowers, locally crafted flower made..
Culture Morioka Autumn Festival 2025 Sep 14th - Sep 16th Each year in September, the streets of Morioka come alive to celebrate the arrival of Autumn. The Morioka Aki Matsuri of the Morioka..
Shopping Misawa Air Show 2025 Sunday - Sep 21st View fighter jets in elegant aerial displays from the American Air Force base in Northern Japan.
Culture Michinoku Yosakoi 2025 Mid Oct The third-largest Yosakoi festival in Japan, Michinoku Yosakoi features dozens of groups all over Sendai. It's colorful, energetic..
Culture Ishidan Marathon at Mount Haguro 2025 Late Oct The Ishidan Marathon is an event held in Haguro that takes runners to the summit of Mount Haguro.