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Tohoku Kizuna Festival

©Tohoku Kizuna Festival Executive Committee　　

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This event brings together six festivals across six prefectural capitals in Tohoku.

Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organization

©Tohoku Kizuna Festival Executive Committee

The Tohoku Kizuna Matsuri began in 2017 as the successor to the Tohoku Rokkonsai Festival, an event held to pray for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives in the Great East Japan Earthquake and for recovery from the disaster.

Held on a rotating basis in the six prefectural capitals of Tohoku since 2017, this exciting event allows visitors to experience the region’s six colorful summer celebrations at one venue: the Aomori Nebuta Festival, Morioka Sansa Odori, Akita Kanto Festival, Sendai Tanabata Festival, Yamagata Hanagasa Festival, and Fukushima Waraji Festival.
Every year, the parade and stage events of the six festivals are held over two days, but the highlight is the Tohoku Kizuna Matsuri Parade, in which teams from all six of the festivals perform.

In 2025, the Tohoku Kizuna Festival will hold performances at the Japan International Exposition in Osaka so that people from around the world can experience the colorful, energetic atmosphere of the northern region’s beloved summer festivals.

How to get there

Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture: 3 hours and 20 minutes by Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo Station, approximately 10 minutes from Shin-Aomori Station to Aomori Station
Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture: 2 hours and 10 minutes by Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo Station to Morioka Station
Akita City, Akita Prefecture: 3 hours and 50 minutes by Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo Station to Akita Station
Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture: 1 hours and 30 minutes by Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo Station to Sendai Station
Yagagata City, Yamagata Prefecture: 2 hours and 40 minutes by Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo Station to Yamagata Station
Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture:　1 hour and 55 minutes by Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo Station to Fukushima Station

Aomori-shi, Aomori-ken, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken, Akita-shi, Akita-ken, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken, Yamagata-shi, Yamagata-ken, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken