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Snow-covered Ginzan Onsen at dusk, with gas lamps glowing along the wooden Taisho-era ryokan on both banks of the river.

Ginzan Onsen in Winter 2026-27: No Cars, the Shuttle, and the Day-Trip Catch

Key visual for the Junji Ito Uzumaki & Gyo pop-up store, showing Uzumaki and Gyo limited goods

Junji Ito Pop-Up Store 2026 (Uzumaki & Gyo): Osaka & Fukushima Dates & Prices

A field of snow monsters—fir trees encased in snow and ice—near Jizo Sancho Station at the top of the Zao Ropeway

Zao Snow Monsters 2026-27: When They Peak, After-Dark Viewing, and Riding the Ropeway

A large shell bursting over the Omono River at the Omagari fireworks competition

Omagari Fireworks 2026 (Aug 29): Ticketed Seats Only, No Same-Day Sales, July 31 Cutoff

A three-photo composite of the three great festivals of Tohoku: the glowing lanterns of the Akita Kanto Festival (left), a giant warrior float from the Aomori Nebuta Festival (center), and colorful paper streamers at the Sendai Tanabata Festival (right).

Tohoku's Three Great Festivals 2026: How to See All Three, and Why Aomori and Akita Don't Fit in One Night

Rows of glowing paper lanterns strung on bamboo poles against the night sky at the Akita Kanto Festival, each brushed with kanji and clustered like ears of rice.

Akita Kanto Festival 2026 (August 3–6): Which Night to Go — Tickets, Food Stalls, Drone Show

Tanabata streamers at the Sendai Tanabata Festival, with rows of colorful decorative balls and long paper streamers hanging from a covered shopping arcade.

Sendai Tanabata Festival 2026: Dates Aug 6–8, Fireworks the Night Before on Aug 5

The Aomori Nebuta Festival at night, with a giant, vividly colored illuminated float (nebuta) depicting a warrior and horse, surrounded by happi-coated pullers and spectators.

Aomori Nebuta 2026: Day-by-Day Schedule, Dancing as a Haneto, and the Aug 7 Water Parade + Fireworks

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