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Travel guides for the Tohoku region of northern Japan—including the Three Great Festivals of Tohoku (Sendai Tanabata, Aomori Nebuta, Akita Kanto), summer matsuri, hot springs, and shinkansen trips.

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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.
Places

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

Oct 6, 2026
Key visual for the Junji Ito Uzumaki & Gyo pop-up store, showing Uzumaki and Gyo limited goods
Shopping

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

Sep 21, 2026
A field of snow monsters—fir trees encased in snow and ice—near Jizo Sancho Station at the top of the Zao Ropeway
Places

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

Sep 20, 2026
A large shell bursting over the Omono River at the Omagari fireworks competition
Places

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

Jul 26, 2026
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).
Places

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

Jul 17, 2026
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.
Places

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

Jul 16, 2026
Tanabata streamers at the Sendai Tanabata Festival, with rows of colorful decorative balls and long paper streamers hanging from a covered shopping arcade.
Places

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

Jul 16, 2026
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