This summer, the Japanese summer season will begin again. Today, Bian Xiao introduced the summer festivals in northeastern Japan. This activity will be held in July. You can book air tickets and accommodation in advance to avoid the increase in accommodation prices during the activity.
: Aomori Sandman Festival
1. Source
Aomori Sandman Festival is said to be transformed from Chinese Valentine's Day in China. After Jin Qing merged with local customs, it became a lantern made of paper, bamboo and candles. Because candles were used in lanterns in the past, they were also called fire ceremonies.
Sleeping lanterns used to be parades in villages, but now they are sponsored by enterprises or non-governmental organizations and become one of the representative festivals in Japan.
There are different opinions about the source of the sandman's sacrifice. The main statement is: Because Aomori Prefecture is hot in summer, people are prone to fatigue and laziness. The purpose of this festival is to make everyone full of energy in summer and drive the sandman to put all his energy into his work and get a good harvest.
what is a sandman? In fact, it is a huge lantern weighing 4 tons, with characters and ghosts tied to it in mythology, history or Japanese legend.
2. Custom
During the festival, there will be various large Sandman lanterns made by kabuki or historical myths, and more than 2 seats will take part in the parade. Haneda dancers dressed in colorful costumes, as well as piccolo and Taigu accompaniment bands participated in the Sandman Festival parade. In the evening, a parade of sandman lanterns was held at sea, accompanied by fireworks.
3. I-word duration
August 2 to August 7, 28
August 1 (Eve Festival) from 18: to 21: , Nightmare Festival from 19: to 2: 4/Light Insect Hot Spring Fireworks Conference
from August 2 to August 3, at 19: .
from August 4th to August 6th, from 19: 1 to 21: , large sandman lanterns marched together.
On August 7th, a large sandman lantern festival was held from 13: to 15: , and the Aomori Sandman Festival was held from 19: 15 to 21: . 4. Check the location and transportation mode
Blue Ocean Park, No.2-1 Anfang, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, next to the Aomori Tourism Industry Museum. Take JR to Aomori Station and walk for about 8 minutes. Every spring to summer, a large hut for making sand lanterns will be set up in the park for the Aomori Sand Festival to participate in the parade.
5. Fee
2,6 yuan per person in the payment area
6. Participation mode
With the shouts of the festival, you can change into the costumes of dancers called "Jumpers" to participate in the Sleeper's Day.
Tips: About costume rental: the cost is about 4, yuan (socks, sandals and hats need to be paid separately)
: Qixi Festival in Sendai
1. Source
Chinese Valentine's Day, a traditional festival with a long history, is called the most beautiful "paper bamboo" festival in the world. It started from the time of the ancient patriarch Data Masamune. Because this festival also presents the elegance and luxury decoration of Chinese Valentine's Day in Japan since ancient times, it is now a famous festival in Japan.
2. Activities
From Sendai Station to arcade shops such as "Central Link" and "One Town Link", you can enjoy the luxurious and gorgeous Qixi decoration. Besides, you can also see antique simple bamboo ornaments in the surrounding shops.
"Festival Square" (citizen square of activity terrace park) "Seven decorations" production experience, wishing letter experience, Qixi dance, stage activities, charming food area in Sendai, Galaxy dream lighting, etc.
3. I-word duration
Every year from August 6th to August 8th.
4. Viewing place
Shops in downtown Sendai and surrounding streets (Sendai Qixi Fireworks Festival is held near Sendai West Park)
5. Traffic guide
During Chinese Valentine's Day, the roads in Sendai will be very crowded.
Tips: Please use public transportation (subway, bus, taxi).
: Akita Lantern Festival
1. Source
Lantern Festival originated in the Edo period, which means to drive away the sandman, eliminate diseases and disasters and pray for family safety in summer. The lamp pole held high is like a high-hanging ear of rice, which also means praying for a bumper harvest.
2. Custom
During the festival, there will be a parade on Denggan Avenue. Pole lanterns are lanterns of different sizes, the largest of which are 12m and 5kg, and can be hung with lanterns lit by 46 candles. The parade audience will sing "dokkoisho, dokkoisho" with drums and long flutes. Performers will alternately perform one-handed pole lamp, forehead lamp, shoulder lamp and waist lamp every minute, and then keep lifting the pole until the pole lamp reaches the highest point.
3. I-shaped duration
Every year from August 3rd to August 6th
4. Main location
Activities mainly focus on Akita Station.
5. Traffic guide
You can get there by JR line. It takes about 1-15 minutes to walk from the west exit of JR Akita Station in the railway station, and you can cross the bridge on both sides of the avenue.
: Yamagata flower and hat festival
1. Source
The history of the Flower Hat Festival is not very long. Originally, the Fish Wong Festival in Tibet was held in 1963 to promote tourism in Yamagata Prefecture, and the Flower Hat Festival developed from the internal performance part of the Flower Hat Parade. It's the theme song of the Flower Hat Festival.
2. Forms of activities
Activities are also conducted in the form of parades, and the formation of parades is also very particular. There will be more than 1 thousand people marching on the main road of the parade. There are various forms of dance, but they are all performed by the same song, which is also one of the characteristics of the Flower Hat Festival. During the interaction, the audience will participate: both the round dance team and the flash dance team can participate.
3. I-word duration
August 5-August 7 every year
4. Viewing place
The central street of Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture (1-day town to 7-day town to Wenxiangge)
5. Traffic guide
Take JR line, get off at Yamagata Station and walk for 1 minutes (.
Tips: Participation is free, and there is no charge.
: Shenggang Sansa Dance Festival
1. Source
Sansa Dance Festival originated from "Three Stones Legend". At the gates of Morioka, a demon named Luo Cha appeared. The villagers felt very painful because the evil spirits were doing evil everywhere, so they prayed to the God of Three Stones, hoping to subdue the evil spirits. The God of the Three Stones caught the evil spirits, and people who were ecstatic about the surrender of the evil spirits began to dance around the three big stones. It is said that this is the origin of Sansa dance.
2. Activity content
First, there is a dance parade, which usually starts at 6 pm. There will be a parade of Sansa Dancers, Sansa Taigu Team and Dance Troupe. There are also traditional sansa dances, floats, and teams that tourists can participate in.
You can also take part in the Sansa group dance that starts at around 8: 3 pm in front of the county government. The event will be held in seven places in the venue, and anyone can participate for free.
There are also the most wonderful Taigu parade and large-scale group dance, which are usually held on the last day of the event. At the end of the event, there will be the biggest large-scale group dance, and the scene is very spectacular.
3. I-shaped duration
Every year from August 1st to August 4th (held for four days)
Tips:
1. Admission: 5 yen per person/day.
2. during the festival, starting from 5:3 pm, a comprehensive consultation office will be set up in the center of the event venue (in front of the head office of the Bank of North Japan). The translator will guide foreign tourists.
4. viewing place
within 1km of central communication in Morioka city (in front of the county hall).
5. Traffic Guide
: Fukushima Straw Shoes Festival
1. Activities
The protagonist of the Straw Shoes Festival is a giant Japanese straw shoe with a length of 12 meters and a weight of 2 tons. At the beginning of the activity, dozens of people, both men and women, will March with big sandals on their shoulders. People standing on straw sandals will incite the atmosphere and command the masses to shout holiday slogans together. The parade will have background music, which varies from day to night, including traditional music and hip-hop music.
2. I-word duration
Friday and Saturday in the first week of August (so the time is different every year)
3. Viewing place
The venue of the Straw Shoes Festival is located on Xinfutong.
4. traffic guide
you can take JR line, which is not far from Fukushima JR station. It takes about 5 minutes to walk to the event site.
tip: mosquitoes in Japan are also very unfriendly in summer. I suggest you bring something anti-mosquito or you can buy it in Japan.