The first day's main event is "Dai-Minyo-Nagashi" (Great Dance Festival) where more than 10,000 citizens participate. Origin of "Niigata Festival" is in "Sumiyoshi Procession" which had been done since the Edo period. "Sumiyoshi Procession" is a festival of Tsumoto Shrine (now Hakusan Shrine) which got "Goshintai" (the body of a deity in the Shinto religion) from Sumiyoshi … [Read more...] about Niigata Festival, Niigata
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Tokamachi Snow Festival, Niigata
A fantastic world of “sound and light” will be unfolded How do you spend your winter time? Do what you like in a warm room. Go to the ski area. Or you may have various ways of spending, such as going to a hot spring. There are so many fun things to do in winter, but there are events where you can enjoy this season. That is the “Tokamachi Snow Festival” held in Tokamachi, … [Read more...] about Tokamachi Snow Festival, Niigata
Tsunan Yuki Matsuri (Tsunan Snow Festival), Niigata
A fantastic and beautiful world like a movie The Tsunan Snow Festival is a snow festival held in Tsunan Town, Niigata Prefecture, one of Japan's largest snowfall areas. The sight of the gentle and beautiful sky lanterns flying up and down in the sky is like entering the magical world of the Disney movie Rapunzel. The Tsunan Snow Festival is an annual snow festival held in … [Read more...] about Tsunan Yuki Matsuri (Tsunan Snow Festival), Niigata