OMA, Aomori Prefecture--A distinct Taiwanese flavor permeates the colorful Aomori Nebuta Festival this year. For the first time, the festival features a giant float depicting Maso, a Taoist sea ...

At the Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse in Aomori, I learned that the Aomori Nebuta Festival is held every Aug. 2 to 7. Twenty colossal "nebuta" floats specially made for that year’s festival are paraded ...

The Aomori Nebuta Festival kicked off in the northern city of Aomori with a procession of giant floats called nebuta, depicting historical warriors.Dancers called haneto moved to the sounds of ...

as Aomori is known for its Nebuta Festival, which features a parade of extravagant and exquisite floats crafted of paper, wire and lights by local artists. Charlotte Sato, her husband Neon and ...

Takenami Hiroo is one of the premier makers of nebuta, the floats that are the main attraction of the Aomori Nebuta Festival. He hopes to share the unique appeal of nebuta with the world.

The promoters of the Aomori Nebuta Festival were some of the first to introduce premium seating. They had an idea to offer VIP box seats for up to eight people at the summer fire festival in the ...

From the dynamic Nebuta festival of Aomori Prefecture to Fukushima Prefecture's stunning Azuma Mountain Range – not to mention an array of attractions in Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, Niigata and ...

The promoters of the Aomori Nebuta Festival were some of the first to introduce premium seating. They had an idea to offer VIP box seats for up to eight people at the summer fire festival in the ...