From News Desk
The six Tohoku prefectures, Tohoku Tourism Promotion Organisation and Tohoku Kizuna Festival Executive Committee will hold the “Tohoku Four Seasons & Tohoku Kizuna Festival” at the 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Expo. This promotional event expresses the region’s gratitude to the world for the support received after the 2011 earthquake, and allows visitors to experience its nature, culture, cuisine, technology, and people. At the venue, the Tohoku Kizuna Festival will deliver the various charms of Tohoku to the world through parades, traditional performing arts, tourism VR experiences, traditional craft workshops, and more.
The Tohoku Kizuna Festival is a collaborative event of the Tohoku region’s six major festivals, initiated as part of the recovery efforts from the Great East Japan Earthquake. Held in six Tohoku cities each year (Aomori, Akita, Morioka, Yamagata, Sendai, and Fukushima), the festivities have created strong bonds. This year, it will be featured at 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Expo where approximately 550 individuals will perform for visitors. A departure ceremony led by the mayor and executive committee chairperson will precede each parade.
Dates and times
Saturday, June 14: from 2:00 to 2:50 pm and 5:00 to 5:50 pm
Sunday, June 15: from 10:30 to 11:20 am and 1:00 to 1:50 pm
*A 10-minute departure ceremony or festival/tourism promotion will be held on stage before the parade.
– Festival dates
Aomori Nebuta Festival: Saturday, August 2, to Thursday, August 7, 2025
Akita Kanto Festival: Sunday, August 3, to Wednesday August 6, 2025
Morioka Sansa Odori Festival: Friday, August 1, to Monday, August 4, 2025
Yamagata Hanagasa Festival: Tuesday, August 5, to Thursday, August 7, 2025
Sendai Tanabata Festival: Wednesday, August 6, to Friday, August 8, 2025
Fukushima Waraji Festival: Friday, August 1, to Sunday, August 3, 2025
*An O-Waraji (Giant Straw Sandals) offering will be held on the final day (August 3).
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