Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival will be held on every year on the first Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of October. The highlight of the festival is the procession of festival floats which happens during the first evening.
7 large festival floats adorned with lanterns and filled with local people playing taiko drums make their way through the streets of Nihonmatsu City, filling the streets with festival music as they move. The final destination for the floats is Nihonmatsu Shrine.
The view of the 3000 lanterns which are attached to the floats burning against the night sky is one that shouldn’t be missed.
| Website | https://www.city.nihonmatsu.lg.jp/page/page002784.html |
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| Contact |
Nihonmatsu Tourism Federation (+81) 243-55-5122 info@nihonmatsu-kanko.jp |
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| Entrance Fee | Free |
| Event details |
From: 3 October 2020 Until: 5 October 2020 Recurrence: Festival takes place on the first Sat., Sun., and following Mon. in October |
| Access | 1 Chome-61 Motomachi, Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Pref. 964-0917 View directions |
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| Getting there | By Car By Train From Sendai: Take the Tohoku Shinkansen from Sendai to Fukushima. Change to the Tohoku Main Line, heading in the direction of Koriyama Station and get off at Nihonmatsu Station. This takes 50 minutes. |
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