Each year, between August 2nd and 7th, tourists from all over the world flock to Aomori to experience the sights and sounds of Nebuta.
Each massive float, with dimensions of 5m in height, 9m in width and 7m in depth, is constructed with Japanese paper over a wire frame.
During the festival, 22 of the illuminated floats beautifully march in the darkness of night captivating viewers' senses.In 1980, it was designated as a ‘National Intangible Cultural Asset'.
昭和55年、国の重要無形民俗文化財に指定された“青森のねぶた”。
日本の火祭り“青森ねぶた祭”は、毎年8月2日から7日まで、全国・世界各地から300万人を超える観光客を迎え、華やかに開催されます。歌舞伎や歴史・神話を題材に、「勇壮・華麗・哀調」といったさまざまな表情をもつ「ねぶた」、色とりどりの衣装を身にまとったハネトたち、心に焼き付く笛や太鼓、手振り鉦・・・。夜空が燃え、大地が揺れるその瞬間、抑えきれないエネルギーが一気に溢れだし、祭りは最高潮に達します。
"Nebuta of Aomori" that was appointed in the important formlessness folk cultural assets of the country in 1980.
From August 2 to 7th, I invite the tourist more than 3 million every year from the whole country, all parts of the world, and fire Festival "Aomori Nebuta Festival" of Japan is held gorgeously. Flute and drum, gesture gong ... which are branded on ハネト, the heart that wore "Nebuta" to have various expressions such as "the heroic splendid plaintive tone" about Kabuki and the history, a myth, colorful clothes in the body. A night sky burns, and the energy that I cannot suppress at the moment when the earth shakes overflows at a stretch, and worshiping you reaches it at the climax.