T.G.I.F.: Tohoku Rokkon Matsuri Festival, Morioka, Morioka Pref.

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This special event is held with the intention of encouraging Tohoku District's people to cheer up, because the Tohoku District suffered extensive damage from the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Six major festivals from each prefecture in the Tohoku District will come together and parade through the main streets in the city on both days. The festivals are: Aomori Nebuta of Aomori Pref., Akita Kanto Matsuri of Akita Pref., Morioka Sansa Odori of Iwate Pref., Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri of Yamagata Pref., Sendai Tanabata Matsuri of Miyagi Pref. and Fukushima Waraji Matsuri of Fukushima Pref.

You can get there via the JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line or the JR Tohoku Honsen Line to Morioka Sta. Click the image below for more information.

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