Nebuta Festival

Experience the awe-inspiring Nebuta Festival, a renowned cultural event in Aomori, featuring dazzling three-dimensional floats illuminating the night. You can watch the parade from the paid reserved seats, avoiding crowds. Also you'll have bento box dinner at the viewing seat. The floats are pushed along the street by human power, weaving back and forth, and spinning around for the crowd. They are often as wide as nine meters and as tall as five meters! The nebuta dancers, called “haneto” wearing flashy outfits, jump and dance as they shout “Rassera, Rassera.”

Experience the vibrant Aomori Nebuta Festival like never before with our viewing tickets! Get up close to the mesmerizing illuminated Nebuta, feel the energy of traditional music and dance, and immerse yourself in the rich culture and heritage of Japan. Reserve your seat now for an unforgettable summer spectacle! (Paper tickets, not electronic tickets.) Ticket Delivery Schedule: ・Tickets will be shipped in late July. We are unable to ship earlier than late July. ・Tickets cannot be sent to unmanned accommodations or places that cannot accept registered mail. Please confirm that your hotel can receive Simplified Registered Mail (Kan’i Kakitome). Required information for the delivery: ・Your hotel name and address ・Check-in date and number of nights ・Name on the hotel reservation ・Hotel reservation number *Please make sure to provide all the details when making your booking. *We will contact you via viator or your registered email address to confirm the delivery details if needed.

This value-packed trip with a government-licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide is a fantastic and efficient way to explore Aomori city! Aomori is known for its abundant nature, apple production, and its summertime Nebuta festivals – considered the best of all the summer Tohoku festivals. Beneath the surface, Aomori has a surprising number of attractions to offer, encompassing history, culture, art, and cuisine – as well as a number of seasonal highlights that will surely keep visitors wanting to return. Let us know what you would like to experience and we will customize a six-hour tour that's best for you! This tour dos not go to Hirosaki. Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary.

This tour is designed for the travelers who visit Aomori by cruise ship. We will pick you up at Aomori Port or hotels near the port. Aomori is known for its abundant nature, apple production, and its summertime Nebuta festivals – considered the best of all the summer Tohoku festivals. Beneath the surface, Aomori has a surprising number of attractions to offer, encompassing history, culture, art, and cuisine – as well as a number of seasonal highlights that will surely keep visitors wanting to return. Let us know what you would like to experience and we will customize a four-hour tour that's best for you! *This tour does not go to Hirosaki. Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary. Note*2: If you wish to visit Hirosaki, please contact us for additional costs and details.

This value-packed trip with a government-licensed and experienced multilingual tour guide is a fantastic and efficient way to explore Hirosaki! Set in the shadow of the impressive Mt. Iwaki, the historic town of Hirosaki is said to be the cultural capital of the prefecture. Its semi-rural setting is complemented by beautiful parks and temples, while the various boutique fashion stores, one-room bars, and stylish cafes create an impression of hip culture. Let us know what you would like to experience and we will customize a six-hour tour that's best for you! Note*1: Please select your must-see spots from a list in the tour information to create your customized itinerary. Note*2: The National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter certification is issued by the Japanese government requires a good knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture and history.

Half-day walking tour mainly along the shinmachi street. First, we visit Nebuta Museum Warasse where you can learn local summer festival Aomori Nebuta festival. Then we walk to Aomori Fish and Vegetable market to enjoy "Nokke Don". (On Tuesdays close) You can make your own sefood bowl and enjoy while walking in the market with tickets you buy at the entrance counter of the market(2,000JPY). After that, you can enjoy souvenir shopping at a big triangle building ASPAM. At ASPAM, you can try Japanese Sake Tasting. You can find just baked apple pie. There is a fantastic 3-D theater you can learn Aomori sightseeing highlights.

A government-licensed local guide takes you to two popular sightseeing spots. First, we visit Seiryuji temple where you can see the biggest seated Buddha image. Second, we visit Nebuta Museum Warasse. You can feel energetic local summer festival. In addition, please enjoy souvenir shopping at A-Factory or ASPAM. I can give you a ride up to 3 people in my car. For more than 3 people, you need to hire a van taxi.(JPY 40,000 or more) I can help you to reserve it.

This tour takes you on a tour of three of Aomori's most fascinating important cultural spots. Hirosaki Castle, which has the northernmost castle tower in Japan, and the Sannai-Maruyama Ruins, a scene from an era more than 4,000 years ago. We will also take you to a facility where you can experience the Nebuta Matsuri Festival, a festival that inspires the hearts of the Japanese people. Enjoy the delicacies of the sea and feel the charm of Aomori with all your senses. This tour is great for the various types of groups, such as friends, families with children, couples. A National Licensed Guide will guide you in a private car that does not require any permission under the Road Transport Act.

This is a 6-hour private tour of sightseeing spots in Aomori city. A guide will greet you with your private car at Aomori Port and take you to Aomori city with the same car to see the highlights of Aomori city, Sannai Maruyama Ruins, the Aomori Museum of Art. Aomori City is surrounded by beautiful nature such as Hakkoda Mountain Federation and Mutsu Bay. It is blessed with abundant edible resources such as seafood and fruits, and it is a town that has many historical and cultural attractions such as Japan's famous Nebuta and Neputa festivals and traditional arts. In this tour, you will visit the ruins where ancient people lived, and museums and tourist facilities where you can experience Aomori's art and culture. Recommended for guests coming to Aomori Port on a cruise ship such as Celebrity Millennium and Diamond Princess. Along with you, we can make arrangements of this tour for your friends from cruise as well.

This tour takes you on a tour of three of Aomori's most fascinating important cultural spots. Hirosaki Castle, which has the northernmost castle tower in Japan, and the Sannai-Maruyama Ruins, a scene from an era more than 4,000 years ago. We will also take you to a facility where you can experience the Nebuta Matsuri Festival, a festival that inspires the hearts of the Japanese people. Enjoy the delicacies of the sea and feel the charm of Aomori with all your senses. This tour is great for the various types of groups, such as friends, families with children, couples.

On this tour, spend a day experiencing "neputa," Aomori Prefecture's summer tradition, as you lay your eyes on large neputa floats paraded in the Aomori Neputa Festival and create a lantern by reusing neputa paintings actually used in the festival. You will surely be fascinated by the vivid colors of Aomori's nebuta floats. Families traveling with their kids in tow can feel free to join as a hired car is used for transportation. The tour is accompanied by a National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter.