Conference Venue

Wa Rasse

Information

Transportation
  • JR: You can reach Wa Rasse on 1-minute walk from JR Aomori Station.
  • Airport: You can reach Wa Rasse on 35 minuts by bus from Aomori airport.
  • Car: You can use the parking next door to Wa Rasse. The detail can be found the page.
Nebuta Matsuri (ねぶた祭)

Nebuta and Neputa are a type of Tanabata-related summer festival held in towns around Aomori Prefecture. The largest of these festivals is the Nebuta Matsuri (ねぶた祭) of Aomori City, held every year from August 2 to 7. The highlight of the festival is the daily parade of enormous lantern floats, flanked by large taiko drums, musicians and dancers. The Nebuta Matsuri is one of the three great festivals of the Tohoku Region (Tohoku Sandai Matsuri) alongside Akita's Kanto Matsuri and Sendai's Tanabata.

Local teams build the festival's two dozen floats, which are constructed of painted washi paper over a wire frame and take an entire year to design and construct. They can be up to nine meters wide and five meters tall and often depict gods, historical or mythical figures from both Japanese and Chinese culture, kabuki actors, and characters from the popular NHK Taiga Drama historical TV series.