日本を代表する三大祭りの一つで、青森の夏をエネルギッシュに彩る祭りです。ねぶたと囃子、跳人（はねと）が一体となって躍動感に溢れます。とてもにぎやかな様子から、戦からの外線の祭りと言われています。跳人（はねと）と呼ばれる参加者には、決まった衣装があります。

• 外観：高さ5m・幅9ｍと制限がある。
• かけ声：らっせらーらっせらー
• 開催期間：8/2～8/7
• ＪＲ青森駅から徒歩5分

The Aomori Nebuta Festival is one of the three major festivals in Japan.

It is an energetic festival held in the summer in Aomori, and is filled with an upbeat energy with Nebuta float figures, festival music, and dancers.

The lively festival is said to represent a victorious homecoming from battle.

Participants called haneto,wear a specific costume.

• Appearance：Floats can be up to 5 meters in height and 9 meters in width.
• Chant：”Rasseraa…rasseraa…!”
• Period of the festival：From August 2 to 7
• Approximately 5 minutes on foot from JR Aomori Station

三国志や水滸伝などの伝統を題材にした色鮮やかな扇形の燈籠およそ60台が、市内を練り歩きます。

美人画や水墨画が描かれた送り絵が対照的な趣を見せます。

整然としている様子から、戦への出陣の祭りと言われています。

• 外観：平均高さ6ｍ・幅5.5ｍ
• かけ声：やーやどー
• 開催期間：8/1～8/7
• ＪＲ弘前駅から徒歩15分

A procession of approximately 60 vivid-colored lantern floats featuring Sanguozhi, Water Margin, and other legendary stories move through the city. Pictures of beautiful women, or India-ink paintings that adorn the back of the lantern floats give contrast.

The somber and orderly procession of Neputa has led people to think that the festival represents a departure for battle.

• Appearance：Floats average 6 meters in height and 5.5 meters in width.
• Chant：“Yaayadou…!”
• Period of the festival： From August 1 to 7
• Approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Hirosaki Station 

灯ろう流しが変化したものと言われていますが、定かではありません。

ねぶた・ねぷたの語源は、「眠り流し」とされています。眠り流しは、夏の間の過酷な農作業中、睡魔を追い払うために、灯ろうを川などに流すという習慣でした。

「眠たい」を津軽弁では、「ねぶたい」「ねぷたい」と言いますよね？　これがなまって、ねぶた・ねぷたとなったと言われています。

It is thought that the festivals evolved from a lantern-floating ceremony, but nothing is known for certain. 

The original meaning of the words “Nebuta” and “Neputa” is thought to have been “washing away sleepiness.”

There was a ritual in which lanterns were floated in the river during the exhausting summer harvest period, in order to stave off drowsiness. 

In the Tsugaru dialect, “sleepiness” is called “nebutai” or “neputai.”  It is thought that this word was collapsed into “nebuta” or “neputa.”

290年余りの歴史と伝統を誇る豪華絢爛な日本一の山車まつりです。

三神社の神輿に続く、神話・伝説・歌舞伎などを題材にした27台の山車の合同運行は、人々を魅了します。

• 外観：高さ約8ｍ
• 開催期間：7/31～8/4
• ＪＲ本八戸駅から徒歩5分

Japan’s most gorgeous parade featuring floats with a history and tradition of more than 290 years. One will be enthralled by a joint procession of portable shrines from three shrines, followed by 27 floats featuring myths, legends, and kabuki.

• Appearance：Floats about 8 meters in height.
• Period of the festival: From July 31 to August 4
• Approximately 5 minutes on foot from the JR Hon-Hachinohe Station

明治から大正時代にかけての巨大立佞武多を町の有志達が写真を元に復元しました。

威勢の良い笛や太鼓の音色と共に街を練り歩く高さ約22m（7階建てビルの高さくらい）もの勇壮な姿は圧巻です。

• 外観：高さ約23ｍ
• かけ声：やってまれ、やってまれ
• 開催期間：8/4～8/8
• ＪＲ五所川原駅から徒歩5分

Giant Tachinebuta designed in the era between Meiji and Taisho was restored by Volunteers of the town base on the old pictures.

A procession of giant float figures called Tachineputa of 22 meters in height (similar to the height of a seven-story building) is overwhelming.

• Appearance：Floats about 23 meters in height.
• Chant：“Yattemare…Yattemare!”
• Period of the festival: From August 3 to 8
• Approximately 5 minutes on foot from JR Goshogawara Station

日本三大流し踊りの一つで、500年前の盆踊り時の男女の掛け合い歌が起源です。

三味線や太鼓、歌による津軽民謡手踊りと3千人もの踊り手が舞う情緒豊かな流し踊りが楽しめます。

• かけ声：えっちゃほー、えっちゃほー
• 開催期間：8/15～8/16
• 弘南鉄道黒石駅から徒歩5分

Kuroishi Yosare is one of the three major dancing parades in Japan, and it has its origin in a song with dialogue between a man and a woman, performed during a Bon festival dance 500 years ago.

Visitors can enjoy the Teodori dance accompanied by shamisen, drums, and songs, and a dramatic dancing parade with about 3,000 dancers.

• Chant：“Etchaho…Etchaho!”
• Period of the festival: From August 15 to 16
• Approximately 5 minutes on foot from Konan Railway Kuroishi Station