Fukushima Tanabata Festival

About This Event

Over 100 decorations handmade by local schools and businesses

The Fukushima Tanabata Festival is one of Tohoku's representative Tanabata events, held August 6–8 along the Paseo-dori and Bunka-dori shopping streets in central Fukushima. More than a hundred vivid bamboo decorations and streamers handmade by the city's schools, businesses, and shops fill the streets, welcoming visitors with a festive air. Stage events at the town plaza, food trucks, and rows of stalls and festival booths draw crowds of residents and tourists enjoying the cool of the evening. Just a ten-minute walk from Fukushima Station, it has long been cherished as a summer tradition.