Tohoku Tanabata Star Festivals
16 events
16 Tanabata events in Tohoku for 2026. 6 currently open, 2 coming soon. Featured: Sendai Tanabata Festival.
Sendai Tanabata Festival
Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi
Giant handmade washi-paper streamers and the seven traditional ornaments
Morioka Tanabata Festival
Sakanacho, Morioka, Iwate
Handmade decorations filling the 365-meter arcade
Tanabata Edoro Lantern Festival
Yuzawa, Akita
Glowing painted lanterns of ukiyo-e beauties
Sakari-cho Lantern Tanabata Festival
Sakari, Ofunato, Iwate
Lantern-lit ornate Tanabata floats parading at night
Fukushima Tanabata Festival
Fukushima City, Fukushima
Over 100 decorations handmade by local schools and businesses
Iwaki Tanabata Festival (Taira Tanabata)
Iwaki, Fukushima
Over 100 lavish decorations and the Iwaki Odori dance
Ichinoseki Summer Festival
Ichinoseki, Iwate
Tanabata decorations and the Iwai River opening fireworks
Esashi Summer Festival (Tanabata)
Esashi, Oshu, Iwate
Tanabata decorations and illumination across the storehouse townscape
Kitakata Retro Yokocho (Tanabata Decorations)
Kitakata, Fukushima
Citizen-made Tanabata decorations and Showa-retro festival booths
Shonai Shrine Enmusubi Tanabata Festival
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Yamagata cast-iron wind chimes and dreamlike grounds illumination
Kiyokawa Checkpoint Tanabata Festival
Shonai Town, Yamagata
Children's handmade decorations and a Tanabata concert
Hachinohe Tanabata Festival
Hachinohe, Aomori
Illuminated large, vivid paper streamers
Misawa Tanabata Festival
Misawa, Aomori
Internationally flavored decorations unique to this base town
Kosaka Tanabata Festival
Kosaka, Akita
Joint procession of community-made warrior-figure floats
Osaki Furukawa Festival (Tanabata)
Furukawa, Osaki, Miyagi
Colorful Tanabata streamers waving across the main street
Noshiro Tanabata Tenku no Fuyajo
Noshiro, Akita
Japan's tallest 24.1-meter castle lantern 'Chikasue'