Overview
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.”
Why travelers book this
What's Included
- The plan you have selected includes a mini towel, a tenugui or bento box.
- Nebuta Festival Viewing Seats
What's Not Included
- Cost for personal use
Meeting & Pickup
Meeting point, pickup options and start time are confirmed on Viator before checkout.
Itinerary
Stop 1
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” and wearing flashy outfits, jump and dance as they shout “Rassera, rassera.” ※ Aomori Nebuta Festival (Enjoy plenty of the Nebuta floats from the reserved seat) ※ Parade beginning time 18：50～ ・Start from the intersection between Shinmachi Street and Yanagimachi Street ・About 20 large floats will participate ※ Paid reserved seats available
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If it rains, the festival will still go ahead, with nebutas being covered with large vinyl sheets
- Please prepare and wear a raincoat in case it rains, and refrain from using an umbrella as it obstructs the view of other visitors. (The seats are with no roof or sunshade.)
- According to the circumstances, it may not be able to see all the nebutas due to the limited time of traffic regulation.
- In cases of natural disasters, unforeseen disasters, coup d'etats, wars, strikes, or acts of God, it may not be possible to proceed with the tour.
- Child (aged 3~11) price same as adult
- We do not provide shuttle bus services from the cruise ship pier (port). Travelers are kindly requested to make their own way to the HIS Aomori Branch for ticket pickup.
- Please book as a group. If booked separately, we cannot guarantee that your seats will be together.
- Please note that this is a self-guided tour (no guide provided during the festival). However, English and Chinese-speaking staff will be available to assist you at the ticket pickup counter.
- For those on the Bento Box Plan, the pickup time and location will differ. We will provide further instructions soon.