At the Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse in Aomori, I learned that the Aomori Nebuta Festival is held every Aug. 2 to 7. Twenty colossal "nebuta" floats specially made for that year’s festival are paraded ...

The Aomori Nebuta Festival kicked off in the northern city of Aomori with a procession of giant floats called nebuta, depicting historical warriors. Dancers called haneto moved to the sounds of ...

In the middle of downtown Aomori, across from the Nebuta Museum lies the A-Factory. The A-Factory has been fermenting hard cider for 40 years, says Akasaka Shuichi, who has been the cider maker at ...

AOMORI--Inspired by the Aomori Nebuta Festival summer extravaganza, an event organized exclusively for cosplayers in cardboard costumes has become a winter fixture here. The Danborian festival ...