Nebuta no Ie Wa-Rasse

photo by 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0

photo by Yoshio Kohara · CC BY 3.0

It displays real floats all year round, fresh from the August parade: not replicas.

In the double-height space overlooking the bay, a few real ねぶた stay on display, fresh from the parade: not replicas but the papier-mâché and bamboo floats up to 5 metres tall that really paraded, lit from inside as on the evening of the procession. The festival they tell the story of is held every year from 2 to 7 August (always on the same calendar dates, whatever the day of the week) and has been designated Important Intangible Cultural Heritage since 1980.

A municipal facility for tourism and culture, one minute from Aomori Station, devoted to telling the history, the making and the music of the Nebuta Matsuri, even out of season.

ℹ️ Open 9:00–19:00 (May–August) or 9:00–18:00 (September–April). Admission: adults 620 yen, high school students 460 yen, junior high students and younger 260 yen. One minute's walk from JR Aomori Station.

🚉 Aomori · 4 min walk

Sources: nebuta.jp · aomori-tourism.com · ja.wikipedia.org

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