Summer Festival Packages

2019/03/15

1 [Tohoku]
The Summer Festivals of Tohoku: Aomori Nebuta, Akita Kanto, Sendai Tanabata & Yamagata Hanagasa (4 days)
2 [Aomori]
Aomori Nebuta Festival・Lake Towada・Oirase Gorge (2 days)
3 [Kyoto]
Gion Festival's 'Saki Matsuri' (1 day)4 [Tokushima]
Awa Odori Dance Festival (2 days)[Tohoku]
The Summer Festivals of Tohoku: Aomori Nebuta, Akita Kanto, Sendai
Tanabata & Yamagata Hanagasa (4 days)

Booking & Inquiry
DMC Japan (KNT-CT Holdings Group)

dmcjapan@or.knt.co.jp

ItineraryHighlights・Visit the four biggest festivals in the Tohoku (northeasternJapan) region. ・Stay at some of the region's leading hot spring
resorts for three nights! ・In addition to the festivals, the tour
will stop by popular sightseeing destinations like Kakunodate
and Lake Tazawa. Kakunodate: An area famous for its wellpreserved samurai district often nicknamed 'Little Kyoto'. LakeTazawa;: The deepest lake in Japan at 423m. Lake Juniko(Twelve Lakes) area: Cobalt blue water will take your breathaway!

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[Aomori]
Aomori Nebuta Festival・Lake Towada・Oirase Gorge (2 days)

Booking & Inquiry
DMC Japan (KNT-CT Holdings Group)

dmcjapan@or.knt.co.jp
ItineraryHighlights
Aomori Nebuta Festival View the famous summer festival in
Aomori city from viewing seats. The festival is held every August
between the 2nd and the 7th and last year attracted 2 million
visitors. It has been registered as a “significant intangible folk
cultural asset” since 1980. Lake Towada The largest caldera lakeon the Japanese mainland that is on the border of Aomori andAkita prefectures. The lake’s eastern shore is known for Oirase
stream and its autumn colors. Oirase Gorge Considered one of
the most beautiful river valleys in Japan, explore the areaaround the mountain stream.

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[Kyoto]
Gion Festival's 'Saki Matsuri' (1 day)

Booking & Inquiry
DMC Japan (KNT-CT Holdings Group)

dmcjapan@or.knt.co.jp
ItineraryHighlights
1. View one of Kyoto's three biggest festivals! Enjoy Gion
Festival's 'Sakimatsuri', known for its parade of yamaboko floats,from the seated section! What is the Gion Festival? It's areligious festival dedicated to Yasaka Shrine and lasts the entire
month of July. Within the month's celebrations, the 'Saki
Matsuri' (17 July) and 'Ato Matsuri' (24 July) are particularly wellknown for the parade of floats or 'yamaboko'. 2. Enjoy a lunch
buffet at The Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Sanjo.

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[Tokushima]
Awa Odori Dance Festival (2 days)

Booking & Inquiry
DMC Japan (KNT-CT Holdings Group)

dmcjapan@or.knt.co.jp
ItineraryHighlights
Awa Odori
One of Japan's three largest dance festivals occurring during theObon season in August. The origins of the festival dates back400 years. The streets of downtown Tokushima city are blocked
off to allow a procession of dancers called "ren" to perform.
Arrive at the hotel and then have an early dinner before taking
your place in a "sajiki" seat (Japanese-style box seat) to viewthe festival.
Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter
On Day 2, stroll around a picturesque townscape famous for its
traditional white-walled Japanese residences and the willow-tree
lined banks of the Kurashiki River.

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