Kuroishi Neputa Festival
| Schedule | Every year from 7/30 ~ 8/5 |
|---|---|
| Caution | Approximately 50 Neputa floats will gather in a single location and form a parade on 7/30 and 8/2 only. On all other days the floats will be pulled in their respective neighborhoods. On the final day of the festival the floats will be pulled in the morning. |
| July 30th | 17:30 Opening Ceremony |
| July 30th | 18:30 First float departs (floats are judged in front of Kuroishi’s City Hall) |
| August 2nd | 18:30 First float departs (Award ceremony in front of the Takahi Hair Salon on Fukuda Odori) |
| Traffic | Approximately 8 minutes by car from the Kuroishi Interchange. 10 minutes walking from the Kuroishi Station on the Konan Railway Line. |
| Course | Here |
| Official website | http://k-jc.com/neputa/ |
| Contact Information |
Kuroishi Sangyou Kaikan, 3rd Floor 5-2 Ichinomachi, Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture 〒０３６－０３０７ Public Interest Corporation, Kuroishi Youth Assembly ＴＥＬ ０１７２－５２－３３６９ ＦＡＸ ０１７２－５２－３３７６ |
About the Kuroishi Neputa Festival
The main feature of Kuroishi’s Neputa festival is that it is possible to see both doll and fan-shaped Neputa floats. Aomori Nebuta and Hirosaki Neputa both serve as representative festival’s for Aomori Prefecture, but since long ago doll and fan-shaped floats have co-existed in Kuroishi.
Another prominent characteristic of Kuroishi Neputa is the pictures that are drawn on the back of the floats, which are there to see watchers off. The front of the floats usually depict pictures of warriors, so the backs are adorned with images of beautiful women.
These somewhat lonely images provide a good contrast with the magnificent pictures on the front, charming spectators with the fantasy world that they create.
Photos from the Kuroishi Neputa Festival
