OMA, Aomori Prefecture--A distinct Taiwanese flavor permeates the colorful Aomori Nebuta Festival this year. For the first time, the festival features a giant float depicting Maso, a Taoist sea ...

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 ...

Take the magnificent Aomori Nebuta Matsuri, held every August 2-7 in Aomori City, which sees nightly parades of five-metre high nebuta floats accompanied by musicians and dancers. The energy alone ...