Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival
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| Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival | |
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 Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival | |
| Official name | 二本松の提灯祭り |
| Observed by | Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Japan |
| Type | Religious |
| Begins | 1st Saturday of October |
| Ends | 2nd Monday of October |
| Date | Three day |
Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival(二本松の提灯祭り Nihonmatsu-chochinmatsuri) is a Japanese traditional festival, located in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Japan.
History
[edit]Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival is one of Japan's three Lantern festivals along with Akita Kanto, Akita and Owari Tshima Tenno, Aichi.[1] Niwa Mitsushige instituted the festival in 1664.
See also
[edit]- Lantern Festival, a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year
- Nihonmatsu, Fukushima
- Nihonmatsu Castle
- Nihonmatsu Shonentai
References
[edit]- ^ "Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival - Three Thousand Lights in the Fukushima Sky". FestivalGo. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
External links
[edit]- Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival
- Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival (Japanese)
- Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival (Japan travel guide)
- Nihonamatsu Lantern Festival (rediscover Fukushima)