Cherry Blossom Festival

The Shimotsuki Festival, which is held on the second Saturday and Sunday of December every year, has been called Yatsuki City since ancient times and has been crowded with many worshipers. Surrounded by rich nature, the faith of people from all over the area has been thick as an agrarian deity since ancient times, and the "Mitanae Matsuri", a national designated important intangible folk cultural property on January 6 in the lunar calendar, is also full of worshipers from inside and outside the prefecture.

The Taiko dolls, which have been around for about 300 years and use washi paper to create a unique texture, attract many tourists from all over the country. At the festival held at the "Takashiba Deco Yashiki", Hyottoko and Shichifukujin wearing this face of taiko dance happily, while Nishida Komachi Taiko sounds a brave tone.

The Soma-no-Ma Oi, which is held mainly in the city of Minamisoma, is a traditional horse culture with a history of more than one thousand years. It is also an important intangible folk cultural property of the country. A horseman warrior ensifies himself in ancestral armour, and wears a period picture scroll on the courageous and gorgeous pommel. * Contents may be changed or canceled depending on the situation.