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Travel
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Hoshino Resort Aomoriya will hold the spectacular snow viewing open-air “Neburi Nagashi Lantern” at the open-air bath “Ukiyu” from December 1, 2022 to April 2, 2023, which recreates the “Neburi Nagashi”, the origin of the Aomori Nebuta Festival.
The “Lantern Floating Ceremony” is said to be the origin of the Aomori Nebuta Festival, called “Neburi Nagashi” in the Tohoku region, which is an event to drive away the sleeping spirits and to discharge impurities into the river or the sea. Aomoriya recreates this event by floating small lanterns with Nebuta and wishes written by guests on them in the pond around the floating bath.
This winter, the 11th year of the festival, a new float, “Raijin” will make its debut. 2012 marks the first year of this project, and since then, “Shoki”, who protects people from plague and evil spirits, and “Bishamonten”, who brings wisdom and good fortune, have appeared. This winter, the “God of Thunder,” who presides over water and thunder, will be on hand to dispel the recent disasters and evil spirits and to wish for further development.
Mr. Takenami is a Nebuta artist who has received the “Best Creator Award,” the highest award given to the creator of the Nebuta Festival in Aomori, and is the creator of the Nebuta used in the Neburi Nagashi lanterns. He has been involved in the development of this project from the beginning, and together with the Aomoriya staff, has been working through trial and error to find a waterproofing process to keep the lanterns on display outdoors, and a method to prevent snow and ice from accumulating.
Aomori has long winters and short hot summers, so people burn energy for festivals in the short summer. Aomori’s summer festivals are short, and because of this shortness, they have a lot of enthusiasm and a sense of transience. Matsuri-bayashi (festival music) is another essential element of festivals. For a limited time only, visitors can bathe in the hot spring while listening to the sound of the flute that plays the musical accompaniment that is also played at the actual Aomori Nebuta Festival, while thinking about the festival that has been passed down from generation to generation.
Hours: 21:00-22:00
| Duration: | December 1, 2022 – April 2, 2023 |
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| Location: | Open-air bath “Ukiyu” |
| Time: | 5:00-12:00, 13:00-24:00 (Illumination time: 17:00-24:00) |
| For: | guest |
| Source: | Komaki Onsen |
| Spring quality: | Simple alkaline hot spring |
| Efficacy: | Neuralgia, muscle pain, arthralgia, stiff shoulders, sensitivity to cold, recovery from fatigue, promotion of health, etc. |
| Number of baths: | 2 indoor baths for men and women, 1 outdoor bath |
| Note: | May be canceled due to weather. |
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