Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival

Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival(二本松の提灯祭り Nihonmatsu-chochinmatsuri) is a Japanese traditional festival, located in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Japan.

History

Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival is one of Japan's three Lantern festivals along with Akita Kanto, Akita and Owari Tshima Tenno, Aichi. Niwa Mitsushige instituted the festival in 1664.

See also

• Lantern Festival, a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year
• Nihonmatsu, Fukushima
• Nihonmatsu Castle
• Nihonmatsu Shonentai

References

External links

• Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival
• Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival (Japanese)
• Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival (Japan travel guide)
• Nihonamatsu Lantern Festival (rediscover Fukushima)