Cultural Festivals

Kokeshi LINE tsuN'agaru Artisan Festival

Name: Kokeshi LINE tsuN'agaru Artisan Festival
Start: 2026-10-17T09:00+09:00
End: 2026-10-17T16:00+09:00
Location: Tsugaru Traditional Crafts Museum 7F, Kuroishi

Oct 17 – Oct 18, 09:00–16:00 · Tsugaru Traditional Crafts Museum 7F, Kuroishi · Aomori

Dates

Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2026, 09:00–16:00

About this event

Summary
A vibrant craft and food festival celebrating Aomori's traditional Kokeshi dolls.

Highlights

Approximately 40 craft, food, and retail booths
Simultaneous Kokeshi Artisan Festival in museum workshops
Live cultural performances including Yosakoi dance and shamisen music
Over 1,000 works from artisans across 12 national styles

Details
The event, themed "Kokeshi Connection 'K'", is known as K-MEETING! It gathers vendors primarily from Aomori Prefecture and surrounding regions. The main festival takes place in the parking lot of the Tsugaru Kokeshi Museum, featuring handmade goods and food trucks. Concurrently, the "Kokeshi LINE act.10 tsuN'garu Kokeshi Artisan Festival 2026" occurs inside the museum workshops. Featured guest artisans include Naoko Honma (Tsugaru style), Toshio Takada (Yajiro style), Kuniyoshi Abe (Tsuchiyu style), and Satoshi Noya (Nakanozawa style). The program includes diverse entertainment such as dance shows and traditional music performances.

Organizer's websitetsugarukokeshi.com

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