Hachinohe

Population 222,799 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Daylight 9 h 18 in Dec, dark by 16:08 · 15 h 03 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 35 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 39 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 53 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 15 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 24 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 03 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 48 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 49 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 31 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 12 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 58 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 18 of daylight

Getting there

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Through the year

  1. Enburi Festival

    February

    Enburi dance is a folk art representative of the Hachinohe area. The 800-year-old dance is offered to deities as a prayer for a rich harvest. Dancers called tayu swing gorgeous eboshi hats in the shape of horse heads.

  2. Sansha Taisai (三社大祭)

    July – August

    Held every year from July 31 through August 4, this is Japan's largest float festival.

  3. Kagami-style Japanese Polo Game

    August

    This traditional Japanese polo game is held at Chojasan Shinra Shrine on the middle day (August 2) of the Sansha Taisai Festival.

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Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: 八戸貨物 3.9 km, Hachinohe 4.5 km, Mutsu-Minato 4.5 km, Shirogane 5.5 km

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