Festival Traditions & Customs AOMORI NEBUTA MATSURI HOZUKI ICHI (Ground Cherry Fair) MIZUKAKE MATSURI (Water-Throwing Festival) AWAODORI TORO NAGASHI TANABATA (Star Festival) FIREWORKS FURIN SMASHING WATERMELONS KAKIGORI (Shaved Ice) TSUYU (Rainy Season) YAKATA-BUNE (Pleasure Boats) UNAGI (Eel) SOMEN (Noodles) Copyright(c) 2003 AJINOMOTO Co., Inc. All rights reserved.