Kuma Matsuri (Bear Festival)
Kuma Matsuri (Bear Festival)

Kuma Matsuri (Bear Festival)

spring

A traditional event held in Kotama area which started more than 300 years ago.

Varieties of events such as Shinto rituals, “Kumagari mogi jitsuen (Bear hunting performance)” by Matagi (traditional winter hunters in Tohoku area) and Seko Event in which people disguised as bear hunters compete the volume of their screamings are held.