"Beauty of the castle", which decorates goldfish neputa and corner lanterns all over the city, started on July 27th in the city center.

"Kifu no Mifu" is planned by Hirosaki City to replace the "Hirosaki Neputa Festival" which was canceled due to the new coronavirus. In addition to Hirosaki City Hall Main Office, there are corner lanterns and goldfish Neputa called Hand-held Neputa in central towns such as Dotemachi-dori and JR Hirosaki Ekimae, and you can enjoy the atmosphere of Hirosaki Neputa Festival. Lights up at night. Lighting time is from 19:00 to 23:00.

According to the person in charge of the Hirosaki Neputa Festival Steering Committee, it was said that the custom of decorating handheld Neputa on the eaves etc. was from the Taisho era to the early Showa era, and it was displayed in the town council during the year when the town operation and Neputa were not done. "It has the meaning to revive the customs of that time, but I hope it will be a year when I think about Hirosaki Neputa again," he said.

The surface of the handheld Neputa to be installed is a Neputa picture drawn by the Neputa artist one by one. On the back side, high school students in the city wrote messages related to Neputa. In the Hirosaki City Central Square in front of the Aomori Bank Memorial Museum (Moto Nagamachi, Hirosaki City), 24 flat Neputa pictures will be installed. From August 1st, each Neputa group will set up handheld Neputa in various parts of the city.

A Hirosaki Neputa Photo Contest will be held to coincide with the "Mikaze of the Castle". The event will be held in three divisions: "Cafe of the castle," "Hirosaki Neputa at home," and "SNS Neputa Festival." To apply, follow the official SNS account and post with each hashtag. The application period is until August 21st.

"Unfortunately this year's festival was canceled, but if you can see the Neputa displayed in the city avoiding the 3 denseness and enjoy the atmosphere of Neputa as much as possible," said the person in charge.

Until August 31st.