Festivals in Hokkaido

festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan

, sometimes written as is an Ainu ceremony of Hokkaido and Sakhalin in which a hand-raised brown bear cub is ceremonially killed, under the notion that the soul merely returns to its god-world (). The physical body of the bear god is considered merely to be his "disguise" (), and the pelt and meat harvested are accepted as gifts that the god has left in gratitude for the ceremonious hospitality it received.

an international classical music festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan

film festival

Rock music festival in Japan