The Aizu Yanai Winter Festival is a traditional event featuring the contrasting beauty of snow and fire, with many highlights. Lantern parades, bird chases, and Toshinokami, events inherited from ancient times, are recreated, and local specialty products are exhibited and sold, delighting visitors.What makes this festival special is the opportunity to experience the unique traditional culture of the Aizu region. Events held at Michi-no-Eki "Aizu Yanai" and Yanai Fureai Hall are designed to make you feel the warmth unique to the area.Special events exclusive to this location include lantern parades and bird-chasing parades. The lights of the lanterns emerging in the night scenery create a fantastical atmosphere that is worth visiting.Visitors are advised to first participate in the lantern parade to enjoy the fantastic atmosphere. Then, savor the delicious local specialties while leisurely exploring the stalls and exhibits to fully enjoy this festival.