Coca-Cola observes 3 festivals from northern Japan in one design appearing in aluminium cans exclusively for Tohoku region

Coca-Cola Japan floated their regional bottle designs observing the famous landmarks and traditions in major Japanese cities, a few years ago. These elusive aluminium bottles of the coke can be located only in the particular regions they feature, making them fun souvenirs from any trips around Japan.

The northern prefectures such as Aomori, Akita and Iwate have featured before, with bottles that integrate traditional festivals and prominent buildings into the design, however, now these three areas will appear side-by-side on one Coca-Cola aluminium can.

It’s being sold under the moniker of the "Michinoku Design." Michinoku is a former province of Japan that spanned these three modern-day prefectures.

The name of each prefecture is written in kanji, beside a depiction of a famous festival customarily celebrated in that area.

The Aomori is represented by the popular Nebuta lantern festival, Akita is represented by the Kanto festival, Akita is portrayed by the Kanto festival and for Iwate, there is an illustration of someone dancing the Morioka Sansa Odori while beating a taiko drum.

The specially designed aluminium cans of the coke can only be found in the northern Tohoku area. Although they are sometimes hard to track down, regional design Coca-Cola cans and bottles can often be located in souvenir shops and vending machines nearby tourist attractions.