Culture Yashima Hassaku Festival 2025 Sep 13th - Sep 14th Held at Yashima Shinmeisha Shrine, the Yashima Hassaku Festival is dedicated to Kurainatama (a deity associated with rice cultivation),..
Festivals Yokote Yakisoba Festival 2025 Sep 27th - Sep 28th The annual Yokote Yakisoba Festival takes place in late September at the Akita Furusato Village Festival Square. Several well-known..
Culture Sand Craft in Mitane 2025 Jul 26th - Sep 30th When people think of artistic mediums, they might picture paint, canvas, or clay, and sand is not usually the first thing that comes..
Odate Kiritanpo Festival 2025 Oct 11th - Oct 12th Every autumn, the city of Odate (which is recognized as the birthplace of kiritanpo!) hosts the Odate Kiritanpo Festival, a large-scale..
Culture Yokote Chrysanthemum Festival 2025 Oct 31st - Nov 10th For more than half a century, Yokote in Akita Prefecture has been home to one of the region's most striking seasonal traditions,..
Activities Odate Shining Street 2025-2026 Early Dec - Early Jan Odate Shining Street is an avenue of trees illuminated until early morning in Akita Prefecture. Some 82 trees over a 800 meter distance..
Festivals Namahage Sedo Festival 2026 Early Feb The Namahage Festival is held each year on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of February, around the time of the old or lunar..
Festivals Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival 2026 Early Feb The Inukko dog festival is held on the second weekend in February in Yuzawa City in Akita