Culture Akita Kanto Festival 2026 Aug 3rd - Aug 6th The Kanto Matsuri is also known as the pole lantern festival. It is a Tanabata related celebration in Akita City held annually from..
Culture Discover Winter Magic at Akita’s Tazawako Ski Area Joanna Ligon You’ve heard of Niseko and Hakuba, but have you skied above Japan’s deepest lake? Tazawako Ski Area may not be on every travel..
Culture Yokote Kamakura Festival 2026 Feb 15th - Feb 16th Every February, Akita's Yokote transforms into a fairytale landscape dotted with igloo-like structures in a festival dating..
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..
Culture Nyuto Onsen Village and Its Seven Springs in Akita’... Joanna Ligon Hidden in the snowy mountains of Akita Prefecture, Nyuto Onsen Village feels like something out of a fairytale. This quiet mou..
Festivals Noshiro Tanabata 2026 Early Aug Held over two days in early August, the Noshiro Tanabata Festival in Akita Prefecture serves as a colorful celebration of Japanese..
Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Mid Apr - Early May The sakura or cherry blossom festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the cherry blossoms in the Samurai town of Kakunodate...
Culture Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church Bonson Lam Seitai Hoshikai in Japanese means the Institute of the Handmaids of the Holy Eucharist. It is a community of nuns living a life..
