Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 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 Paper Balloon Festival in Senboku 2025 Mid Feb The Paper Balloon festival is a very colourful festival in the middle of the Akita winter
Culture Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival 2025 Mid Feb The Inukko dog festival is held on the second weekend in February in Yuzawa City in Akita
Culture Namahage Sedo Festival 2025 Mid 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 Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival 2024 Early Aug The Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival is held each year on the first weekend of August
Culture Yamagata Snow Festival 2025 Late Jan Yamagata hosts a winter festival on the first weekend of February 2017.
Activities The Giant Tug of War of Kariwano 2025 Monday - Feb 10th Each winter on February 10th the people of Kariwano district in Daisen City, Akita gather together for a giant tug of war that will..