Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 Apr 15th - May 5th The sakura or cherry blossom festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the cherry blossoms in the Samurai town of Kakunodate...
Culture Akita Kanto Festival 2025 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 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..
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 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..
Culture Akita Dog Museum in Odate Jeremy Yap Learn about the Akita dog with photos, information and exhibits. The Museum was built to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the..
Festivals Noshiro Tanabata 2025 Early Aug Held over two days in early August, the Noshiro Tanabata Festival in Akita Prefecture serves as a colorful celebration of Japanese..
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
