Festivals Yokote Kamakura Festival Mid Feb Every February, Akita's Yokote transforms into a fairytale landscape dotted with igloo-like structures in a festival dating..
Festivals Namahage Sedo Festival 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 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..
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 Celebrate Winter in Akita Featured Akita Prefecture offers visitors a host of festivals to liven up the cold winter months.
Culture Kakunodate Sakura Festival Late 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 Mid Feb The Paper Balloon festival is a very colourful festival in the middle of the Akita winter
14 Street & Urban Kakunodate Samurai Village Akita Michelle Madden Travel back in time to this well-preserved samurai district