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Namahage Sedo Festival

Namahage Sedo Festival

Mid Feb

Namahage are ogre like creatures that roam around the Oga Peninsula of Akita, looking for lazy or disobedient kids.

Akita 2 Free Entry
The Gem of Japanese Traditional Culture

The Gem of Japanese Traditional Culture

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After lunch, we set out to Oga Peninsula, which is about 1 hour drive from... Namahage Festival takes place at Shinzan Shrine in Oga Peninsula.

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7 Winter Events in Akita

7 Winter Events in Akita

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Namahage Sedo Matsuri Akita's Oga Peninsula is rife with legends about... In midwinter, towns on the peninsula celebrate the Namahage Sedo Matsuri

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Kubota Castle

Kubota Castle

Hitoshi Kawai

Akita downtown and central business district, all the way out to the Oga... peninsula and the ocean beyond, and it makes you wonder how Satake was

Akita