Activities Senshu Park Sakura Festival Mid - Late Apr Each year during spring, Akita's Senshu Park is filled with color when over 700 cherry trees begin to bloom. The park was built..
Activities Taihei River Sakura Festival Mid - Late Apr From around mid to late April in Akita City, the banks of the Taihei River come alive with the color of around 1000 cherry trees..
Activities Mato Park Sakura Festival Mid Apr - Early May From around mid to late April each year, Akita's Mato Park is home to an incredible 2000 cherry trees in bloom - it's no..
Festivals Noshiro Tanabata Early Aug Held over two days in early August, the Noshiro Tanabata Festival in Akita Prefecture serves as a colorful celebration of Japanese..
Culture Akita Kanto Festival Early Aug The Kanto Matsuri is also known as the pole lantern festival. It is a Tanabata related celebration in Akita City held annually from..
Activities Omagari Hanabi Saturday - Aug 31st Described by Lonely Planet as "Japan's Olympics of fireworks," the Omagari Hanabi event in Akita has over 100 years of history..
Activities Odate Shining Street Early Dec - Early Jan Odate Shining Street is an avenue of trees illuminated until early morning in Akita Prefecture. Some 82 trees over a 800 meter distance..
Culture Paper Balloon Festival in Senboku Mid Feb The Paper Balloon festival is a very colourful festival in the middle of the Akita winter