Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 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...
Activities Kitakami River Rubber Boat Race 2024 Late Jul An annual rubber race down the Kitakami River in Morioka. You can enter as a competitor or simply as a slow cruise down the river..
Culture Yamagata Snow Festival 2025 Late Jan Yamagata hosts a winter festival on the first weekend of February 2017.
Culture Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival 2024 Early Aug The Kitakami Michinoku Geino Festival is held each year on the first weekend of August
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..