Culture 7 Winter Events in Akita Mandy Bartok Akita Prefecture offers visitors a host of festivals to liven up the cold winter months.
Culture Akita Tour and Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival Marie Guirao The Kanto Matsuri is one of the three major summer festivals in the Tohoku region. The Yokote Kamakura Festival is held every...
Culture Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival 2025 Malcome Larcens The Inukko dog festival is held on the second weekend in February in Yuzawa City in Akita
Culture Kanto Festival Centre Kasia Szumna Anyone who have ever attended any Japanese festival, knows too well that it can be very confusing. Colorful kimonos and glitt...
Culture The Gem of Japanese Traditional Culture Marie Guirao Japanese traditional culture is in fact much wider and deeper than we imagine, and Akita is no different. A perfect example i...
Culture Noshiro Tanabata 2024 Kim Held over two days in early August, the Noshiro Tanabata Festival in Akita Prefecture serves as a colorful celebration of Jap...
Culture Yasumasa Toshima Exhibition 2020-2021 Kim Yasumasa Toshima was a Western-style painter whose ancestors were from Akita Prefecture. A special event will display over 20...
Culture Paper Balloon Festival in Senboku 2025 Malcome Larcens The Paper Balloon festival is a very colourful festival in the middle of the Akita winter
Culture Junkudo Book and Comic Store Bonson Lam Junkudo Book and Comics is one of the largest bookshops in Akita. Whether you like historical novels or sci-fi comics, you ca...
Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival Bonson Lam The Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival is a celebration of nature's resilience in the little Kyoto of Northern Japan. Each Ap...
