Culture Kakunodate Sakura Festival Bonson Lam The sakura or cherry blossom festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the cherry blossoms in the Samurai town of Kakunod...
Culture Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival Malcome Larcens The Inukko dog festival is held on the second weekend in February in Yuzawa City in Akita
Activities The Giant Tug of War of Kariwano Malcome Larcens Each winter on February 10th the people of Kariwano district in Daisen City, Akita gather together for a giant tug of war tha...
Culture Paper Balloon Festival in Senboku Malcome Larcens The Paper Balloon festival is a very colourful festival in the middle of the Akita winter
Culture Namahage Sedo Festival Malcome Larcens The Namahage Festival is held each year on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of February, around the time of the old or ...
Culture Yokote Kamakura Festival Japan Travel Every February, Akita's Yokote transforms into a fairytale landscape dotted with igloo-like structures in a festival dating b...
Activities Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival Justin Velgus The Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival (火振りかまくら Hiburi Kamakura) takes place in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture annually o...
