Category: Event
Akita Kanto Festival
At the lively summer night, more than 10 thousand orange-lit lanterns dance like straw-bags filled with rice and over 200 bamboo poles wave like the ears of ric...
Omagari Fireworks
Japan has a special affinity for fireworks. During summer, fireworks festivals, called Hanabi Taikai, are held almost daily somewhere in Japan. In a way,...
“Inu-kko” Festival – A lots of Snow statues of dogs –
Love for dogs Yuzawa city, located in the most southeastern part of Akita, is famous for a heavy snowfall. The people of this region have loved dogs (in Japanes...
Pray to God – Winter Festivals at Senboku-city –
Senboku-city Semboku-city is located in the eastern part of central Akita Prefecture. The city is blessed with rich nature, and the woodland accounts for about ...
Matobi – Welcoming ancestors –
Equinox, ancestor, and nature The sun rises due east and sets due west twice a year – at the vernal and spring equinox. Buddhists have considered that on these ...
