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Kakunodate Festival

A traditional autumn festival with 400 years of history, held in September in Kakunodate, featuring large wooden floats decorated with samurai warrior dolls.

Semboku · 7–9 Sep 2026

Lake · Akita · Tohoku

Lake Tazawa

Lake Tazawa, Semboku, Akita, is Japan's deepest lake at 423 meters, a caldera lake known for its clear blue waters and the golden statue of Tatsuko.

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Castle · Akita · Tohoku

Kakunodate Castle Remains

Early seventeenth-century castle ruins where the Ashina clan held their regional stronghold, with surviving stone walls and moats now a public park.

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Festival

Kakunodate Festival

A traditional autumn festival with 400 years of history, held in September in Kakunodate, featuring large wooden floats decorated with samurai warrior dolls.

7–9 Sep 2026Semboku · Akita

Lake

Lake Tazawa

Lake Tazawa, Semboku, Akita, is Japan's deepest lake at 423 meters, a caldera lake known for its clear blue waters and the golden statue of Tatsuko.

Semboku · Akita

Castle

Kakunodate Castle Remains

Early seventeenth-century castle ruins where the Ashina clan held their regional stronghold, with surviving stone walls and moats now a public park.

Semboku · Akita

Festival

Kakunodate Festival

A traditional autumn festival with 400 years of history, held in September in Kakunodate, featuring large wooden floats decorated with samurai warrior dolls.

7–9 Sep 2026Semboku · Akita

Festival

Namahage Sedo Festival

A renowned winter festival recreates the Namahage tradition where demon-like figures visit shrines and homes, recognized as one of Japan's three strangest festivals.

13–15 Feb 2027Oga · Akita

Festival

Tsuchizaki Shinmeisha Shrine Annual Celebration And The Float Festival

Elaborate floats and traditional performances honor this port town's spiritual guardian, a shrine established in 1620 by local leaders.

20–21 Jul 2027Akita

Festival

Akita Kanto

A summer harvest festival features towering bamboo poles adorned with paper lanterns, paraded through streets with traditional music and daytime balancing performances.

3–6 Aug 2027Akita

Lake

Lake Tazawa

Lake Tazawa, Semboku, Akita, is Japan's deepest lake at 423 meters, a caldera lake known for its clear blue waters and the golden statue of Tatsuko.

Semboku · Akita

Castle

Akita Castle Ruins

Built as an eighth-century fortification to subjugate the Emishi tribes, Akita Castle served as Dewa Province's administrative seat until abandonment around 1050.

Akita

Museum

Akita Museum of Art

Akita Museum of Art displays Japanese and international contemporary art, traditional works, and sculptures, with an outdoor sculpture park and rotating special exhibitions.

Akita

Museum

Akita Senshū Museum of Art

The Akita Senshū Museum of Art showcases works by local Ranga artists and features a memorial hall dedicated to painter Kenzo Okada.

Akita

Shrine

Shinzan Shrine

This shrine atop Mount Shinzan in Akita honors mountain deities and houses a thousand-year-old kaya tree among ancient cedar groves.

Oga · Akita

Event Venue

Nipro Hachiko Dome

Wooden stadium completed in 1997 with a roof made from 25,000 Akita cypress trees allowing sunlight without artificial lighting.

Odate · Akita

Castle

Kakunodate Castle Remains

Early seventeenth-century castle ruins where the Ashina clan held their regional stronghold, with surviving stone walls and moats now a public park.

Semboku · Akita

Museum

Akita Dog Museum

Located in Odate, this museum is dedicated to the history and culture of the Akita dog breed with exhibits, a library, and a theater.

Odate · Akita

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