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Festival · Akita · Tohoku

Namahage Sedo Festival

The Namahage Sedo Festival recreates the winter tradition of demon-like Namahage visiting shrines and homes, known as one of Japan's three strangest festivals.

Oga · 13–15 Feb 2027

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.

Semboku

Festival · Akita · Tohoku

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.

Akita · 20–21 Jul 2027

Shrine · Akita · Tohoku

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

Semboku

Festival

Namahage Sedo Festival

The Namahage Sedo Festival recreates the winter tradition of demon-like Namahage visiting shrines and homes, known as one of Japan's three strangest festivals.

13–15 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOga · 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 in Akita where tall bamboo poles hung with paper lanterns parade to traditional music, with daytime balancing performances.

3–6 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetAkita

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 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSemboku · Akita

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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

Museum

Akita Senshu Museum of Art

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

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

Akita Castle Ruins

Eighth-century fortification built to subjugate the Emishi, Akita Castle was the administrative seat of Dewa Province until it was abandoned around 1050.

Akita