Events in Akita

Namahage Sedo Festival

A festival in which locals dress up as demons and scare the bejesus out of young children.

Kamihinokinai Paper Balloon Festival

Watch the magical sight of of dozens of paper balloons adorning the night sky.

Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival

Magical, candle-lit hollowed out snow mounds, rice wine, and daifuku (rice cakes). What's not to love?

Tohoku Jibiiru (Craft Beer) Festival

Taking place in Akita City, this beer festival features brewers from the northern part of Honshu. Brewers in attendance include North Island from Hokkaido, Iwate-kura, Tazawa-ko and the host …

Akita Kanto Festival

A parade of people balancing long, heavy poles-who wouldn't want to see that?

Omagari Fireworks Festival

Tōhoku's largest fireworks festival is also a national fireworks tournament.

Miyoshi Bonden Festival

Teams race to be the first to reach the shrine and onlookers also push to touch the special charms of this shrine.