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 brewery Akita Akura (or Aqula as they write it).
Entry is free and the festival has different start and end times on each day
Friday: 4pm to 9pm
Saturday: 11am to 9pm
Sunday: 11am to 5pm
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