Tohoku · 5 events

What's on in Akita.

Festivals, fireworks, illuminations and seasonal events across Akita, checked against official sources.

Feb122027

Namahage Sedo Festival

Oga, Akita · Festivals · Fri 12 to Sun 14 Feb 2027

Namahage demons descend by torchlight from the snowy mountain to Shinzan Shrine for sacred dances and drumming, one of the Michinoku 'five great snow festivals'.

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Feb122027

Yokote Kamakura Festival

Yokote, Akita · Snow and winter · Fri 12 to Sat 13 Feb 2027

About 100 kamakura snow huts are built across central Yokote for a New Year custom with a history of about 450 years.

Confirmed dates

Apr152027

Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival

Semboku (Kakunodate), Akita · Seasons and nature · Thu 15 Apr to Wed 05 May 2027

Weeping cherries over black-fenced samurai houses and a 2 km tunnel of somei yoshino along the Hinokinai River.

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Aug32027

Akita Kanto Matsuri

Akita, Akita · Festivals · Tue 03 to Fri 06 Aug 2027

Summer festival in Akita City where performers balance tall bamboo poles hung with paper lanterns on their palms, foreheads, shoulders and hips.

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Aug282027

Omagari Fireworks (National Fireworks Competition)

Daisen, Akita · Fireworks · Sat 28 Aug 2027

Japan's national fireworks competition, where pyrotechnic companies from across the country compete on the Omono River at Omagari.

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