Akita City, Akita Prefecture
Rating
Cost per person
Free
Experience the Akita Kanto Matsuri, a breathtaking summer festival featuring performers balancing long bamboo poles adorned with illuminated paper lanterns. Witness the impressive skill as they hoist these 'kanto' poles, resembling golden rice stalks, in a dazzling display of tradition and artistry. Held annually from August 3rd to 6th, this Tanabata-related celebration is a must-see spectacle of the Tohoku region.
Open: winter, spring, summer, autumn