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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Akita Kanto Festival is a traditional festival held every summer in Akita City, Akita Prefecture. It is a representative summer festival that is said to have originated as a prayer for a good harvest and a memorial service for ancestors. Numerous round lanterns are hung from bamboo poles (kanto), and the lights, which resemble ears of rice, are...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Kubota Castle (Kubota Castle Ruins) was a castle located in the center of present-day Akita City. During the Edo period, it was developed as the residence of the Akita Domain (Satake clan). The center of the castle is now Senshu Park, and the remains of the moat, stone walls, and main and secondary enclosures remain...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Senshu Park is a public park located in the center of Akita City, Akita Prefecture. It was created on the site of the former castle keep of Kubota Castle (the residence of the Kubota Domain and the Satake clan) during the Edo period. Parts of the stone walls and moat remain, giving the park a sense of castle ruins, and the park itself...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Akita Prefectural Museum of Art is a prefectural art museum located in the center of Akita City. The current building, designed by world-renowned architect Tadao Ando, is a modern concrete and glass building that opened in 2013 (renovated...