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YONAGO, Tottori (ANN/THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN) – Arrays of lanterns on bamboo poles dazzled spectators as bearers hoisted them in August at the Yonago Gaina Festival in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. Gaina means “big” in the local dialect, and the term applies to the festival as well: Some poles were 10 metres tall with 46 lanterns attached […] ....
AKITA With live voices once again calling out “dokkoisho, dokkoisho,” the Akita Kanto Festival, one of the three major festivals in the Tohoku region, opened here on Aug. 3. ....
AKITA The Akita Municipal Government in northern Japan will sell 10 manhole covers with festival lantern designs that were used on the city s roads ....
Akita Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of Japan’s Tohoku region. About 450 kilometers north of Tokyo, it takes just over 3 hours to get from Tokyo Station to Akita Station by bullet train.
Here’s what you need to know about Akita, local cuisine, and activities to help plan your trip. ....