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Akita’s Summer Festival, Kanto Lanterns before your eyes

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Akita’s Summer Festival, Kanto Lanterns before your eyes

See close and experience the skill of balancing the pole of lanterns which weighs 50kg and 10m tall.

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Closed
Year-end holidays (December 29 - January 3)
Hours
9:30-14:10
Hosting organization
Akita city Minzoku Geinou Densho-kan Neburi-Nagashi Hall
URL
https://www.city.akita.lg.jp/kanko/kanrenshisetsu/1003644/index.html
(In Japanese only)

Comments from the experienced!

  • Demonstrate the traditional event held
  • in August every year.
  • Various techniques are explained.
  • You can actually experience it.
  • The 10m tall lantern pole is simply
  • overwhelming.
  • Women can also experience.
  • The history is explained to you.