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Akita City Noshiro City Yokote City Odate City Oga City Yuzawa City Kazuno City Yurihonjo City Katagami City Daisen City Kita-Akita City Nikaho City Senboku
Location: Menagata, Minehama, Happo Town Site(s) of performance: Hikami Shrine (in Sawame Shrine) Date(s): April 29 Designation: Town-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Property Category: Furyū This
Location: Koirikawa, Hachimori, Happo Town Site(s) of performance: Koirikawa Community Meeting Center and other places in the community Date(s): 1st or 2nd Sunday of June
Location: Ishikawa, Minehama, Happo Town Site(s) of performance: Sofusawa Shrine, Shōdenji Temple, and other places in the community Date(s): August 13 Designation: Town Designated Intangible
Location: Hataya, Minehama, Happo Town Site(s) of performance: Chōsenji Temple, the cemetery, and other places in the community Date(s): August 16 Category: Furyū The yakko
Introduction Akita Prefecture has 16 State-Designated Intangible Folkloric Cultural Properties [17 as of March 2021], the largest number among the 47 prefectures of Japan. Many