The characteristic of this festival is its difficulty that people hold
the pole of 12 meters long, 50 kilograms weight, with 46 lanterns hung on it with different parts of body
and have to keep balance which needs expert skills.
It is held August 3 to 6 every year.
The hotel reservation should be made in advance during the festival.
The contest to fly in the summer night sky attracts visitors to watch.
TOHOKU [ Akita ]
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The previous red brick building of a bank is used as a museum.It is a good place to know about the history of entertainm...