Namahage Sedo Festival

This winter festival combines the Sedo-sai, a Shinto ritual, with the local folk custom of namahage, a type of ogre which frightens children on New Year's Eve. Roaring Namahage appear from the snowy mountains and dance boisterous dances under the light of a bonfire on the grounds of Shinzan-jinja Shrine. The festival is considered one of the five great winter festivals in Tohoku.

Spot details

Address: Akita Pref. Ogashi Kitaurashinzan Mizukuisawa 97 within Manshin Shrine Map
Area: Central Akita / Oga Peninsula Area
Phone: 0185333033
Duration: 2019/2/8-2/10 18:00-20:30
Average attendance: 5,000people
Street stall: Yes
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