is a

Japanese festival Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. Many festivals have their roots in traditional Chinese festivals, but have undergone extensive changes over time to have little resemblance to ...

celebrated from 20 to 21 July in

Tsuchizaki is a neighbourhood located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the neighbourhood had an estimated population of 21,310 and a population density of 3,400 persons per km². The total area of the neibourhood is . Annexed by the city in 1941 ...

(Tsuchizakiminato), the port area of

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Akita Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its ge ...

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. Approximately 20 floats are dedicated and parade. Its rites centre on the Shinmeisha shrine. Each neighbourhood contributes a float decorated with giant figures. In 1997 it was designated an

Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property A is administered by the Government of Japan, Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), and includes Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan, tangible properties (structures ...

The back of The Float and The Music Band

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July 20th

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July 21st

File:tsuchi-yama-omikoshi.jpg File:Tsuchi-Yama-Modori-Start.jpg File:Tsuchi-yama-modori2.jpg, July 21 night

Access

The exit station is

Tsuchizaki Station is a railway station in Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Lines Tsuchizaki Station ...

(north next of Akita Station). Walk straight from the exit of the station and you can soon see Tsuchizaki Shinmeisha Shrine on your left. And little more walk leads to the main street of The Float Festival.

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