Akita City Folk Arts Center (Neburinagashi-Kan)
museum
秋田市民俗芸能伝承館 (ねぶりながし館)
Contemporary building hosting a museum with exhibits about local festivals & folk entertainment.
The Neburinagashi-Kan lets you experience the energy of Akita's famous Kanto Festival year-round, without having to time your visit for the real event in August. The museum displays full-size kanto poles hung with dozens of paper lanterns and explains the history behind this gravity-defying balancing act. Interactive exhibits let you try lifting a smaller kanto yourself, which is harder than it looks. The building also covers broader Akita folk traditions, including the eerie Namahage masked demon rituals from the Oga Peninsula.
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