Intangible Folk Cultural Properties Requiring Documentation of Akita

Discover Kisakata no Bon-goya Gyoji, an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in Nikaho, Akita. Children build and burn huts to welcome and send off ancestral spirits during Obon.

A slow, calm ritual lion dance from eight Akita villages near Mount Chōkai, designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan in 2026.

Nakazato no Kandekko Age is a Little New Year folk ritual held on the 15th night of the first lunar month in Semboku City, Akita. Villagers toss handcrafted votive offerings — miniature hoes and phallic carvings tied to sacred rope — into a sacred katsura tree, praying for bountiful harvests and family prosperity. A nationally selected intangible folk cultural property.

Akita’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.

The complete kokuhō catalogue — browse by prefecture, period, and category.

Nationwide jūyō bunkazai — architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and documents.