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Akita, Akita / 秋田市民俗芸能伝承館（ねぶり流し館）

Akita City Folk Performing Arts Hall "Neburi Nagashi Kan"

A city museum of Akita's festivals where anyone can try balancing a real Kanto festival lantern pole, with live Kanto performances on weekends from April to October.

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Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Paid (see the price below)
Closing days
Has closing days (see below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

9:30-16:30 (last entry 16:15); until 19:00 during the Kanto Festival (August 3-6).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Closed

Closed December 29 - January 3.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Admission

130 yen (groups of 20+ 100 yen); combined ticket with the Akarenga Museum 370 yen (groups 290). Free for high school students and under, and for holders of a disability certificate plus one carer (Mirairo ID accepted). The Kanto experience is included.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Getting there

About 15 min on foot from Akita Station. Get off at "Tori-machi" or "Neburi Nagashi Kan-mae" (Akita Chuo Kotsu buses) or "Neburi Nagashi Kan-mae" on the Gururu city loop bus. About 20 min by car from Akita-Chuo IC.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Parking

7 car spaces (no reservations); if full, use nearby paid coin car parks. Only one bus can park (in the space of two cars).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Payment

Credit cards, e-money and QR code payments accepted (ask about brands).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
Accessibility

Entrance ramp, a lift in the main hall (not in the old Kaneko house), toilets behind the 1st-floor office, and 2 loan wheelchairs.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page

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Address: Akita, Akita (Japanese address: 秋田県秋田市大町一丁目3番30号)

Official site: https://www.city.akita.lg.jp/kanko/kanrenshisetsu/1003644/index.html

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Crowds

Best time to visit

Live Kanto performances by the Akita City Kanto Association: weekends and holidays from April 4 to October 31, 2026 (not August 1-2), about 13:30-14:10 in the 1st-floor hall. Mostly standing; you may not get in when crowded.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteAnyone can try the Kanto poles at any time during opening hours, no booking needed (young children with a parent's help). Drum experience with video on the 3rd floor. Allow 40-60 min.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page
  • PhotographyPhotography is allowed everywhere inside.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a local government page

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