Travel in Tohoku:
The Kanto Matsuri in Akita City (Akita Prefecture) is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. I have visited many festivals in Japan now and this is one of most fun and unique ones. It is not too crowded, you can try to hold the lanterns yourself and you are much closer to the action! It’s very spectacular during the night with all the illuminated lanterns.
And don’t forget to try all the delicious Akita foods, it was so good!! We tried Ina Niwa Udon, Baba Hera Ice Cream and Kiritanpo. I can really recommend to pay a visit to the famous Kiritanpoya restaurant in Akita, it was one of my best restaurant experiences so far in Japan. Here is the information:
Akita Kiritanpoya (秋田きりたんぽ屋)
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Gear:
Main Camera – Canon EOS M6:
Main Camera Lens – Canon EF-M 11-22mm:
Microphone – Rode VideoMicro:
Tripod – Joby GorillaPod 3K:
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