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'Akita Kanto Festival' held in Yamagata

'Akita Kanto Festival' held in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - The Akita Kanto Festival of Akita Prefecture is held on May 24, 2014 in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture. The festival is among six festivals typical of the Tohoku region, dubbed "the Tohoku Rokkonsai (six soul festival)" intended chiefly for the repose of souls of people who perished in the 2011 earthquake in northeastern Japan.

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'Morioka Sansa Odori' performed in Yamagata

'Morioka Sansa Odori' performed in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - A team of "taiko" drummers, dancers and pipers perform the Iwate Prefecture-originated "Morioka Sansa Odori" dance in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 24, 2014 as part of "the Tohoku Rokkonsai (six soul festival)" chiefly intended to comfort the spirits of a number of people who died in the 2011 earthquake in northeastern Japan.

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