with a power of 500 kW) Local events Hachirogata Reclamation Memorial Ekiden Relay Race A relay race held at the beginning of September every year to commemorate the reclamation ceremony of September 15, 1964. New Rice Harvest Festival in Ogata Rice tasting and sale of rice and other agricultural products. Ogata Shrine Reitaisai Festival Shinto festival, which takes place every year on September 10 to pray for a good harvest. The procession makes its way around the village on its way to the shrine. Ogata Arts and Culture Festival The artistic and cultural groups of Ōgata display their works or perform. World Econo Move Annual solar and electric vehicle race held in August at the Ōgata Solar Sports Line since 1993. The village is known internationally for these Solar-car and Eco-car races. Akita Prefectural Rowing Competition - Summer Regatta Regatta held in July at the Ogata Rowing Course for village locals. The winning team qualifies for the national regatta. The village hosted the Danish national rowing team for Tokyo Olympic Games in July 2021. Oga Peninsula and Ogata Geopark In September 2011, Ōgata and Oga City were approved as a joint member of the Japan Geopark Network. Approximately 30 km on each side, the relatively compact geopark contains the history of the earth spanning 70 million years into the past, observable complete stratum in near succession, including the separation of the Japanese archipelago from the continent, the formation of the Sea of Japan, and environmental changes due to large-scale climate change that continue through the present day. Also, born from "Hachirogata" the former largest lagoon in Japan, Ōgata is Japan's largest land reclamation. Sister city relations Dronten, Flevoland, Netherlands (friendship city) References External links Official Website Villages in Akita Prefecture