• Akita

The Yokote Kamakura Festival is one of the Michinoku Godai Snow Festivals (five major sn…

• Akita

Kakunodate is a former castle town which flourished during the Edo period. Known as the …

• Akita

Nyuto Onsenkyo is a hot spring town famous throughout Japan for its hidden hot springs. …

• Akita

The Omagari Hanabi fireworks festival boasts the top tradition and advanced techniques i…

• Akita

The name Gozanoishi Shrine (sitting stone shrine) is derived from the fact that Lord Sat…

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Mt. Kurikoma is located in the center of the Tohoku region at an elevation of 1,626 mete…

• Akita

Visit Daifunto along Oyasukyo Gorge in Yuzawa City.The rushing waters of the Minase Rive…

• Akita

Lake Tazawa (Tazawako) is a stunning lake in Akita and has been selected as one of the 1…

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Shirakami Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a mountainous area extending across Ao…

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Mount Hachimantai is a mountainous plateau rising 1,613m above sea level stretching over…

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Facing the Japan Sea, the unique topography of Mount Chokai rises dramatically from sea …

• Akita

Dakigaeri Valley, with its beautiful and mysterious azure mountain streams, is also know…

• Akita

The Namahage Sedo Festival is one of the Michinoku Godai Snow Festivals (five major snow…

• Akita

Senshu Park is the site of the 200,000 stone castle of Satake of the Akita Domain and is…

• Akita

Oyasukyo Gorge was formed through fluvial erosion over thousands of years. A walking pat…

• Akita

Godzilla Rock is a rock on the craggy shore of Shiosezaki, on the southern side of the O…

• Akita

Over the years, the rushing waters of the Minase River have deeply eroded the banks on e…

• Akita

Many sea creatures from Oga and Akita are exhibited in the museum.Visitors can learn abo…

• Akita

Kakunodate Town in Senboku, Akita Prefecture, is also known as the “Little Kyoto o…

• Akita

Tsuru-no-Yu Onsen is the oldest hot spring in Nyuto Onsenkyo and used to be a spa resort…

• Akita

This facility introduces Akita City's traditional events and folk performing arts, s…

• Akita

Odate-Kosaka Rail Biking involves riding a “rail bike” that you pedal like a…

• Akita

Kuroyu Onsen is a hidden hot spring located deep in the mountains surrounding Nyuto Onse…

• Akita

Yasu-no-Taki Falls has been selected as the second of Japan’s 100 greatest waterfa…

• Akita

Mount Kanpuzan Rotating Observatory is located 355 metres above sea level at the top of …

• Akita

The Hachimantai Dragon Eye is a mysterious sight caused by a natural phenomenon of Kagam…

• Akita

The 1,637 m Mt. Akita-Komagatake is the collective name for several peaks including Mt. …

• Akita

Each year on February 10, massive paper balloons with drawings of warriors, beautiful wo…

• Akita

Yokote City Masuda Manga Museum opened in 1995 as Japan's first manga-themed museum.…

• Akita

Historic Site Osarizawa Mine, which is recognized as a Heritage of Industrial Modernizat…

• Akita

Goshogake Onsen is located on the Hachimantai Aspite Line, a scenic driving route traver…

• Akita

Ookama Onsen is a hot spring housed in a reconstructed school building. The Nyuto Onsen …

• Akita

The Inukko Festival is a folk event of the Yuzawa region that is said to have a history …

• Akita

The “Tenku-no-Fuyajou” (Lantern Castle in the Sky) is a Tanabata Festival in…

• Akita

One night, Mr. Shuun Konaka, the deputy chief priest of Unshoji Temple, fell in love wit…

• Akita

Namahage is a traditional folk event on the Oga Peninsula. Namahage wears an ogre mask a…

• Akita

Tamagawa Onsen is unique in Japan for two reasons. The first is that it is the source of…

• Akita

The Mototaki Fukuryusui Underflow features the beautiful contrast between the green moss…

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The gondola offers easy access for viewing Mt. Moriyoshi in the four seasons.From spring…