• Akita

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

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• 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. …

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

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

• Akita

The Nishimonai Bon Odori in Ugo Town, Akita Prefecture, is one of the three most popular…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Walking through the pristine waters that flow from the expansive beech forest in the Shi…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Rokugo no Kamakura is a little New Years event with over 700 years of history, held annu…

• Akita

The Nakajimadai Shishigahana Marsh is surrounded by a primeval forest of beech trees. Th…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Located near the Yokote IC. on the Akita Expressway, it is a convenient sightseeing faci…

• Akita

Shinzan Shrine has thrived as a sacred place for Sangaku-shinko mountain worshipers sinc…

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

• Akita

This lively festival is lauded for its festival music, which is said to be the best in J…

• Akita

The Akita Kanto Festival is one of the three great festivals of Tohoku along with the Ao…

• Akita

Spend a day going around viewing the beautiful foliage in Shirakami-Sanchi, a UNESCO Wor…

• Akita

Akinomiya Onsenkyo is a picturesque hot spring village beloved by writers such as Saneat…

• Akita

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

• Akita

Kawarage Jigoku is one of the three major sacred places in Japan, along with Mt. Osore i…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Matagi refers to the people living deep in the mountains, hunting bears and other animal…