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

• Akita

“Namahage” is a folk ritual performed throughout the Oga Peninsula and surro…

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

• Akita

Nyuto Onsenkyo is a popular hidden hot spring area home to seven hot spring inns each wi…

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Lake Tazawa has been selected as one of the 100 best landscapes of Japan. The cobalt blu…

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

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

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

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The mystical Lake Towada offers beautiful panoramic views reflecting the surrounding sce…

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

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

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

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Along with the Gujo Odori in Gifu and the Awa Odori in Tokushima, the Nishimonai Bon Odo…

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

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Built on the site of the town’s former castle ruins, Senshu Park is now home to be…

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

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

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

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Ganiba Onsen was named after the crabs living in the nearby stream. The Onsen is popular…

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The Oga Peninsula is the home of the strange creatures known as Namahage, demons with te…

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Dakigaeri Gorge is a popular place of natural beauty surrounded in summer by verdant gre…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Around 3,700 cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms bloom for about 11 kilometers along P…

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

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

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Nyudozaki is a scenic cape located at the northern tip of the Oga Peninsula offering a p…

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Kiritanpo is a local Akita dish of pounded rice grilled on a cedar stick that originated…

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

• Akita

Have fun at the sand sculpture event, “Sand Craft in Mitane,” which is held …

• Akita

The Yokote Kamakura Festival is a festival where you can enjoy the Koshogatsu event (Lit…

• Akita

Kabazaiku is a craft made using the bark of Yamazakura cherry trees. This traditional cr…

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

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