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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

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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…

• Akita

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

• Akita

Yuzawa city in Akita prefecture was the hometown of the ancient poet Ono no Komachi, ren…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Oga no Namahage is an annual event held around the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture tha…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Shirakami-Sanchi, a mountainous area straddling Akita and Aomori Prefectures, is a habit…

• Akita

Yuze Onsen, located midway between Morioka and Lake Towada, is an onsen area along a mou…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

• Akita

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

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

This wintery festival has been continued for over 400 years. It is held annually on the …

• Akita

Oku-Oyasukyo Ooyu Onsen is where hot springs and clouds of steam well up in a deep mount…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Omoriyama Zoo is located in a corner of Omoriyama Park on Mount Omori, a scenic location…

• Akita

The tourou (a type of lantern) is one of Japan’s traditional lighting implements. …

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

Roadside Station Gojome is famous for its traditional Gojome Morning Market with a histo…

• Akita

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

• Akita

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

• Akita

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