Free Membership. Create new account Forgot your password? Why Japan? Aerospace About Aerospace Aerospace Technology. About Automotive Green Transportation. About Chemicals Plastics. About Electronics Robotics Semiconductors. About Environment Recycling. About Fishing. About Machinery Machine Tools. Media About Media Publishing. About Metal Steel and Aluminium. About Nanotechnology. The prefecture boasts a number of leading labels of regional jizake and traditional side dishes like iburigakko —daikon radish that has been pickled and smoked.
A coastal treat, shottsuru-nabe. Iburigakko are crunchy and have a distinct smoked flavor. A steaming-hot bowl of Inaniwa udon. Akita is reputed as a land of exceptionally beautiful women, a reputation some trace back to the Heian period — and the famed female poet Ono no Komachi. Ono no Komachi, right, in an edition of Hyakunin isshu trans. Courtesy of the National Diet Library. Akita joins neighboring Aomori and distant Okinawa as prefectures renowned for distinct—and to some, impenetrable—dialects.
Akita-ben, as it is known, is characterized by its broad lexicon of regional words and the distinctive intonation of speakers, whose brevity in discourse can reduce whole conversations to a few syllables.
Akita Prefecture Suga Yoshihide. Around Akita Station, surrounded by plenty of shopping areas, you can shop for souvenirs and buy food at department stores or additional essentials at drug stores.
The fastest train takes about 3 hours and 30 minutes. Both are night buses, with one departure per day. Here are 20 things you should definitely experience when traveling to Akita Prefecture as recommended by a local writer. Kakunodate, which once flourished as a castle town, is now a historic area where many homes formerly owned by samurai remain.
Uchimachi is a street that is especially known for once housing many samurai, and is lined with many former samurai homes and warehouses, giving the entire street the nickname Bukeyashiki-dori, or Samurai House Street.
There is also a free guide that explains the history of the building and is recommended for sightseeing. Covid Countermeasures Indoor disinfection measures taken - Sanitizer installed - Ventilation measures in place - Coin trays used - Staff wear masks, gargle, wash hands regularly, and monitor body temperature - Guests requested to maintain social distance - Entry declined to anyone who is feeling unwell - Masks required - temperature check enforced.
The Shirakami-Sanchi is a vast mountainous area of about , hectares that rests on the border between Akita and Aomori prefectures. There are various trekking courses for beginners to experienced climbers, and the best time to go is from June to October. From the top of the Futatsumori Course, which starts at the Shirakami Fureaikan in Happo, Akita you can get a panoramic view of the Shirakami Mountains.
December to February a. Located in the middle of eastern Akita, Lake Tazawa is the deepest lake in Japan. The symbolic golden Tatsuko statue rises up out of the shining lapis lazuli surface of the lake and is a popular photo spot. Driving around the lake is recommended, and if you have the time, take the Lake Tazawa Pleasure Boat to appreciate the beautiful water up close.
Departing from Shirahama in front of the Tazawako Resthouse, the minute boat tour passes by the statue of Tatsuko and the Gozanoishi Shrine , which is said to be beneficial for achieving good looks. When the weather is nice, standing on the deck to feel the breeze is refreshing. Covid Countermeasures Indoor disinfection - Hand sanitizer made available - Proper ventilation - Use of coin trays - Protective partitions installed at reception desk - Staff wear masks, gargle, wash hands regularly, and monitor temperatures - Monitoring the number of people who enter - Entry denied to people who are feeling ill - Masks required for passengers - Temperature checks for passengers.
Phone: Tazawako Resthouse Hours: Operating daily Late April - early November with departures at , , , July 20 - August 20 additional departures at , , , Admission: — 1, yen Regular holiday: Open throughout the period. Kamakura is a small New Year event symbolic of Akita Prefecture. The traditional event reveres the water god by setting up an altar in a snow hut.
In areas with a lot of snow in Japan, children can often be seen playfully reenacting kamakura in winter. In Yokote, kamakura are built throughout the city on February 15th and 16th every year. Approximately 80 kamakura with a height of 3 meters are made, and the sight of them lined up is a masterpiece.
At night, the candles inside are lit, creating an even more dramatic scene. The Namahage is said to have been a messenger of Yama-no-Kami, mountain gods of disaster, and wears a carved wooden mask, wielding a knife. In Oga, the local residents dress up as Namahage and go around the town visiting houses on New Year's Eve. The Oga Shinzan Folklore Museum is a year-old private house where Namahage demonstrations are held throughout the year.
In the Namahage Museum , you can see displays of actual Namahage masks, and even wear a Namahage costume yourself. Akita dogs have adorable round eyes and curled tails. You can even take photos of them! Check the homepage for specific dates and times you can visit. A famous rock that looks exactly like Godzilla is a popular tourist spot in Oga City. Standing in a rocky area called Shiosezaki, you can almost hear roars from the rugged, raised rocks.
Photo shooting at dusk is recommended, making the towering sunset silhouette look all the more like the profile of Godzilla. The Akita Kanto Festival, in which about Kanto lanterns that look like ears of rice decorate the city at night, is a traditional summer event considered one of the three major festivals of the Tohoku region along with the Aomori Nebuta Festival and the Sendai Tanabata Festival. Groups of 46 hanging lanterns 12 meters tall and weighing 50 kilograms are paraded through the center of Akita City.
The moment when lantern bearers shift the big lanterns from their hands to their foreheads and from their shoulders to their waist is an exciting sight! At night, festival-goers can touch the Kanto and take photos with them around when the performance ends. Held on the last Saturday of August, the venue, Omagari, in Daisen City, draws spectators from all over the country.
If you fancy watching, be sure to book a hotel early, as they fill up within a month or two of the fireworks!
The popular tournament consists of two parts — day fireworks and night fireworks. Daytime fireworks in Japan are seen only at Omagari. During the night display, gorgeous fireworks are launched one after another to cover the sky, and the beauty and power are undeniable. Japanese manga culture attracts attention from all over the world.
For those who love manga and anime , the Yokote Masuda Manga Museum is a great destination. At the cafe on the 1st floor, you can eat manga -themed menu items and order drinks served on manga -inspired coasters. Please check the official website for further details. Covid Countermeasures Indoor disinfection - Hand sanitizer made available - Proper ventilation - Use of coin trays - Protective partitions installed at reception desk - Staff wear masks, gargle, wash hands regularly, and monitor temperatures - Managing the number of visitors - Appropriate seat spacing - Admission restrictions - Entry denied to people who are feeling ill - Masks required for visitors - Visitor temperature checks - Completion of a check-in sheet at time of admission - Limited access to special exhibitions.
Hours: - last entry ; closed 3rd Tuesday or the weekday following a national holiday Admission: Free, special exhibitions charged separately.
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