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Let's go sightseeing with Akita City as your base.
More sightseeing outside of Akita City
With the completion of Akita Shinkansen and Akita Express Way, it's become easier and faster to get to tourist spots all over Akita Prefecture.
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Namahage
At the Seto Festival on February 13-15, you can meet traditional Aka-oni and Ao-oki (Red and blue ogres). |
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Mount Kanpuzan
The mountain has gentle lines in contrast to the rough waves of the Japan Sea. |
Nyudozaki Point,Oga Peninsala
Rough waves coming toward the cliffs. The northernmost promontory of Oga Peninsula is very wild. |
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Lake Tazawa, the deepest lake in Japan
The golden statue of Tatsuko stands on the shore of the deepest lake in Japan.
The eternal beauty creates a mysterious atmosphere. |
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Tsurunoyu Onsen Hot Spring
Tsurunoyu is popular as a secret spot among the hot spring spas in the Tazawa Kogen Plateau. You would love this unpretentious wonderful hot spring. |
A flower of mizubasho on marsh in Sashimaki
Lovely flowers near clean water let us know that spring is coming. |
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Samurai's residence
Kakunodate, The 'Little Kyoto of Tohoku' is wonderful, particularly in the spring time when the cherry blossoms and out, in the autumn when the leaves change colors. |
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Akita Furusato Mura,a theme park about Akita prefecture
Furusato mura is near the Yokote Junction of the Akita Expressway. There are exhibitions of crafts and local performing arts in Akita Prefecture. the Akita Museum of Modern Arts is also attached to it. Why don't you come over? |
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Firework competition in Omagari
Firework competition in Omagari is one of the largest in Japan. It is held every August and attracts many people because of its beauty. |
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