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Akita

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About Akita
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Top Attractions in Akita

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Upcoming Akita Events

Senshu Park Sakura Festival

Senshu Park Sakura Festival

Mid - Late Apr

Each year during spring, Akita's Senshu Park is filled with color when over 700 cherry trees begin to bloom. The park was built..

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Taihei River Sakura Festival

Taihei River Sakura Festival

Mid - Late Apr

From around mid to late April in Akita City, the banks of the Taihei River come alive with the color of around 1000 cherry trees..

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Mato Park Sakura Festival

Mato Park Sakura Festival

Mid Apr - Early May

From around mid to late April each year, Akita's Mato Park is home to an incredible 2000 cherry trees in bloom - it's no..

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Where to eat in Akita

Akita: Food Guide

Akita: Food Guide

Farah Bassyouni

Akita is a great place to sightsee and is known for its local dishes and cuisine that are bound to make your experience even m..

Places to stay in Akita

Nyuto Onsen

Nyuto Onsen

Steve Morton

Set in a beautiful forest covered mountain, Nyuto Onsen is one place very much worth visiting, and one that is very accessible..

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Ganiba Onsen

Ganiba Onsen

Malcome Larcens

Set in the Hachimantai National Park on the edge of Akita and Iwate prefectures, with most of the onsen hot springs open to the..

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Kuroyu Onsen

Kuroyu Onsen

Keith Wyss

The iconic Nyuto Onsen has several hot spring resorts in the beautiful mountains of eastern Akita, which are open from Spring ..

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Latest Akita Reports

Odate Rose Festival

Odate Rose Festival

Kim

Rose fan? The annual Odate Rose Festival takes place at the Ishida Rose Garden in Akita, and the event showcases around 500 different..

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About Akita

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Tohoku
Island Honshu
Capital Akita
Population 1,085,997
Area 11,637.54 km²

Get ready to gain weight when you’re in Akita Prefecture (秋田県, Akita-ken), where you can find delicious dishes galore.

Its prime location adjacent to the Sea of Japan means great seafood (most notably the hata hata fish), while Akita is also known for its Akita Komachi brand of rice and the high quality sake brewed from it. Other famous Akita foods include kiritanpo, Inaniwa udon noodles, and the Yokote yakisoba.

When you’re not eating, try visiting the Shirakami Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, or relax at the Nyuto Hot Springs. Akita is also the host of the All Japan Fireworks Competition, held annually on the fourth Saturday of August. If you’re visiting in the winter, watch out for men dressed as traditional namahage ogres!

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