Activities Misato Town Lavender Festival Kim Each year in early summer, Misato Town in Akita Prefecture is home to a lavender festival that blankets the ground in purple. Around..
Activities Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site Paul McInnes Japan's very first World Natural Heritage Site was Akita Prefecture's epic and dramatic Shirakami mountains and forests..
7 Beach & Island Shirahama Beach at Tazawako Bonson Lam Tazawako or Lake Tazawa is the place of legendary beauty. In ancient times there was a story of a girl who became a guardian dragon...
Activities Six Days in Tohoku Ignatius Koh Not much is known about Tohoku to the average traveller; perhaps only the memory of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that devastated..
Activities Kosaka Mining Office Justin Velgus The Kosaka Mining Office in northern Akita Prefecture is an architectural masterpiece with its Renaissance design, popular in the..
Activities Akita Prefectural Central Park Cameron Langdell Located about 30 minutes from downtown Akita City, this Olympic-esque park contains a wide variety of recreational facilities. Witness..
Activities Guide to Photography Part 2: Light Ignatius Koh This photography guide tackles lighting conditions that you can almost never control. Hopefully with after reading this, you can..
Activities Finding Hope in Broken Places Bonson Lam 2018 marked the 7th anniversary of the tsunami. In Japan, there is an age old festival called Shichi-go-san, which is a rite of..