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![Akita Top 10 Things to Do]( "Akita Top 10 Things to Do")
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![Ganiba Onsen]( "Ganiba Onsen")
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![Kiritanpo]( "Kiritanpo")
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![Guide to Photography Part 2: Light]( "Guide to Photography Part 2: Light")
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![Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site]( "Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site")
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![Akita's Kawabata Dori]( "Akita's Kawabata Dori")
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![Kiritanpo-ya Restaurant]( "Kiritanpo-ya Restaurant")
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![Tazawako Ski Resort]( "Tazawako Ski Resort")
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![Six Days in Tohoku]( "Six Days in Tohoku")
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![Namahage Sedo Festival]( "Namahage Sedo Festival")
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![Akita Dog Museum in Odate]( "Akita Dog Museum in Odate")
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![Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church]( "Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church")
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![Getting From Tokyo to Akita]( "Getting From Tokyo to Akita")
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![Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival]( "Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival")
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![Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival]( "Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival")
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![Akita's Lake Tazawa]( "Akita's Lake Tazawa")
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![Mount Akita-Komagatake in Autumn]( "Mount Akita-Komagatake in Autumn")
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Upcoming Akita Events
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Odate Shining Street
Odate Shining Street is an avenue of trees illuminated until early morning in Akita Prefecture. Some 82 trees over a 800 meter distance..
Where to eat in Akita
Food
Kiritanpo
Charlie HuaWhen you spend a day in the kingdom of snow here in Akita, the local speciality Kiritanpo is the perfect winter food for you to..
Food
Inaniwa Udon & Factory Tour
Hitoshi KawaiDiscover how you can enjoy handmade udon noodles, made to a secret family recipe with Hinaijidori stock.
Japanese
Hinaiya Chicken Restaurant
Hitoshi KawaiFind out what true Akita chicken cuisine is like at Hinaiya
Places to stay in Akita
Japanese
Nyuto Onsen
Steve MortonSet in a beautiful forest covered mountain, Nyuto Onsen is one place very much worth visiting, and one that is very accessible..
Accommodation
Ganiba Onsen
Malcome LarcensSet in the Hachimantai National Park on the edge of Akita and Iwate prefectures, with most of the onsen hot springs open to the..
Accommodation
Kuroyu Onsen
Keith WyssThe iconic Nyuto Onsen has several hot spring resorts in the beautiful mountains of eastern Akita, which are open from Spring ..
Latest Akita Reports
Activities
Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site
Paul McInnesJapan's very first World Natural Heritage Site was Akita Prefecture's epic and dramatic Shirakami mountains and forests..
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Mount Chokai
Malcome LarcensIn Edo period, it was said that getting to the top would provide you some special celestial protection. Climbing the North face..
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Akita Dog Visitor Center
Dermot KilloranCome home to Odate, the hometown for Hachiko, whose loyalty inspired millions in Shibuya and around the world