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Around Akita
Akita Top 10
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![Kiritanpo]( "Kiritanpo")
1Kiritanpo
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![Misato Town Lavender Festival]( "Misato Town Lavender Festival")
2Misato Town Lavender Festival
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![Mount Chokai]( "Mount Chokai")
3Mount Chokai
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![Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple]( "Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple")
4Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple
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![Akita International Dahlia Garden]( "Akita International Dahlia Garden")
5Akita International Dahlia Garden
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![Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site]( "Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site")
6Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site
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![Asamai Park Iris Festival]( "Asamai Park Iris Festival")
7Asamai Park Iris Festival
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![Odate Rose Festival]( "Odate Rose Festival")
8Odate Rose Festival
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![Kiritanpo-ya Restaurant]( "Kiritanpo-ya Restaurant")
9Kiritanpo-ya Restaurant
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![Akita's Kawabata Dori]( "Akita's Kawabata Dori")
10Akita's Kawabata Dori
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![Taihei River Sakura Festival]( "Taihei River Sakura Festival")
1Taihei River Sakura Festival
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![Namahage Sedo Festival]( "Namahage Sedo Festival")
2Namahage Sedo Festival
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![Omagari Hanabi]( "Omagari Hanabi")
3Omagari Hanabi
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![Akita Kanto Festival]( "Akita Kanto Festival")
4Akita Kanto Festival
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![Akita Dog Museum in Odate]( "Akita Dog Museum in Odate")
5Akita Dog Museum in Odate
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![Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church]( "Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church")
6Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church
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![Nyuto Onsen]( "Nyuto Onsen")
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![Getting From Tokyo to Akita]( "Getting From Tokyo to Akita")
8Getting From Tokyo to Akita
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![Senshu Park Sakura Festival]( "Senshu Park Sakura Festival")
9Senshu Park Sakura Festival
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![Yokote Kamakura Festival]( "Yokote Kamakura Festival")
10Yokote Kamakura Festival
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Upcoming Akita Events
Activities
Taihei River Sakura Festival
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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Senshu Park Sakura Festival
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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Mato Park Sakura Festival
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..
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..
Japanese
Hinaiya Chicken Restaurant
Hitoshi KawaiFind out what true Akita chicken cuisine is like at Hinaiya
Food
Kawabata Street
Hitoshi KawaiDiscover why the ancient folk trekked all the way to the end of the earth for legendary food
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
Akita International Dahlia Garden
KimAt the Akita International Dahlia Garden, visitors can appreciate an incredible 7000 dahlias in numerous varieties.
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Odate Rose Festival
KimRose 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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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..