Activities
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Semboku
Akita countryside and home to Kakunodate
Things to do in Semboku
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Upcoming Semboku Events
Culture
Paper Balloon Festival in Semboku 2025
The Paper Balloon festival is a very colourful festival in the middle of the Akita winter
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Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival 2025
The Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival (火振りかまくら Hiburi Kamakura) takes place in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture annually on..
Akita Top 10
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![Mount Chokai]( "Mount Chokai")
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![Akita International Dahlia Garden]( "Akita International Dahlia Garden")
2Akita International Dahlia Garden
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![Odate Rose Festival]( "Odate Rose Festival")
3Odate Rose Festival
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![Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site]( "Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site")
4Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site
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![Asamai Park Iris Festival]( "Asamai Park Iris Festival")
5Asamai Park Iris Festival
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![Akita: Food Guide]( "Akita: Food Guide")
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![Kiritanpo]( "Kiritanpo")
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![Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple]( "Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple")
8Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple
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![Akita's Kawabata Dori]( "Akita's Kawabata Dori")
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![Misato Town Lavender Festival]( "Misato Town Lavender Festival")
10Misato Town Lavender Festival
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![Yokote Kamakura Festival]( "Yokote Kamakura Festival")
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![Namahage Sedo Festival]( "Namahage Sedo Festival")
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![Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church]( "Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church")
3Our Lady of Akita Catholic Church
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![Omagari Hanabi]( "Omagari Hanabi")
4Omagari Hanabi
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![Akita Kanto Festival]( "Akita Kanto Festival")
5Akita Kanto Festival
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![Noshiro Tanabata]( "Noshiro Tanabata")
6Noshiro Tanabata
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![Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival]( "Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival")
7Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival
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![Akita Dog Museum in Odate]( "Akita Dog Museum in Odate")
8Akita Dog Museum in Odate
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![Getting From Tokyo to Akita]( "Getting From Tokyo to Akita")
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![Paper Balloon Festival in Semboku]( "Paper Balloon Festival in Semboku")
10Paper Balloon Festival in Semboku
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![Akita: Food Guide]( "Akita: Food Guide")
1Akita: Food Guide
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![Akita International Dahlia Garden]( "Akita International Dahlia Garden")
2Akita International Dahlia Garden
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![Odate Rose Festival]( "Odate Rose Festival")
3Odate Rose Festival
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![Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site]( "Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site")
4Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site
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![Misato Town Lavender Festival]( "Misato Town Lavender Festival")
5Misato Town Lavender Festival
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![Asamai Park Iris Festival]( "Asamai Park Iris Festival")
6Asamai Park Iris Festival
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![Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple]( "Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple")
7Hydrangea Viewing at Unshoji Temple
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![Mount Chokai]( "Mount Chokai")
8Mount Chokai
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![Akita Dog Visitor Center]( "Akita Dog Visitor Center")
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10Kiritanpo
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Where to eat in Semboku
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Food
Orae Waterfront Restaurant
Bonson LamOrae looks like an Swedish cafe with blonde country log cabin like tables and chairs, but it serves German , Italian and Japan..
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Yamaya Ryokan's Noodle Shop
Bonson LamThis family run eatery serves no nonsense Akita cuisine in a simple setting that is more like your aunt’s kitchen than a templ..
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Orae Lakeside Restaurant
Bonson LamGerman, Italian and Japanese yoshoku cuisine dominate the menu, with family favorites like croquettes, hamburg patties and ginger..
Places to stay in Semboku
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..
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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 Semboku Reports
Activities
Guide to Photography Part 2: Light
Ignatius KohThis photography guide tackles lighting conditions that you can almost never control. Hopefully with after reading this, you can..
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Six Days in Tohoku
Ignatius KohNot much is known about Tohoku to the average traveller; perhaps only the memory of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that devastated..
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Tazawako Ski Resort
Malcome LarcensLooking for an awesome ski resort with plenty of powder away from the crowds and near some of the best hot springs in Japan. Tazawako..