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The Kourakukan

The Kourakukan

Justin Velgus

The Kourakukan is Japan's oldest traditional operating kabuki theater, located in Kosaka in Akita Prefecture. The building is..

Akita
Kanto Festival Center

Kanto Festival Center

Bonson Lam

Even if you can't come to the Kanto Matsuri in August, you can experience the daredevil skills and talents all year round in..

Akita
Discover True Kakunodate

Discover True Kakunodate

Kasia Szumna

Small town of Kakunodate is enclosed on three sides by mountains and Hinokinai-gawa River that runs to the South. At first it might..

Akita 1
Akita Jizouden Site 7

Akita Jizouden Site

Janessa Landry

A historical site has been preserved in Akita. Located close to AEON mall in Goshono the huts from the Yayoi Period are really..

Akita 1
Daisen City Maharoba Noh Theatre

Daisen City Maharoba Noh Theatre

Anonymous

Noh, or Nohgaku (能楽) is one of the cultural treasures of medieval Japan. A form of theatre largely devised by the Father/Son..

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