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Akita region - Tohoku
A granary area formed by abundant river waters and flat lands
Kanto-matsuri Festival that paints the colors of summer of the Tohoku
region
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Akita Prefecture is situated in the northeastern part of the Japanese
main island. The western side faces the Japan Sea and has abundant
river waters, flatlands, and spreads of fertile granary area. On
the other hand, high mountains surround the northern, southern and
eastern sides, and areas in the inland are known as those with the
most snowfall in Japan.
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Akita's attraction is the various beautiful faces of nature. These include
the deepest lake in Japan, Lake Tazawa-ko, Lake Towada-ko known for its
mystique beauty, the Oga-hanto Peninsula with its beautiful coast line
and sunset, the scenic Hachimantai Plateau, and Mt. Chokai-zan also known
as Akita Fuji.
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Akita has many traditional festivities and unique events throughout
the year and you should not miss any of them. There are the Akita
Kanto-matsuri Festival which represents the Tohoku region (northeastern
region), Kamakura (snow huts) Festival in Yokote City, and the Namahage-Sedo
Festival in Oga City, an event during which people dressed as demons
knock on doors to visit houses to bless people on a winter night.
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Akita is also known as a rice-farming region. You can try
various local specialties such as Kiritanpo Nabe Stew made of rice, and
Jizake, or locally brewed sake (rice wine).
Getting to Akita
An hour 5 minutes from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Akita Airport, and 1 hour
25 minutes from Osaka Itami Airport. Fifty minutes from Akita Airport
to Akita Prefecture Office by bus. Three hours 55 minutes from Tokyo Station
to Akita Station by the JR Akita Shinkansen Line.
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