The Paper Balloon festival is a very colourful festival in the middle of the Akita winter
The Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival (火振りかまくら Hiburi Kamakura) takes place in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture annually o...
Orae looks like an Swedish cafe with blonde country log cabin like tables and chairs, but it serves German , Italian and Japa...
German, Italian and Japanese yoshoku cuisine dominate the menu, with family favorites like croquettes, hamburg patties and gi...
This family run eatery serves no nonsense Akita cuisine in a simple setting that is more like your aunt’s kitchen than a temp...
Set in the Hachimantai National Park on the edge of Akita and Iwate prefectures, with most of the onsen hot springs open to t...
The iconic Nyuto Onsen has several hot spring resorts in the beautiful mountains of eastern Akita, which are open from Spring...
The Tazawako Rose Park Hotel is situated right on the shore of beautiful Lake Tazawa, a caldera lake of about 20 km circumfer...
Looking for an awesome ski resort with plenty of powder away from the crowds and near some of the best hot springs in Japan. ...
If you are visiting Kakunodate, do not rush straight to the Bukeyashiki Street (famous Samurai House Street). Be sure to make...
Small town of Kakunodate is enclosed on three sides by mountains and Hinokinai-gawa River that runs to the South. At first it...