Culture Akita Inu and Akita Prefecture Grant Biberdorf The link bewteen the Akita Inu (Dog) and Akita Prefecture
Culture Paper Balloon Festival in Senboku Malcome Larcens The Paper Balloon festival is a very colourful festival in the middle of the Akita winter
Culture Namahage Sedo Festival Malcome Larcens The Namahage Festival is held each year on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of February, around the time of the old or ...
Culture Summer in Akita Senshu Park Kasia Szumna Senshu Park is not only a perfect oasis of tranquility at the heart of Akita but also an important historic venue.
Culture 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...
Culture Akita Museum of Art Victoria Kamila The Akita Museum of Art plays homage to Tsuguharu Foujita, with a permanent collection tracing his life and works. His Book o...
Culture Junkudo Book and Comic Store Bonson Lam Junkudo Book and Comics is one of the largest bookshops in Akita. Whether you like historical novels or sci-fi comics, you ca...
Culture Kakunodate - a Trip Back in Time Steve Morton Kakunodate: Experience ancient Japan in one of the few places where you can escape the chaotic and modern metropolis. Visit t...
10 Culture The Last Blossoms of Kakunodate Bonson Lam By the beginning of May, the last cherry blossoms of Kakunodate have bloomed and are being blown away by the spring breeze. G...
