7 Culture 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 reall...
10 Culture Old Masters of Miso & Soy Sauce Jeremy Yap Ando House is both a museum and a store that specialises in Soy Sauce and Miso. There´s a 1882 warehouse that´s built to prot...
6 Culture Cosplay and Manga Mania in Akita Bonson Lam Sighted in an obscure room in Akita is a treasure trove of cosplay masks & Mizuki Ichiro posters.
Culture Yokote Masuda Manga Museum Justin Velgus The Masuda Manga Museum in Yokote is dedicated to animator Takao Yaguchi. The museum is part manga library and part exhibitio...
Culture Akita Neburi-Nagashi Hall Justin Velgus At this small museum, you could easily spend more than an hour if you want to practice kanto lantern balancing with friends. ...
Culture Samurai Houses of Kakunodate, Akita Justin Velgus Kakunodate is known as the Samurai District for good reason. Scattered throughout the town are remnants of the Satake clan’s ...
Culture Namahage Museum in Akita Justin Velgus You can’t go anywhere in Akita without seeing references to the demon figures known as namahage. Find out what they are and w...
Culture Old Kaneko Family House Bonson Lam The Old Kaneko Family House Museum, built in the Edo period, showcases traditional motifs and interior designs from that era.
Culture The Gem of Japanese Traditional Culture Marie Guirao For this journey, we headed to Akita Prefecture, which is in the Tohoku region of Japan. I did not know much about Akita but ...
Culture Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival Malcome Larcens The Inukko dog festival is held on the second weekend in February in Yuzawa City in Akita
