Activities Mato Park Sakura Festival 2024 Kim From around mid to late April each year, Akita's Mato Park is home to an incredible 2000 cherry trees in bloom - it's no surp...
Activities Asamai Park Iris Festival Kim Each year from late June through to early July, Akita's Asamai Park is filled to the brim with the color of 600,000 irises in...
Activities Odate Shining Street 2024-2025 Lynda Hogan Odate Shining Street is an avenue of trees illuminated until early morning in Akita Prefecture. Some 82 trees over a 800 met...
Activities Mount Chokai Malcome Larcens In Edo period, it was said that getting to the top would provide you some special celestial protection. Climbing the North fa...
10 Culture Akita Dog Visitor Center Dermot Killoran Come home to Odate, the hometown for Hachiko, whose loyalty inspired millions in Shibuya and around the world
Area Semboku Japan Travel Semboku is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2018, the city has an estimated population of 25,880, and...
Food Kiritanpo Charlie Hua When you spend a day in the kingdom of snow here in Akita, the local speciality Kiritanpo is the perfect winter food for you ...
Activities Guide to Photography Part 2: Light Ignatius Koh This photography guide tackles lighting conditions that you can almost never control. Hopefully with after reading this, you ...
Activities Six Days in Tohoku Ignatius Koh Not much is known about Tohoku to the average traveller; perhaps only the memory of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that...
7 Transportation Yamagata to Akita by Train Sandro Bernardinello A relaxing train trip with amazing views over mountains and rocky cliffs. A hidden gem along the coast will surprise you.
