Mt. Chokai, which straddles Akita and Yamagata prefectures, is one of Japan's top 100 scenic spots and is also counted as one of Japan's 100 famous mountains. The altitude is over 2,300 meters, and the summit...
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If you live in Akita Prefecture, you have many opportunities to see lacquerware. Suddenly, a small bowl at a Japanese restaurant or a sake cup catches your eye...
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Akita Prefecture is home to a variety of pottery, including Naraoka-yaki, a pottery with a mysterious blue color. Every piece of pottery has a unique history and is now used as a souvenir...
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The Akita Prefectural Museum of Art is located across the road from Senshu Park, the site of Kubota Castle, famous for its cherry blossoms. This place is located about 5 minutes walk from Akita Station...
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The Akita Citizen Market is located close to the station in Akita City, the capital of Akita Prefecture. It's about a 5 minute walk from the west exit of the station...
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When you think of pottery, what name comes to mind? When you think of representative Japanese pottery, you may think of Seto ware, Arita ware, Kutani ware, etc...
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Kabazaiku is one of the traditional crafts of Akita Prefecture. Akita Prefecture, which has an abundance of wood such as Akita cedar, is also good at woodworking, and it also produces bending...
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Magewappa from Akita Prefecture suddenly became famous after being introduced in a manga as a bento box. It is a famous folk craft that is loved in Akita Prefecture, and is also essential to daily life...
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Municipalities across Japan have a wide variety of folk crafts that reflect the history, climate, and culture of each municipality. Crafts made from materials that can be collected locally...
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Akita Prefecture is known as a prefecture that loves alcohol. Both sake consumption and beer consumption are the highest among the six prefectures of Tohoku, and national data shows that consumption...
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