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Unique to snow country! The charm of Mt. Moriyoshi in winter in Akita

Akita is cold but hot It's winter in Akita Prefecture, which faces the Sea of ​​Japan. Endless snow piles up in the cold north wind. Winters in the snowy country of Akita are as harsh as ever...

NEFT Editorial Department2017.03.02

Komachido

Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture is said to be the "home to Ono Komachi"! The sadness of a stunning beauty...

Ono Komachi is also known as one of the three most beauties in the world. She was a female poet from the Heian period and is also famous for her poetry from the Hyakunin Isshu and the Kokin Wakashu collection. However, Ono Komachi...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.11.29

Port Tower Selion

Akita City Port Tower Selion

A large panoramic view extending 100m above the ground, Selion consists of three buildings: Port Tower Selion, Selion Lista, and Selion Plaza. 1994...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.11.25

Legend of Princess Tatsuko of Lake Tazawa

What is the legendary story of "The Legend of Princess Tatsuko" that is passed down on Lake Tazawa, the deepest lake in Japan? [Akita Prefecture]

Tazawako is located about 10 minutes by bus from Tazawako Station, the Komachi stop on the Akita Shinkansen. Japan's deepest lake "Lake Tazawa" Lake Tazawa is...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.11.15

Kurikomayama

Enjoy the taste of Akita while watching the autumn leaves! 3 spots for autumn leaves in Akita

Enjoy the taste of autumn while watching the autumn leaves! Oyasukyo Onsen A 40-minute drive along a country road from Yuzawa Station in Akita Prefecture will bring you to the hot spring town. As Oyasukyo Onsen...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.11.07

Inaniwa udon

[Akita] Full of attractive food and sightseeing! Yokote & Yuzawa area

A Variety of Attractive Tourist Destinations Places in Akita Prefecture, such as Yokote City and Yuzawa City, have historically been famous for their many hot springs. Furthermore, centering on Mt. Kurikoma...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.10.27

Namahage Saito Festival

Akita is hot even in winter! 4 recommended winter festivals

Akita people love festivals. There is probably no one who does not know that the Kanto Festival is one of the three major festivals in Tohoku. The Kanto Festival is approaching and I can hear the ohayashi practicing...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.10.27

Nyuto Onsen, a hot spring village in Akita with 7 inns

Seven Inns and Seven Hot Springs Nyuto Onsen is a secluded hot spring village located in the middle of Akita Prefecture, within Lake Towada and Hachimantai National Park. Take the Akita Shinkansen from Tokyo to Lake Tazawa...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.10.14

Chiaki Park

Senshu Park, the best cherry blossom viewing spot in Akita City

A park built on the ruins of Kubota Castle, the residence of the Satake clan Senshu Park in Akita City, Akita Prefecture is the ruins of Kubota Castle, the residence of the Satake clan, the lord of the Akita domain. Nagaoka in 1899...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.10.05

Kakunodate samurai residence

[Akita] Edo period samurai residence street “Kakunodate Samurai Residence”

A place where the townscape of the Edo period remains Kakunodate samurai residences are a series of residences of middle and lower class samurai from the Edo period that remain in the Kakunodate district of Semboku City, Akita Prefecture.

NEFT Editorial Department2016.10.04

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