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

Seven inns and seven baths Nikuto Onsen is a hidden hot spring resort located in Lake Towada and Hachimantai National Park on the middle of Akita Prefecture. From Tokyo, you can take the Akita Shinkansen to Tazawako Station for about 3 hours, and the road from Tazawako Station is...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.14

Chiaki Park

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

A park with the remains of Kubota Castle, the Satake clan's castle, Chiaki Park in Akita City, Akita Prefecture is the remains of Kubota Castle, the castle of the Akita Domain lord, Satake clan. It was designed by Nagaoka Anpei in 1884 and was developed as a park...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.05

Kakunodate samurai residence

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

A place where the Edo period's streetscape remains The Kakunodate Samurai Mansion is a series of mansions of middle and lower-level samurai during the Edo period that remain in the Kakunodate district of Senboku City, Akita Prefecture. From Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture to Senboku, Akita Prefecture...

NEFT Editorial DepartmentNEFT Editorial Department2016.10.04

Lake Tazawa

[Akita] Water depth 423.4m! Japan's deepest lake "Lake Tazawa"

Lake Tazawa, Japan's deepest lake. Located in Senboku City, Akita Prefecture, Lake Tazawa is the deepest lake in Japan. With an area of ​​25.8 square kilometers, it is the 19th largest lake in Japan, making it a relatively large lake.

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