Oga Peninsula was born 20,000 years ago. Oga Peninsula was an island 6,000 years ago. The peninsula that juts out into the Sea of Japan first appeared on land about 20,000 years ago. Times are icy...
Until the Edo period, the areas of Yamagata and Akita prefectures were treated as one country. Yurihonjo City is located on Mt. Chokai, which stands on the prefectural border with Yamagata Prefecture.
Gojomemachi, located north of Akita City, has a population of about 7,700, known for its morning market that began about 500 years ago (as of February 2024,...
The Ou Main Line is a JR East line that runs from Fukushima Station to Aomori Station via Yamagata Station and Akita Station. One of the trunk lines that runs through the Tohoku region in a north-south direction,...
Nyudozaki is located at the northern tip of the Oga Peninsula. On top of a hill with a panoramic view of the Sea of Japan, there is the Nyudosaki Lighthouse, a valuable lighthouse that can be climbed...
Oga Peninsula's representative tourist attractions include many strangely shaped rocks such as Godzilla Rock and the Great Pier, which are popular for their interesting shapes, but these...
Odate was a sect of the borders of the domain during the first half of the Edo period. Odate, known for its Akita dogs, Hinai Jichiri chickens, and Kiritanpo, was also known for its Kubota domain during the Edo period.
Isedota Iseki is a Jomon period ruins located in Kitaakita City, Akita Prefecture. The biggest feature is the four ring stones (stone circles)...
The Japanese crayfish lives only north of Odate The Japanese crayfish is a crayfish endemic to Japan, and is found in the clean, cool waters of Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, and Akita prefectures.
The Ani region (Autumn...
