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Ogata Village 60th Anniversary Logo

Ogata Village is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. We are conducting crowdfunding to commemorate the...

Ogata Village, Minamiakita County, Akita Prefecture, is located halfway between Akita City and Noshiro City. It was created by reclaiming Hachirogata Lake, the second largest lake in Japan after Lake Biwa, which originally existed here.

AoiwaAoiwa2024.07.17

Kosaka Rail Park: Stay overnight on a former Japanese National Railways Blue Train (Akita Prefecture)

Kosaka Railway Rail Park is a railway theme park that utilizes the former Kosaka Station, which was closed in 2009, as well as the train depot and marshalling yard that used to be at Kosaka Station.

NORIJUNNORIJUN2023.12.01

Lake Hakuryu

[Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture] Japan's smallest lake? Lake Hakuryu is in danger of disappearing! Find out now...

Lake Hakuryu in Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture, has long been the site of a legend about a princess. While the legend is intriguing, I've heard that the small lake may disappear within this century...

ikokeikoke2023.08.23

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