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Akita's winter symbol: Hatahata

The divine fish, "Hatahata" (hatahata), is a combination of the kanji for "fish" and "god." Hatahata, a symbol of winter in Akita and its soul food, is the name of a fish caught off the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan.

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