If you live in Akita Prefecture, you have many opportunities to see lacquerware. Suddenly, a small bowl at a Japanese restaurant or a sake cup catches your eye...
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Fireworks displays are a must-see event unique to summer. It's a summer tradition that is loved all over Japan. The usual chants associated with fireworks displays...
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Although it is not well known, stone circles also exist in Japan. The Oyu stone circles in Towada Oyu, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, were created in the late Jomon period...
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When you think of pottery, what name comes to mind? When you think of representative Japanese pottery, you may think of Seto ware, Arita ware, Kutani ware, etc...
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Magewappa from Akita Prefecture suddenly became famous after being introduced in a manga as a bento box. It is a famous folk craft that is loved in Akita Prefecture, and is also essential to daily life...
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Municipalities across Japan have a wide variety of folk crafts that reflect the history, climate, and culture of each municipality. Crafts made from materials that can be collected locally...
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Each prefecture has its specialty dishes and famous sweets. Of course, Akita Prefecture also has many specialties. ``Kiritanpo Nabe'' and ``Fukurigakko'' are available both inside and outside Akita prefecture...
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What do you remember when you see pale pink cherry blossoms? Is it “graduation”? Is it "admission"? Graduation songs often connect cherry blossoms with graduation...
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Hachirogata in Akita Prefecture was once known as the second largest lake in Japan, after Lake Biwa...
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The divine fish ``Gatahata'' The kanji for ``God'' is written in front of the word ``fish,'' which is ``Shatahata.'' The symbol of Akita's winter, and its soul food, ``Shadahata...''
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