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Akita
40 illustrations · 秋田県 · 秋田县
Famous Views
The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.
Lake Tazawa
田沢湖
Dakigaeri Gorge
抱返り渓谷
Moto-taki Fukuryusui
元滝伏流水
Godzilla Rock
ゴジラ岩
Hachimantai Aspite Line
八幡平アスピーテライン
Kanpuzan
寒風山
Koyasukyo Great Spout
小安峡大噴湯
Hotai Falls
法体の滝
Shishi-ga-hana Wetlands
獅子ヶ鼻湿原
Shirakami-Sanchi
白神山地
Townscape & Scenery
Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.
Kakunodate's Weeping Cherry Trees
角館のしだれ桜 (Kakunodate Weeping Cherry Blossoms)
Lake Tazawa
田沢湖 (Lake Tazawa)
Shirakami-Sanchi
白神山地 (Shirakami Sanchi)
Oga Peninsula Coastline
男鹿半島の海岸線 (Oga Peninsula Coastline)
Akita Nairiku Line
秋田内陸縦貫鉄道 (Akita Nairiku Line)
Senshu Park
千秋公園 (Senshu Park)
Dakigaeri Gorge
抱返り渓谷 (Dakigaeri Valley)
Akita Museum of Art
秋田県立美術館 (Akita Museum of Art)
Port Tower Selion
ポートタワーセリオン (Port Tower Selion)
Cape Nyudozaki
入道崎 (Nyudozaki)
Culture & Tradition
Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.
Namahage
なまはげ (Namahage)
Akita Kanto Festival
竿燈まつり (Kanto Festival)
Yokote Kamakura (snow domes)
かまくら (Kamakura)
Akita Inu
秋田犬 (Akita Inu)
Kakunodate Samurai District
角館の武家屋敷 (Kakunodate Samurai District)
Omagari Fireworks Competition
大曲の花火 (Omagari Fireworks)
Kabazaiku (Cherry Bark Craft)
樺細工 (Kaba Zaiku)
Kawatsura Lacquerware
川連漆器 (Kawatsura Lacquerware)
Akita Silver Wirework
秋田銀線細工 (Akita Silver Wire Works)
Gotenmari
御殿まり (Gotenmari)
Life & Daily
Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.
Nyuto Onsen Village
乳頭温泉郷 (Nyuto Onsen)
Kiritanpo Hot Pot
きりたんぽ鍋 (Kiritanpo Nabe)
Farm Stay
農家民宿 (Farm Stay)
Iburigakko (smoked pickled daikon)
いぶりがっこ (Iburigakko)
Akita Citizen's Market
秋田市民市場 (Akita Citizen's Market)
Inaniwa Udon
稲庭うどん (Inaniwa Udon)
Yokote Yakisoba
横手やきそば (Yokote Yakisoba)
Shottsuru Nabe (Shottsuru Hot Pot)
しょっつる鍋 (Shottsuru Nabe)
Babahera Ice Cream
ババヘラアイス (Babahera Ice Cream)
Hinai Jidori (Hinai chicken)
比内地鶏 (Hinai Jidori)