Activities Akita International Dahlia Garden Kim Bergström At the Akita International Dahlia Garden, visitors can appreciate an incredible 7000 dahlias in numerous varieties.
Activities Akita Prefectural Central Park Cameron Langdell Located about 30 minutes from downtown Akita City, this Olympic-esque park contains a wide variety of recreational facilities...
Activities The Cruise Ship Port of Akita Martin Giles Did you know you can visit Akita by cruise ship? Akita's port is close to the Selion Tower, with views from the mountains to ...
Activities Oga City Namahage Ride Ben Bloch An overview of the Oga City Namahage Ride event, as well as a brief description of some cultural highlights in Akita Prefecture.
Activities Taihei River Sakura Festival 2025 Kim Bergström From around mid to late April in Akita City, the banks of the Taihei River come alive with the color of around 1000 cherry tr...
Activities Godzilla and Oga Peninsula Malcome Larcens Every time that I go to Akita Prefecture, I think it is full of mysteries, but it has stunning coastline too!
Activities Omagari Hanabi 2025 Kim Bergström Described by Lonely Planet as "Japan's Olympics of fireworks," the Omagari Hanabi event in Akita has over 100 years of histor...
Activities The Giant Tug of War of Kariwano 2026 Malcome Larcens Each winter on February 10th the people of Kariwano district in Daisen City, Akita gather together for a giant tug of war tha...
Activities Exploring Japan's First World Natural Heritage Site Paul McInnes Japan's very first World Natural Heritage Site was Akita Prefecture's epic and dramatic Shirakami mountains and forests which...
