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秋田県 · Tohoku Region

Akita Hidden Gems

Las residencias samuráis de Kakunodate conservan intacto un barrio de la era Edo con cerezos llorones. Los namahage de la península de Oga son demonios folclóricos que «asustan» a los niños en Nochevieja. El lago Tazawa, el más profundo de Japón, brilla en un azul cobalto sobrenatural.

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Tierra de arrozales y bosques de cedro a orillas del mar de Japón, conocida por su sake, termas enterradas en nieve y tradiciones folclóricas que perviven en pequeños pueblos.

Clima y mejor temporada

Nevadas muy intensas en invierno y cielos grises del mar de Japón; veranos cortos y cálidos. Febrero para festivales de nieve, agosto para el Kanto Matsuri.

Gastronomía típica

  • Hotpot de kiritanpo
  • Inaniwa udon
  • Sake
  • Pollo hinai-jidori

Lugares emblemáticos

  • Barrio samurái de Kakunodate
  • Lago Tazawa
  • Nyuto Onsen
  • Rituales folclóricos Namahage
Kakunodate Samurai District — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Akita· Kakunodate

Kakunodate Samurai District

Kakunodate preserves 2 kilometers of samurai district from the Edo period, with wide unpaved streets lined by black wood…

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Akita Kanto Festival — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Akita City

Akita Kanto Festival

The Akita Kanto Festival (秋田竿燈まつり) is one of Tohoku's three great festivals, held annually August 3-6. The centerpiece i…

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Akita Inu Dogs — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Odate

Akita Inu Dogs

Akita Inu (秋田犬) are one of Japan's six native dog breeds, designated a Natural Monument in 1931. Originating in the Odat…

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Yokote Kamakura Festival — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Yokote

Yokote Kamakura Festival

The Yokote Kamakura Festival (横手のかまくら) is a 450-year-old winter tradition held annually February 15-16, where the city c…

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Senshu Park — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Akita City

Senshu Park

Senshu Park (千秋公園) occupies the site of Kubota Castle (久保田城), the Edo-period stronghold of the Satake clan who ruled Aki…

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Akita Museum of Art — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Akita City

Akita Museum of Art

The Akita Museum of Art (秋田県立美術館) is a striking triangular glass building designed by architect Tadao Ando, housing the…

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Namahage — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Akita· Oga

Namahage

Namahage are demon-gods from Oga Peninsula folklore, part of Akita's New Year traditions since the Edo period. They wear…

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Shinzan Shrine — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Oga

Shinzan Shrine

Shinzan Shrine (真山神社) in Oga Peninsula is the spiritual home of the Namahage tradition, where ritual demon costumes are…

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