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秋田県 · Tohoku Region

Akita Hidden Gems

Les résidences de samouraïs de Kakunodate conservent intact un quartier de l'ère Edo bordé de cerisiers pleureurs. Les namahage de la péninsule d'Oga sont des démons folkloriques qui « effraient » les enfants au Nouvel An. Le lac Tazawa, le plus profond du Japon, brille d'un bleu cobalt surnaturel.

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Pays de rizières et de forêts de cèdres sur la mer du Japon, réputé pour son saké, ses sources thermales enfouies sous la neige et ses traditions populaires préservées dans de petites bourgades.

Climat et meilleure saison

Chutes de neige très abondantes en hiver et ciels gris de la mer du Japon ; étés courts et chauds. Février pour les festivals de neige, août pour le Kanto Matsuri.

Spécialités culinaires

  • Fondue kiritanpo
  • Inaniwa udon
  • Saké
  • Poulet hinai-jidori

Lieux emblématiques

  • Quartier samouraï de Kakunodate
  • Lac Tazawa
  • Nyuto Onsen
  • Rituels folkloriques 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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