Fudoki Japan
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.

10 spots

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

Oga Peninsula

Oga Peninsula (男鹿半島) juts 30 kilometers into the Sea of Japan from Akita's western coast, forming a rugged landscape of…

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Updated Aug 2026
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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Updated Aug 2026
Lake Towada (Akita side) — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Semboku

Lake Towada (Akita side)

Lake Towada (十和田湖) is a double-caldera lake straddling the Akita-Aomori border, formed by volcanic eruptions 13,000 and…

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Dakigaeri Gorge — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Semboku

Dakigaeri Gorge

Dakigaeri Gorge (抱返り渓谷) is a 10-kilometer river valley carved by the Tamagawa River, renowned as one of Tohoku's premier…

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Updated Aug 2026
Omoriyama Zoo — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Akita City

Omoriyama Zoo

Akita City Omoriyama Zoo (秋田市大森山動物園) is one of Japan's few zoos emphasizing cold-climate species and winter adaptations.…

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Updated Aug 2026
Lake Tazawa — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Semboku

Lake Tazawa

Lake Tazawa (田沢湖) is Japan's deepest lake at 423 meters, located in Akita's mountainous interior. The depth creates an o…

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Updated Aug 2026
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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Updated Aug 2026
Nyuto Onsen — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Semboku

Nyuto Onsen

Nyuto Onsen (乳頭温泉郷) is a cluster of seven secluded hot spring inns deep in the Towada-Hachimantai National Park, 50 kilo…

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Updated Aug 2026
Oga Aquarium GAO — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Oga

Oga Aquarium GAO

Oga Aquarium GAO (男鹿水族館GAO) perches on a cliff overlooking the Sea of Japan, specializing in cold-water species native t…

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Updated Aug 2026
Hachimantai Plateau — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Akita· Semboku

Hachimantai Plateau

Hachimantai Plateau (八幡平) is a volcanic highland straddling the Akita-Iwate border, part of Towada-Hachimantai National…

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Updated Aug 2026