Location: Akita Prefecture
Top Things to do in Akita Prefecture
Top Hotels in Akita Prefecture
Top 10 Free Things to do in Akita Prefecture, Tohoku
Akita Prefecture (秋田県, Akita-ken) is a prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.
Restaurants in Akita Prefecture
1. Dakigaeri Valley
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 150 reviews
Reviewed By MarvinY52
The views are nice and the trail not too difficult for all ages. The full trail can be completed in slightly over an hour (or an hour if you hurry past the photo ops). Something I wish I knew before coming was transport options and could not find an updated one in 2018. There is a Free shuttle bus from Kakunodate station (yes, they do a return leg too) at 4 times a day during 10 oct to 10 nov 2018. Timings in the picture. The visitors centre at the station will be able to advise you. (Come out of the station, its a standalone hut on the right). The visitors centre can also hold your bags for you, but if they run out of capacity, there are always lockers.
2. Hinokinaigawa Kasen Ryokuchi
3. Kaneyu
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
KANEYU was built as a high class Japanese restaurant in 1937.Quality natural Akita cedar is used lavishly. Each room has a different style and flavor. Beautiful Japanese gardens surround it. The building was registered as National Registered Tangible Cultural Property in October,1998. It was closed in August,2008 and donated to Noshiro City in March,2009. KANEYU opened as a tourist facility in December,2015.You can look around this building.Admission is free. Different kinds of exhibitions, concerts,tea ceremonies and a large or small parties are held.In small rooms,meals are served at noon and in the evening. Recently,tourists from abroad have increased.
4. Our Lady of Akita
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By D2229BCtheresas - Singapore, Singapore
For those who wants to take bus to Our Lady of Akita: Just remember to board the bus at the rear door & after that, take the ticket from the machine inside the bus. Before alighting check your fare by matching the number issued on your ticket to the fare information digital board (located above the driver seat). When alighting, deposit ticket along with the fare in the fare box located at the front of the bus. ¥1000 note is accepted for any change if required. Buses leave aprox every 20-30 min from Akita West Entrance Bus Stop 12. #352 Nibetsu Line (Destination: Forest Study Center) #361 Akita Hot Spring Line (Destination: Yomogida Kamicho 蓬田上丁) #353 Nibetsu Line (Destination: Forest Study Center) Bus Route (Journey time aprox 20 min) Akita Station West Entrance Bus stop 12 - SenshuKubotaMachi - MeitokuES - TegataYamazaki - Sumiyoshicho - TegataKyukaMachi - HigashiJHS - TanakIriguchi - Karamiden - Ogiden - AsahiES - ShinToda - AsahikawaDanchi - KojoenIriguhi - KojoenNiChome - OnsenIriguchi - KeidaiKawara - Soekawa - SoekawaKamicho - Yuzawa 湯沢 (alight after freeway flyover) 19 stops One way fare ¥380. It is a 20 min walk uphill from Yuzawa Bus Stop. Just look for the church signboard & follow it. Seitai Hoshikai/Our Lady of Akita Open Hours: Apri-Nov 0900-1130 & 1300-1630 Dec-Mar 1000-1130 & 1300-1630. Wed Afternoon mass in Japanese Main Chapel: Statue of Jesus, Left hall: Wood Statue of St Mary in Tears, Right hall: Statue of St. Joseph. Garden of Mary, Outdoor Station of the Cross is a beautiful place for reflection. Unfortunately too cold to spend outdoor due to heavy snowfall when we visited. Not your typical Catholic church building. Structure is very Japanese and serene. Return take the bus opposite the road that you had earlier alighted. Lookout for a Small hut (bus shelter) with a Pole that has a blue, yellow, red round plate at the top & rectangle bus schedule plates. #361 Akita Hot Spring Line. (Destination: Akita Station) (20 stops & the fare is ¥380). #353 Nibetsu Line (Destination: Akita Station) (20 stops & the fare is ¥380). #210 Soekawa Line (Destination: Akita Station) (27 stop & the fare is ¥460).
5. Seitai Hoshikai
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By Appomattox1865
I went to Akita last May 2019. Took a shinkansen from my hotel in Morioka and arrived at Akita station after a pleasant 2 hour trip. Then a 30 minute bus ride to Yudanaka.Finally another 30 minutes on foot up a secluded mountain road to the Convent of Our Lady of Akita. The nuns don't speak much English but it didn't matter. I was finally able to see the miraculous wooden statue of our Virgin. It was a supreme moment .
6. Akita Kanto Festival
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 105 reviews
The Kanto, or "Pole Lantern", Festival is held from August 3-6. Performers take to the street en masse to show their skill in balancing bamboo "kanto" poles. Each pole, which can be up to 40 feet tall and 90 pounds in weight, has paper lanterns tied to its top-- all with a real, lit candle inside! Entertainers are expert in wielding these, and when the Night Parade takes over the festival's main street, over 250 kanto poles light the area, and a 90-minute show gets underway. Energy is high as drums, flutes, and a crowd chanting "dokkoisho!" accompany the performers as they heft aloft the kanto. Afterwards, guests are welcome to give it a try themselves.
7. Samurai District
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 543 reviews
This historic neighborhood consists of wide, tree-lined streets with mansions built during the Edo Period, only six of which remain and are open to the public. The area is particularly beautiful in late April, when the cherry trees are in full bloom.
Reviewed By WarnerL_12 - Pasadena, United States
There are a minimum six houses to visit (of which two are admission), others to be viewed from the exterior free since they are city maintained
8. Tazawa Lake
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 481 reviews
Reviewed By journata - New York City, United States
cycling around this lake is everything! the perimeter around the lake is remnants from the bubble era, which is not necessarily a bad thing. there's plenty of nostalgia and nature to be experienced while riding through local villages and bike paths through the greenery. the statue is what it is but perfect photo opp for IG bragging. rent a bike when you get off the bus, pick up some drinks and snacks at the shop and stroll around the lake!
9. Michi-no-Eki Akita Port
10. Senshu Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 387 reviews
Reviewed By N6532NValanb
Senshu Park is seldom crowded. It is most beautiful when the cherry blossoms are out in late April, autumn, or in winter after a fresh snowfall.
