Top Things to do in Akita
What to do and see in Akita, Tohoku: The Best Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Akita, Japan including Katsuhira Tokushi Memorial, Shoji Taro Ongakukan, Akita Akarenga Kyodokan, Sekiya Shiro Memorial, Akita Senshu Museum of Art, Akita city Minzoku Geinou Densho-kan, Akita Museum Of Art, Mining Museum of Akita University, Akita Prefecture Museum, Tuchizaki Minato Historical Lore Museum.
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1. Katsuhira Tokushi Memorial
2. Shoji Taro Ongakukan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
3. Akita Akarenga Kyodokan
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 108 reviews
Reviewed By stellastarstruck - Tsuruoka, Japan
We found the Red Brick Building fairly easily, parked and went in. The parking was free and there were a few stalls available. We bought a joint ticket for this building and the City Folklore and Performing Art Center and it was a good deal! I used to work in a bank, so it was interesting to me to see the gorgeous building and to read about how the building was made. I also really enjoyed the exhibits of the work of local artists and crafts. The museum was fairly quiet, even on a national holiday so was a good place to visit for two adults to visit. We enjoyed it a lot.
4. Sekiya Shiro Memorial
5. Akita Senshu Museum of Art
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 44 reviews
6. Akita city Minzoku Geinou Densho-kan
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 145 reviews
Reviewed By HotEarth - Melbourne, Australia
I was indeed surprised by the displays inside this place. There were quite some Kantos of different sizes for visitors to try out with! Additionally there are some exhibits about some overseas Kanto performances during some cultural exchange events. This is definitely a good place to visit if you missed the Kanto Festival, which usuall runs in early August.
7. Akita Museum Of Art
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 225 reviews
Reviewed By StrangeTrout - Exeter, United Kingdom
I wrote a review about this amazing gem of a museum when I first visited but it's gone so I am reiterating my love now because I think it's worth it. The guide book gave this a rating of 'underwhelming' and 'provincial' - the first inaccurate, the second snobbish, there's nothing wrong with not being in a metropolis. This museum is firstly an extraordinary building which wows from the first step inside. The concrete and steel staircase could be cold and functional but is a thing of striking beauty which, try as I might, I just could not capture in my photos and the view from the cafe with its long low windows is a view I could look at all day. On our visit, there were three exhibitions which were all interesting and beautiful in different ways - 1. A gallery of photographs of local people, art and events which was fascinating and joyous and a celebration of life lived 'provincially' which I thought was wonderful and we spent a great deal of time here; 2. Kisling. WOW! An artist I didn't know and whose beautifully staged paintings stole my heart; and 3. Tsuguharu Foujita's Events in Akita is astonishing in the flesh. This is what we had travelled to see and it was definitely worth it - there are two levels from which to view the painting, one at eye level from a mezzanine gallery so as to take in the entire 20m length and from the floor looking up at it's glorious vibrancy. All-in-all this is a wonderful museum, small but oh so perfectly formed. If you want big and flashy and crowded and to see the exhibits through the lens of your camera phone, then this is not the place for you but if you want to wander through the beautiful galleries of an extraordinarily well-thought out art gallery, dive in because you won't regret it.
8. Mining Museum of Akita University
9. Akita Prefecture Museum
10. Tuchizaki Minato Historical Lore Museum
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