The city of Senboku in Akita Prefecture is made up of three towns ... and its beautiful azure waters glisten against the range of snow-capped mountains. In the Kamihinokinai district of Nishiki ...

AKITA--With live voices once again calling out “dokkoisho, dokkoisho,” the Akita Kanto Festival, one of the three major festivals in the Tohoku region, opened here on Aug. 3. Last year ...

OGA, Akita Prefecture--Even grotesque demons are ... praise and attracted visitors from around Japan for the Namahage festival held in various parts of the municipality on New Year’s Eve.

An unusual sight of white snow falling onto trees at their autumn foliage peak unfolded at Dairyuji Temple in Oga City, Akita Prefecture. A strong winter-type pressure system was in place on the ...

DAISEN, Akita -- While the Akita dog breed and Hinai-Jidori chickens of northern Japan's Akita Prefecture have long been ...