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Kakunodate Shinmeisha
The tutelary shrine of the samurai district. The float rite of the Kakunodate festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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AkitaShrines & TemplesSemboku
Gozanoishi Jinja
Vermilion torii stand on the shore of Lake Tazawa. It carries the legend of Princess Tatsuko.
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Kakunodate Shinmeisha
The float rite of the Kakunodate festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
AkitaHistoric Districts
AkitaNature & Scenery
AkitaHot SpringsSemboku
Nyuto Onsen
Seven hot springs scattered through the valley. Tsuru-no-yu keeps its thatched Edo-period lodging.
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Aoyagi Family Residence
The largest of Kakunodate's samurai houses, with storehouses of armour and antiquities.
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Ishiguro Family Residence
Kakunodate's oldest samurai house, still lived in by the family, with a tortoise carved into the transom.
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Kabazaiku Craft Museum
Wild cherry bark planed thin and pressed onto wood; airtight, and so ideal for tea caddies.
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Statue of Tatsuko
A gilded bronze on the shore of Lake Tazawa by the sculptor Yasutake Funakoshi.
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Shiraiwa Ware
A kiln extinct for a century, revived in 1975; known for its blue namako glaze.
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Itaya Basketry
Baskets woven from split Itaya maple, a winter craft of farming households that became a traditional craft of Akita Prefecture.
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Kamihinokinai Paper Balloons
Eight-metre paper balloons painted with warriors, launched into the winter night sky.