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Kosaka Mine Office
A mine office built in 1905. A three-story wooden building and an Important Cultural Property.
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Before tracing culture and history — how shrines and temples differ, and how to pay respects
Many of Japan's cultural properties are found at shrines or temples. The two belong to different religions, and their entrances and ways of worship differ. Start with the differences and the etiquette.INSTAGRAM / 6
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Akita City Folk Performing Arts Heritage Center (Neburi Nagashi-kan)
A centre in Akita City where you can try lifting a full-size kanto pole.
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Akita Dog Museum (Akita Dog Preservation Society)
The Akita dog preservation society's building in Odate. A museum on the third floor holds the breed's history.
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Senshū Kōen
A park on the site of Kubota Castle, with about 700 cherry trees, followed by azaleas and wisteria in early summer.
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Masuda Tourist and Local Products Center "Kura-no-Eki"
A centre among the storehouse streets of Masuda in Yokote, opening a building that was once an ironmonger's.
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Akita Geijutsu Gekijō Milhas
A cultural centre in Akita City opened in 2022, with halls large and small.
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Wappa Building (magewappa-making experience)
A magewappa shop in Odate. Try the process of bending cedar into shape.
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Nishimonai Bon Odori
A Bon dance in Ugo said to be some 700 years old. Dancers hide their faces under woven hats and black hoods.
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Namahage Sedo Matsuri
A February rite at Shinzan Shrine in Oga, joining a Shinto ceremony with the folk rite of the Namahage.
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Inukko Matsuri
A winter folk rite in Yuzawa. Dogs modelled in rice flour are set at the doorway in a prayer against theft.