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Omoide-no-Kata Bunkou (the Kata Branch School of Memories)

Akita · Omagari - Kakunodate - Lake Tazawa · Nature & Scenery

Japanese name: 思い出の潟分校（かたぶんこう）

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WHAT TO DOOmoide-no-Kata Bunkou (the Kata Branch School of Memories)

A branch school that closed in 1974, repaired and opened to visitors. The classrooms remain as they were.

WHEREAkita

Omagari - Kakunodate - Lake Tazawa

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A branch school that closed in 1974, repaired and opened to visitors. The classrooms remain as they were.

About this place

A facility restored from a branch school closed in 1974 (Showa 49), open to the public since 2004 (Heisei 16). The space, which recalls the good old days, is also used as a venue for various events.

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