Mitsubishi Materials Akita Smelting
A smelter in Akita. It extracts zinc from ore and recycled raw materials.
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A smelter in Akita. It extracts zinc from ore and recycled raw materials.
A long-established maker of Inaniwa udon. Visitors can watch and try the process of twisting the dough by hand and stretching it thin.
A brewery in Yuzawa. Its Meiji-era buildings remain, and it brews miso and soy sauce.
A miso and soy sauce brewer in Yuzawa. It accepts visitors on tours of the brewery.
A sake brewery in Akita City. Known for the Takashimizu brand, it was jointly established by breweries in the prefecture.
A sake brewery in Akita City. It is committed to wooden vats and the kimoto method, and is also the birthplace of No. 6 yeast.
A sake brewery in Happo Town. It grows its own rice and ties its work to the revitalization of the area.
A sake brewery in Yurihonjo. It brews with local rice grown under contract.
A sake brewery in Nikaho. Said to have been founded in 1487, it continues the yamahai method.
A sake brewery in Yuzawa. Under the Ranman brand, it exhibits materials on brewing.
Magewappa from Odate. Thin boards of Akita cedar are bent and stitched with cherry bark.
A magewappa workshop in Odate. It makes vessels finished as plain, uncoated wood.
The local history museum of Odate. It exhibits magewappa and the history of the mines.
A kabazaiku workshop in Kakunodate. Visitors can see the process of applying the bark.
Lacquerware from Kawatsura in Yuzawa. Lacquer is applied to the wooden base again and again, and the pieces are decorated with chinkin and maki-e.
A production-area association for Kawatsura lacquerware. It covers the processes for magnolia, horse chestnut, and other wood bases, and lacquer.
Gotenmari from Yurihonjo. Handballs wound with silk thread and embroidered with patterns.
A center that passes on Akita's folk performing arts. It exhibits the lanterns and techniques of Kanto and gives demonstrations.
The prefectural agricultural science museum. It presents Akita's agricultural technology through exhibits.
The information center of Moriyoshizan Dam. It exhibits how flood control works.
The information room of Tamagawa Dam. It covers the system that neutralizes the strongly acidic water of Tamagawa Onsen.
BEFORE EXPLORING JAPAN · Getting to know Japanese culture
Two places you will come across on your trip. A shrine enshrines the kami of Shinto; a temple is a place to face the teachings of Buddhism and the Buddhas. Their entrances and the etiquette for visiting also differ.
A shrine honors Shinto kami; a temple follows Buddhist teachings. Learn how to recognize each place and visit respectfully.
Follow the guidance of each shrine or temple for the actual etiquette.