The Paper Balloon festival is a very colourful festival in the middle of the Akita winter
Orae looks like an Swedish cafe with blonde country log cabin like tables and chairs, but it serves German , Italian and Japan..
This family run eatery serves no nonsense Akita cuisine in a simple setting that is more like your aunt’s kitchen than a templ..
German, Italian and Japanese yoshoku cuisine dominate the menu, with family favorites like croquettes, hamburg patties and ginger..
Set in a beautiful forest covered mountain, Nyuto Onsen is one place very much worth visiting, and one that is very accessible..
The iconic Nyuto Onsen has several hot spring resorts in the beautiful mountains of eastern Akita, which are open from Spring ..
Set in the Hachimantai National Park on the edge of Akita and Iwate prefectures, with most of the onsen hot springs open to the..
This photography guide tackles lighting conditions that you can almost never control. Hopefully with after reading this, you can..
Not much is known about Tohoku to the average traveller; perhaps only the memory of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that devastated..
Looking for an awesome ski resort with plenty of powder away from the crowds and near some of the best hot springs in Japan. Tazawako..