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JAPAN-Travel the Tohoku: Akita and Oga Peninsula

Akita and Oga Peninsula
JAPAN-Travel the Tohoku: Akita and Oga PeninsulaAkita City, capital of the province being actively developed as a new industrial center. Its area is known for producing high quality rice and Akita cedar forests.

To see

City of Akita

JAPAN-Travel the Tohoku: Akita and Oga PeninsulaCapital of the prefecture, with a population of 331,900 inhabitants. Previously prosperous castle town during the reign of the Satake family during the Edo period. Today is the industrial and cultural center of the northern Tohoku region, with its museum of handicrafts, wood industry and its oil fields.


Senshu Park
The Senshu park occupies the site of the ruined castle of Satake Kubota family. Much appreciated for the beauty of its cherry trees and azaleas in spring, is the best place to relax in the cities. The park also houses the municipal library, the Museum of Fine Arts in Akita prefecture, public Prefecture Hall (theater). 
5 minutes walk from the train station in Akita.

National Gallery Masakichi Hirano

The museum is located inside the Senshu Park, recognized by its unusual architectural style - Copper Roof Japanese palate. The museum has a rich collection of paintings Tsuguharu Fujita (1886-1968) and masterpieces of Western artists. The building also houses the Museum of Fine Arts in Akita prefecture.

Atorion

The place to discover and purchase specialties and crafts Akita
5 minutes walk from the train station in Akita.

Kawabata Dori (Kawabata Avenue)

The most lively and living in the district of Akita. This avenue has over 1,000 pubs, bars and restaurants where you can taste the good of the region and taste the local specialties as shottsuru and kiritampo. 
15 minutes walk from the train station in Akita.

Quasi-national park Oga

Oga Peninsula extends 20 km, just west of the lagoon has a luxuriante- Hachirogata natural Akita cedar forests, green hills and a coast with varying landscapes. Three nice roads cross the peninsula of Oga. Since there is no regular bus service, except in summer, it is advisable to take a bus to get from one place to another.

Mont Kampu

Monte Kampu, altitude 355 meters, at the foot of the peninsula, beautiful mountain covered with grass, no trees. The Observatory at the top offers views towards the four cardinal points.

Kaigan Nishi (West Coast)

Nishi kaigan means any part of the coast of the Bay of Monzen Toga is a tourist attraction in the Oga Peninsula. One can discover the beauty of this rugged coastline for a tourist excursion boat Monzen Oga Aquarium. Along the coast by car can also be fun.

Oga Aquarium Gao

The largest in northern Japan aquarium houses more than 400 species of fish and aquatic animals.

Oga Spa

Oga Spa extends north of the coast of the peninsula, a favorite tourist attraction offers a range of accommodation for the night.

Cap Nyudozaki

In the northwest corner of the Oga Peninsula, with its sloping roof surface vegetation plunges 30 meters into the sea of ​​Japan. His black and white lighthouse is the symbol.

Hachibodai

15 minutes by bus from Cape Nyudozaki is a green plateau where you can see a beautiful lake and bay. Especially at sunset, which offers visitors a breathtaking panoramic view.

lagoon Hachirogata

Previously, the second largest lake in Japan is now a vast farmland of 172 square kilometers. Here is the implementation of a modern highly mechanized agriculture. The village of Ogata mura new construction is 1:30 Akita City and 30 minutes by taxi from the station Hachirogata.

Source:tourisme-japon.fr

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