Akita Prefecture

Akita Prefecture is a region of northern Japan on the Sea of Japan. Its landscape includes mountains, hot springs, and rice-growing plains, with Akita as its capital.

Akita City: Akita City is the capital and largest city of Akita Prefecture in northern Japan. The prefecture’s political and population center sits on its western coast.
Akita rice: Akita rice is rice grown in Akita Prefecture, including the well-known Akitakomachi variety. Rice cultivation is central to the prefecture’s agricultural identity.
Namahage: Namahage are masked figures in a New Year ritual from the Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture. This dramatic local custom is among Akita’s best-known cultural traditions.
Aomori Prefecture: Aomori Prefecture occupies the northern end of Honshu, Japan’s largest island. It borders Akita to the north and shares the region’s snowy climate.
Tōhoku region: Tōhoku is the northeastern region of Japan’s main island, Honshu. Akita is one of the six prefectures making up this region.
Akitakomachi: Akitakomachi is a Japanese rice cultivar developed in Akita Prefecture and widely grown across Japan. This locally developed variety carries Akita’s name into kitchens nationwide.
Oga Namahage Sedo Festival: The Oga Namahage Sedo Festival is a winter event featuring Namahage rituals and performances in Oga, Akita. The festival stages the peninsula’s household ritual for a large public audience.
Iwate Prefecture: Iwate Prefecture is a large prefecture on the Pacific coast of northeastern Honshu. It borders Akita to the east, across the Ōu Mountains.
Sea of Japan: The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago and mainland East Asia. Akita’s western coastline faces this sea.
Nyūtō Onsen: Nyūtō Onsen is a cluster of hot-spring inns in the mountains of eastern Akita Prefecture. Its secluded baths make the prefecture’s volcanic landscape a major tourism draw.

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