Akita

AKITA — A 210-year-old weeping cherry tree has reached its peak blossoming in Yuzawa, Akita Prefe...

AKITA — A polar bear cub born in December last year began being displayed to the public on Saturd...

Akita, April 10 (Jiji Press)—A study is planned to analyze the impact of bear appearances on the ...

NOSHIRO, Akita — About 300 residents of Noshiro in Akita Prefecture celebrated the city’s 20th an...

AKITA — Dance troupes performed at Akita City Cultural Creation Center in Akita on Feb. 28 and Ma...

KATAGAMI, Akita — To help spread the appeal of sake overseas, a sake brewery tour for internation...

AKITA — A two-day festival featuring about 60 kamakura snow huts started in Yokote, Akita Prefect...

A retired veteran hunter who lives on his own in Akita Prefecture happens to pick up a game one d...

Workers build kamakura snow huts by piling up snow brought by heavy machinery in Yokote, Akita Pr...

The Akita Shinkansen service has been suspended in both directions between Akita and Morioka stat...

OGA, Akita — Timed sled runs down the 355-meter-high Mt. Kanpu began on Dec. 27 in Oga, Akita Pre...

AKITA — Akita Nairiku Line services resumed for a 61.2-kilometer section between Aniai and Kakuno...

AKITA — A train derailed and fell 5 meters below the tracks at the Akita Nairiku Jukan Tetsudo Ra...

AKITA — Akita Senshu Museum of Art in the city of Akita is running a special exhibition called “E...

AKITA/MORIOKA — Restaurants and bars in the Tohoku region are feeling the impact of the recent be...