Akita Travel/ Akita Tour
New Announcements
Popular tours Akita travel Each place of departure
Popular bus tours departing from Kanagawa (including Machida City)
Search for Akita travel tours
Introducing popular spots and attractions in Akita Prefecture
Learn more about Akita Prefecture's attractions
Nishimonai Bon Dance
The festival is said to have originated as a harvest festival or a Bon Festival offering, and is a traditional event in Ugo Town. The Kamigata-style dance is mysteriously beautiful, conveying 700 years of culture and history to the present day. In addition to performances on flutes and large drums, the lively and brave music, which includes singers, contrasts with the graceful dance. Due to the eerie appearance of the performers in their gorgeous costumes, bird-chasing hats, and black Hikosan hoods, the dance is also known as the "dance of the dead," and is mysterious yet beautiful.
Akita Eat up "grouper," the prefectural fish of
Kiritanpo, Inaniwa udon, Hinai Jidori chicken... Akita has no shortage of local delicacies. They're all so delicious that you'll have a hard time deciding what to eat when you're traveling there. Among them, we recommend the sandfish, which is the prefectural fish of Akita Prefecture, from autumn to winter. This fish was named "Hatahata" (sea bream) after the god of thunder, Hatatagami, because it is caught during the thundering season from late autumn to winter.
Sandfish has no scales and is boneless, making it easy to eat whether grilled or boiled. It is a white fish, but has a sweet taste and is delicious.
A famous Akita way of eating it is the local dish "Shotsuru Nabe," which is a hot pot seasoned with shottsuru, a fish sauce made by fermenting salted sandfish, and then adding raw sandfish to it.
Shottsuru nabe, which uses sandfish as both the seasoning and the ingredients, is truly a sandfish feast. It is a local dish that allows you to enjoy seasonal fish to your heart's content.
Real-time information on Akita
Akita travel related features
Customer Co-Creation Activities
Latest Tours and Information
Club Tourism Travel Brand
Overseas Travel
Club Tourism Internet Membership Information
-
A wide range of services exclusively available to members
-
Search for trips anytime, anywhere!
-
Be the first to know about the best seasonal travel deals!