Explore Akita in Japan
Akita in the region of Akita with its 320,069 inhabitants is a town in Japan - some 279 mi or ( 449 km ) North of Edo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Akita is now 02:36 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nagano-shi, Maebashi, Kanazawa, Morioka, and Fukushima-shi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nagano-shi . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Akita ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Smart Crow uses cars to crack nuts in Akita, Japan near Senshu Park
crow uses traffic to crack nuts in Akita, Japan, this is near Senshu Park. ..
秋田竿燈まつり Akita Kanto Festival 2011 (Shot on RED ONE)
秋田県 秋田市 で開催される「竿燈燈まつり」は東北三大まつりの一つで、250年以上の歴史をもつ国重要無形民俗文化財です。 The Akita Kanto Festival held in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, located in Tohoku, the northeastern region of Japan. Traditional festival wi ..
秋田竿灯祭2007 - Akita Kanto Festival
The lanterns made from ears of rice twinkle in Akita city. And 2.2milion 50kg bamboo-pole lanterns seems like the "Milky Way" moving in the summer's night sky. 稲穂を表現している竿灯が激しい太鼓のリズムに合わせて町を練り歩きます。お祭りの最 ..
Kanto Festival
The Kanto Festival (竿燈まつり) in Akita City, Japan. This was the final night of the festival, so the guys were not shy about adding more poles to lift the lanterns higher that they normally do! ..
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Misono Gakuen Junior College
Misono Gakuen Junior College is a private junior college in the city of Akita in Akita Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1966.
Located at 39.72 140.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Akita Station
Akita Station is a railway station in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Located at 39.72 140.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Akita Prefecture
Akita Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita.
Located at 39.72 140.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Akita University
Akita University is a university in Akita City, Japan. It has three faculties: the Faculty of Education and Human Studies, the School of Medicine, and the Faculty of Engineering and Resource Science.
Located at 39.73 140.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ugo-Ushijima Station
Ugo-Ushijima Station is a JR East railway station located in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Located at 39.70 140.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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