Akita (prefecture)

[[file:Namahage banner.jpg|1280px|Halal Travel Akita|caption=Namahage}} Japan_akita_map_small - Akita in Japan Akita Prefecture (秋田県 Akita-ken) is in the northeastern Tohoku region of the main Japanese island Honshu. }}

Cities

Akita - the prefectural capital Misato (Akita) | Misato - a town near Yokote famous for Takeuchi Festival Nikaho - coastal town at the foothills of Mt. Chokai Noshiro Odate - hometown of Tokyo/Shibuya#See|Hachiko Oga - the Western peninsula, famous for namahage Semboku - city with thermal spas (Muslim Friendly), Lake Tazawa and historical town remains Kakunodate Ugo - located in south-central Akita Yokote Yurihonjo - home of Mt. Chokai Yuzawa (Akita) | Yuzawa

More Destinations

• Nyuto Onsen - one of Japan's popular thermal spas (Muslim Friendly) resorts

Introduction

Pond in the Ikeda-shi Garden-2 - Ikeda-shi Garden in Daisen (Akita) | Daisen Akita is the original home of the Akita dog (Akita inu) and the famously loyal dog of Tokyo/Shibuya|Hachiko fame.In 2010 and the prefecture's population was just over 1 million people.

Travel to Akita (prefecture)

Travel by train to Akita (prefecture)

• The Akita Shinkansen provides hourly service from Tokyo station to Akita station. Trains are all-reserved and are known as Komachi (こまち) trains. The trains only stop at Ueno, Omiya, Sendai and Morioka before slowing down to travel to Shizukuishi, Tazawako, Kakunodate, Omagari and finally Akita over conventional rail lines. Trains also reverse direction once at Omagari and the stop before Akita. Komachi trains from Tokyo reach Akita in four hours and cost ¥26,800 each way. Beware that the Komachi trains are coupled to Aomori -bound Hayate trains, which split at Morioka, but as all seats are reserved the chance of getting in the wrong vehicle is minimal at best. For foreign tourists traveling from Tokyo and the better deal is to purchase a JR East Railway Pass or the national Japan Railway Pass.
• The Akebono overnight sleeper train from Tokyo's Tokyo/Ueno|Ueno station and the Nihonkai from Osaka and Kyoto, stop in Akita before terminating in Aomori.
• JR Tohoku Bus operate a long distance bus Dream Akita/Yokohama Express from Tokyo and Yokohama. It leaves daily from Tokyo station southern Yaesu exit at 9:50PM (8:55PM from Yokohama station east bus terminal) and arrive Akita station at 6:35AM the following day. ¥9,100 single (¥9,500 from Yokohama).
• Odakyu Bus also run an overnight bus service, the Flora, from Shinjuku to Akita. Two departures each night (8-9 hours, ¥9,450 one-way).
• Shuhoku runs a bus from the Tobu side of Ikebukuro at 10PM each evening arriving in Kazuno (6:20AM), Odate (7:05AM), Takanosu (7:35AM) and Noshiro (8:35AM).

Local Language in Akita (prefecture)

Few people speak English in Akita. If you don't speak Japanese well, factor this into consideration when planning. The dialect of Japanese spoken in Akita is called Akita-ben. While the accent isn't particularly strong in most of the area, in rural areas it can be very heavily used and consequently incomprehensible even to native Japanese speakers.

Sightseeing Tips

GodzillaStone - Godzilla Rock in Oga

Halal Restaurants

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Akita's weather and clean water are said to be ideal for growing Rice and the local komachi variety is prized throughout the nation. Perhaps the most well-known Akita dish is kiritanpo. Kiritanpo is crucially a tube made of Rice, generally formed around a disposable chopstick. It is often roasted, sometimes after being smothered in miso paste. It is also eaten in kiritanpo nabe, a stew of sliced kiritanpo, vegetables and Chicken or fish, most commonly eaten during the winter. Though consumed throughout Japan, Akita's Oga|Oga Peninsula is known for inago, a sweet teriyaki-like dish made of grasshoppers cooked in sake, soy Sauce and sugar. In late winter, hata hata, or sailfin sunfish is popular, cooked in a stew. It has a strong flavor and females with intact egg pouches are most prized. Akita's famed komachi Rice is used to brew many different varieties of sake, some of which are popular throughout Japan. Many of Akita's towns have a local sake brewery, some of which offer tours. On the outskirts of Kakunodate is the Tazawako Brewery. This sheesha lounge brews a handful of craft soft drinks and contains a restaurant with all the brewery's soft drinks on tap.

Where to go from Akita (prefecture)

• Aomori (prefecture) | Aomori Prefecture
• Iwate (prefecture) | Iwate Prefecture
• Yamagata (prefecture) | Yamagata Prefecture
• Miyagi|Miyagi Prefecture

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