Akita

Worth seeing in and around Akita

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Akita Castle

   Akita Castle refers to the ruins of a Nara period fortified settlement located in what is now the city Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It is also sometimes referred to as “Fort Akita”.

   4 km · Japanese ancient castle in Akita city, Akita prefecture · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kubota Castle

   Kubota Castle is a Japanese castle in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kubota Castle was home to the Satake clan, daimyō of Kubota Domain, rulers of northern Dewa Province.

   900 m · Japanese castle in Akita city, Akita prefecture · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Soyu Stadium

   Soyu Stadium, formerly a.k.a. Akita Yabase Athletic Field, is an athletic stadium in Akita, Akita, Japan.

   1.9 km · building in Akita Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Akita Museum of Art

   Akita Museum of Art is an art museum in the city of Akita. The original Akita Prefectural Museum of Art was opened on May 5, 1967.

   400 m · art museum in Akita, Akita, Japan · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Akigin Stadium

   Akita Sports Plus ASP Stadium for their sponsor the Akita Sports Plus, is a football stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 4,992 and has been the home ground of J3 League club Blaublitz Akita since 2013.

   1.6 km · building in Akita Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Minato Castle

   Minato Castle was a Japanese castle in what is now Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Muromachi period, Minato Castle was home to the Ando clan, daimyō of Akita Domain, rulers of northern Dewa Province.

   6 km · Castle in Akita, Japan · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Akita Prefectural Gymnasium

   Akita Prefectural Gymnasium is a stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The gymnasium was built in 1968.

   2 km · stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Satake Historical Museum

   Satake Historical Museum opened in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan in 1990. Located in the grounds of Kubota Castle in Senshū Park, the collection relates to the Satake clan, daimyō of the Akita Domain.

   800 m · museum in Akita, Akita, Japan · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Akita City Ōmoriyama Zoo

   The Akita Omoriyama Zoo, also known as “Milve”, is a municipal zoo opened in July 1967 in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1972, the zoo covers 15 hectares, with 114 species on display.

   6 km · municipal zoo in Akita, Japan · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Koshiō Shrine

    Koshiō Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines the kami of Ōhiko no mikoto and Takemikazuchi no mikoto.

    3.6 km · Shinto shrine in Akita Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia

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Getting to Akita

Airports

Aomori (AOJ), 123 km · Sendai (SDJ), 189 km · Niigata (KIJ), 214 km

Stations

Akita Station, 1.1 km · Tsuchizaki Station, 5.9 km · Araya Station, 5.1 km · Ugo-Ushijima Station, 2.3 km · Izumi-Sotoasahikawa Station, 2.4 km

• Aomori → Akita

  133 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · ¥1,890–2,580
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• Natori → Akita

  184 km · quickest by road, 3h 59m · ¥2,640–3,600
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• Niigata → Akita

  220 km · quickest by road, 4h 9m · ¥2,830–3,860
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