Recommend Route

Akita Station

about 7 min on foot

Senshu Park

Ruins of Kubota Castle, which was home to the Satake family, which ruled Akita. Please get a feel for the seasons of Akita here including cherry blossoms and azaleas in spring.
>>Senshu Park

about 3 min on foot

Akita Prefectural Museum of Art, Hirano Masakichi Museum of Fine Art

It houses many masterpieces, including the works of oil painter Tsuguharu Fujita, who painted in Paris under the name Leonardo Foujita. His particular noteis the giant painting titled "Events of Akita," which is one of the world's largest canvas paintings (3.65 meters high and 20.50 meters wide).
>>Hirano Masakichi Museum of Fine Art

about 5 min on foot

Akita City Folklore and Performing Arts Center

Provides an introduction to Akita's folkloric performing arts such as the Kanto Festival and Tsuchizaki Port Festival through documents and images. You can see a live performance by the Kanto Association on Saturday/Sunday/holidays(1:00p.m.- 1:40 p.m.) from April to October.
>>Akita City Foklore and Performing Arts Center

about 5 min on foot

Akarenga (Red Brick)

This is a European-style building (national important cultural asset) built at the end of the Meiji era to serve as the old central branch of Akita Bank. Inside you will find Akita's traditional arts and crafts, prints by Tokushi Katsuhira, and a room commemorating living national treasure Shiro Sekiya.
>>Akarenga (Red Brick)

about 10 min on foot

Akita Citizen's Market

The market has over 80 shops selling fresh seafood caught locally, mountain plants and mushrooms, and other seasonal vegetables, etc.
>>Akita Citizen's Market

about 3 min on foot

Akita Station