Akita Prefecture

Japan’s “Bon Odori”: Welcoming Ancestors’ Spirits Home with Good, Plain FunTRAVEL | Sep 5, 2023

Monsters in the North: Frosted “Juhyō” Trees on Akita’s Mount MoriyoshiINSIGHT | Feb 10, 2023

A Hot Spring Beloved by Akita’s “Matagi” HuntersINSIGHT | Jun 17, 2021

Akita Prefecture: The Deep NorthCULTURE | Oct 12, 2020

Hot Meals from the Cold North: Three Homegrown Akita StewsJAPAN LIFE | Apr 1, 2019

Early Spring in Tōhoku: Plum Blossoms in Aomori, Iwate, and AkitaTRAVEL | Mar 26, 2019

Dainichidō Bugaku: Ritual Dances in the Chill of Winter (Photos)CULTURE | Jan 14, 2017

Ōmagari Hanabi―the Pinnacle of Japanese Fireworks Displays (Photos)CULTURE | Dec 13, 2013

Come, Snow: Moments of Respite in the Snow Country (Photos)CULTURE | Feb 20, 2012