When travelling to Japan in summer, firework festivals (hanabi taikai) are a highlight of Japanese culture, drawing in ...

Within Japan, Akita is well-known for the quality of its local food ingredients. Akita's hinai chicken and Akita Komachi rice are used as the base of local cuisine.

Paper lanterns bearing images of women and other designs are lighting up the night at a famed summer festival in Yuzawa City, ...

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YUZAWA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yuzawa Royal Hotel and AKITA Geo Tour Co., Ltd. have begun accepting reservations for their two days-one night tour package of Akita, in the Snow Country (January ...

ODATE, Akita -- The Akita Inu Preservation Society, based in this northern Japan city, will introduce digital pedigree certificates in March to fight forgery, it has recently been announced.