Akita

Population 302,984 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Japan

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Japan
Daylight 9 h 23 in Dec, dark by 16:15 · 14 h 58 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 39 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 42 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 53 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 13 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 21 of daylight
  6. June: 14 h 58 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 44 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 46 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 30 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 13 of daylight
  11. November: 10 h 02 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 23 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Akita Kantō

    Akita Kantō

    August

    The Akita Kantō (秋田竿燈まつり) is a Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita City, Akita Prefecture in hope for a good harvest.

    Official site Wikipedia

  2. Kanto Festival

    August

    A parade of over 200 bamboo poles with hanging lanterns up to 12 meters tall weighing 50kg balanced on the shoulder, hip, hand, or head of participants.

2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Akita); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • 矢留食肉直売所

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.7 km from the centre

  • 秋田市民市場

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.7 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 44 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Araya 4.7 km, Tsuchizaki 5.4 km, 秋田港 5.8 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.