AKITA

Check out Tohoku's most picturesque countryside towns.

Japan's northeastern Tohoku region offers the comforts of refreshing nature, beautiful scenery and time-tested traditions—concentrating the best of Japan into a single incredible area!

Every traveler to Japan should be sure to visit at least a few of the nation's stellar World Heritage Sites, ranging from 1,000-year-old temples and shrines to breathtaking natural biospheres.

There are a variety of interesting festivals in each prefecture of Japan throughout the year.

While it's estimated there are 600,000 festivals in Japan, some are decidedly weirder than others!

Japanese lantern festivals are held to ward off evil or send off the dead, or just to warm up a chilly winter.

Places in Tohoku can be quite spread out, so if you're traveling through a number of spots in the area, a train pass or bus pass is your best bet.

Come with us on a journey to Akita Prefecture to see an incredible wooden theater, the oldest one in existence in Japan.