History / Culture / Tour Spots in Kakunodate / Lake Tazawa / Nyuto Area
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Kakunodate / Lake Tazawa / Nyuto
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Kakunodate / Lake Tazawa / Nyuto
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- Tatsuko statue
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- Akita Senboku-shi Nishikicho Saimyoji Katajiri
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I guess it is the most popular tourists round the lake. If you drive round the lake, dont just go there. There are other nice places around the lake.
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- Kakunodate Kabazaiku Denshokan
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4.072 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachiomotemachishimochou 10-1
- This is a tourist facility in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, established to promote the traditional Kakunodate craft of “Kabazaiku” (cherry bark art) which began as the craftwork of lower-grade samurai. Kabazaiku is characterized by the brilliant, deep coloring it gets from the bark of the mountain cherry tree, and is often used for making tea utensils and accessories. Inside the building Kabazaiku, handicraft, cultural and historical materials are on display, and the Kabazaiku creation demonstration corner is particularly popular. The building itself, made in the old Kakunodate architectural style, is a sight to see.
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This Museum has an interesting collection which will enhance your knowledge of life and early industry in the Kakunodate district. During our visit there were also exhibitors of local crafts with...
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- Ando Miso Soy Sauce Brewery
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4.567 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachishimoshinmachi 27
- The former miso and soy sauce brewery was founded in 1853. The brick storehouse, built in the middle of the Meiji period, gives an atmosphere of long ago. You can enter the building and view the fusuma (sliding doors), hand-painted by Nishimiya Reiwa, free of charge. In the black plastered warehouse once used for storage, you can taste miso soup and pickles. You should definitely try the additive-free, naturally produced goods.
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You see many grain storage buildings, non combustible, throughout Japan, but this one really catches you attention. It is on the opposite end of town from the samurai houses.
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- Hirafuku Memorial Museum of Art
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4.027 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachiomotemachikamichou 4-4
- The Hirafuku Memorial Museum of Art is an art museum in Omotemachi Kamicho, Kakunodate Town, Semboku City. The name of the building is derived from the Japanese painters Suian Hirafuku and Hyakusui Hirafuku, parent and child from Kakunodate. The building was designed by Hiroshi Oe, known for his architectural designs of the National Noh theater and Hosei University. Opened in 1988, it was built on the land where the North Satake family (Satake-hokke) of the Satake clan resided and where the old Kakunodate Junior High School building stood. There are pieces of work on display from Naotake Odano and other local artists and followers of Hirafuku, as well as other active young artists.
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秋田県仙北市の角館町にある「平福記念美術館」についての情報を発信していきます。「平福記念美術館」を訪れたのは2023年4月23日です。 「平福記念美術館」へのアクセスですが、JR「角館駅」出口から徒歩20分のところにあります。まず、出口を出ると「駅前通り」(県道250号)を280ｍほど道なりに直進すると突き当りに郵便局があります。そこを右折し700ｍほど直進し、「マス形地形」になっている突き当りを...
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- Shincho-sha Memorial Literature Museum
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3.525 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Akita Senboku-shi Kakunodatemachi Tamachikamicho 23
- A museum located on Bukeyashiki Street in Tamachi, Tamachi-kamicho, Kakunodate Town, Semboku City. It was built to honor Sato Giryo from Kakunodate Town and founder of Shinchosha Publishing Co. and has materials on display regarding his life and the history of Kakunodate.
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秋田県仙北市の角館町にある「新潮社記念文学館」についての情報を発信していきます。「新潮社記念文学館」を訪れたのは2023年4月23日です。「新潮社記念文学館」へのアクセスですが、JR「角館駅」出口から徒歩8分のところにあります。まず、出口を出ると「駅前通り」(県道250号)を550ｍほど道なりに直進します。三つ目の十字路を左折し、100ｍほど進むと左側に「新潮社記念文学館」があります。 「新潮社記...
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- Nishinomiya House
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4.011 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachitamachikamichou 11-1
- The Nishinomiya Family were retainers for the Satake clan that moved to Akita at the beginning of the Edo period. This residence, which was built in the most prosperous period for the land owner from the Meiji to Taisho periods, comprises five storehouses and one main building. The main building exhibits old documents and artefacts. Visitors can enjoy tea and sweets in the charming Japanese sweet café. The garden is also beautiful and you can see its different seasonal faces such as the cherry blossoms in the spring and the colorful kaki fruit in the autumn.
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角館駅に最も近い武家屋敷が西宮家の建物でもあり、5つの蔵と母屋で構成されている。仙北市総合情報センターの向かいにある建物でわかりやすい。白壁と壁を割るように木が枠を作りとても美しい側壁を成しているのが特徴だ。立ち寄ってみたい武家屋敷。
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- Kakunodate Shinmeisha Shrine
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- Akita Senboku-shi Kakunodatemachi Iwase 117
- A Shinto shrine located in Iwase Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City. Dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, the shrine is the guardian shrine of Kakunodate and, although there are various theories on the matter, it is said it was founded in the distant Azuchi-Momoyama period. The shrine is the location of the Kakunodate-matsuri festival, known for its traditional float battles designated a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and each year during the festival held for three days from September 7 to September 9, 18 traditional floats are pulled around the town and eventually bashed into each other. Performances of traditional Semboku Kitaura kagura shrine music and dancing are also held.
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角館の武家屋敷通りから南方に少し離れた場所にあるジンジャ・シュラインです。石段を登った高台によく手入れされた境内がありました。御朱印あります。
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- Gozanoishi Shrine
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- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Nishikichouhinokinai Ainaigata 1
- Gozanoishi Shrine was founded in 1650 and received its name when the lord of the Akita Clan, Satake Yoshitaka, took a rest while visiting Lake Tazawa. It is famous for features such as the “Nanairogi (seven-color tree)” near the vermillion-lacquered torii gate that gave rise to seven varieties of trees; “Katagashira-no-reisen,” the spring that Princess Tatsuko is said to have drunk from that turned her into a dragon; and the “kagami ishi” stone that reflected her figure. It is on the shore of Lake Tazawa and offers beautiful scenery for visitors to marvel at. It is about an hour and 10 minutes by car from the Morioka Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.
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- Kakunodate Aoyagi Samurai Manor Museum
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- Akita Prefecture kakunodate Omotemachishimocho 3
- The old mansion and prestigious Yakuimon (roofed gate) of the Aoyagi Family, vassals of Lord Ashina and Lord Satake. The architecture of the main building has remained unchanged for about 200 years and is designated as an Important Cultural Property. There are valuable armor and helmets, relating the history of the Aoyagi family, displayed in the armory. The Kaitaishinsho Gallery has displays about the history of the Aoyagi Family, the faithful Odano Naotake and “Kaitaishinsho” (a book of anatomy). There is an experience corner, shop, and a coffee shop for you to enjoy your journey back in time. In spring there is a new species of cherry tree that is said to be the only one of its type in Japan, called the Aoyagi eight-petaled red weeping cherry.
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- The Ishiguro Manor
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- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachiomotemachishimochou 1
- The Ishiguro family house is located to the north of Bukeyashiki Road (street of samurai houses). It is the oldest existing house in the samurai residence area of Kakunodate, and it is the only one allowing visitors to enter inside the house for viewing. It is estimated that the main building was built between the 18th and 19th centuries, the roof is thatched, the garden has moss that looks like water, and expresses a prestigious samurai style. It is a 20-minute walk from Kakunodate Station.
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- Matsumoto Family Residence
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- Akita Senboku-shi Kakunodatemachi Kobitomachi 4
- A historic building in Kobito-machi, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City. It served as a lower ranked samurai residence during the Edo period and has been designated a Tangible Cultural Property of the prefecture. Admission is free and from spring to autumn they hold demonstrations of traditional Itaya Zaiku weaving. The house was famously the shooting location for the film, The Twilight Samurai.
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- Tamachi Samurai Residence Street
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- Akita Senboku-shi Kakunodatemachi
- A street in Tamachikamicho, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City. This is the area where the retainers of the Satake clan, governors of the Akita domain, lived and the townscape appearance with its black wooden fences of the past has been preserved. There are lots of sights to take in while strolling down the street including samurai residences such as the Nishinomiya Residence or the Shinchosha Memorial Literature Museum built to honor Sato Giryo, founder of Shinchosha Publishing Co.
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- Odano House
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- Akita Senboku-shi Kakunodatemachi Higashikatsurakucho 10
- A historic building located on the Samurai Residence Street in Higashikatsurakucho, Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City. It's the former residence of the Odano family, retainers of the Satake clan, and has been designated a historic landmark of the city. The entire street has been designated a National Group of Traditional Buildings and many samurai residences from the Edo period still remain.
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- Lake Tazawa's Great Golden Kannon
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- Akita Senboku-shi Tazawako Obonai Shimotakano 82-117
- A huge Kannon statue located in a park in Shimotakano Obonai Tazawako, Semboku City. The 35-meter-tall statue is the largest cast Kannon statue in the country. The base of the statue is a Kannon museum outfitted with a 33 Kannon hall and mandala temple. Around the statue are statues of the Seven Gods of Fortune and a hall where worshippers can stand and pray on soil from the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage temples.
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- Ukiki-jinja Shrine
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- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Nishikichousaimyouji Katajiri
- 15 minutes by car from Yatsu Station. A bare wood shrine with a modern feel located on the shore of Lake Tazawa in Saimyoji, Nishiki Town. The shrine’s proper name is the Kansagu. The shrine was named with Kansagu by Masudo Soshu, a retainer of Akita Domain, in 1769. Because of this fact, Lake Tazawa has come to be called Lake Kansa, as well as Lake Sako. The driftwood enshrined in the shrine resulted in its common nickname of Ukiki-jinja Shrine— “Driftwood Shrine.” The shrine building sticks out over Lake Tazawa, and nearby stands a figure of the legendary Tatsuko. The shrine is believed to provide luck with finding love and marriage and is visited by many women.
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- Ohmura Art Museum
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- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachiyamanemachi 39-1
- A 16 minute walk from Kakunodate Station. A private museum located in Kakunodate, Senboku City, Akita Prefecture dedicated to René Lalique, who was considered an Art Deco master. The museum’s collection of some 400 pieces includes glass works of art by Lalique, Art Deco pieces from the same period as his lifetime, and related materials. In order to fully show off the beauty of its glass artwork, the museum makes use of small exhibition spaces and careful lighting. In addition, the museum chooses a special theme every two or three months and presents select pieces for exhibition accordingly.
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- Iwahashike
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- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachihigashikatsurakuchou 3-1
- This warrior residence is located in Kakunodate. It managed to survive the great fire of 1900 in which several residences were destroyed. It is said this is because the roof was changed to one with shingles by the method of roofing called Kobabuki. The garden contains a large oak tree that is over 250 years old, making the high-class status of this warrior’s residence clear even today. This home was featured in the film “The Twilight Samurai.”
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- Kawarada Manor
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- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachihigashikatsurakuchou 9
- In the Sengoku period, this residence of Kawarada Manor was used by the hereditary vassals of the Ashina Clan who transferred to Kakunodate, and it received 100 koku of rice for the main family and 50 for the branch family. It was built in the mid Meiji period, and it is styled after the warrior residences of the Edo period and their rich designs. The main residence’s roof features a merchant house design that is said to have been for fire prevention.
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- Omoide-no Kata Branch School
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- Akita Pref. Sembokushi Tazawakokata Ichinowatashi 226
- This wooden building is in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture. The remodeled structure was an elementary school closed in 1974, and is now a for-profit public facility. They host concerts, photo exhibits and many more regular events. It's also used by locals as a community center.
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- Furushiroyama Castle Ruins (Furushiroyama Park)
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- Akita Senboku-shi Kakunodatemachi Furushiroyama
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角館の武家屋敷群の北側にある、城址公園です。山の頂上部分がかつての主郭になっています。頂上付近や旧二ノ丸付近からは角館の街が一望できます。天候が良ければ是非訪問すべきです。
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