Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Akita, Japan

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 4.6 km
Ascend 126 m
Descend 119 m

Explore Akita in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Akita

Sight 1: 三吉神社総本宮

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Taiheizan Sanyoshi Shrine is a shrine located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. An object of mountain worship. There is a satomiya at the foot of Mt. Taiping and an inner shrine at the top of the mountain.

Wikipedia: 太平山三吉神社 (JA)

1400 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: Mining Museum of Akita University

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The Akita University Mining Museum is a museum attached to Akita University located in Tegata, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. As of 2015, it is a facility attached to the Faculty of International Resource Studies, but since the university organization in charge of the museum has been changed several times in the past, this section will be described as the Akita University Mining Museum.

Wikipedia: 秋田大学附属鉱業博物館 (JA), Website

1724 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 3: Iyataka Shrine

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Yataka Shrine is a shrine located in Senshu Park, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 彌高神社 (JA), Website

373 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: 久保田城跡

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Kubota Castle is a Japanese castle in the city Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kubota Castle was home to the Satake clan, daimyō of Kubota Domain, rulers of northern Dewa Province. The castle was also known as "Yadome-jō" (矢留城) or "Kuzune-jō" (葛根城). In the official documents of the Tokugawa shogunate, the castle was called "Akita-jō" (秋田城), although this name is now more commonly used to refer to the Nara period fortified settlement of Akita Castle which was nearby.

Wikipedia: Kubota Castle (EN)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Senshū Park

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Senshu Park is a city park (general park) and place name located on the ruins of Kubota Castle in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It is designated as "Senshu Park (Kubota Castle Ruins)" as a designated scenic spot in Akita City.

Wikipedia: 千秋公園 (JA), Website

71 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: 與次郎稲荷神社

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Yojiro Inari Shrine is a shrine located in Akita City, Akita Prefecture and Higashine City, Yamagata Prefecture. There is one shrine of the same name with the history of "The Legend of Yojiro Fox" in both cities. In this section, we will mainly explain the shrines in Akita City.

Wikipedia: 与次郎稲荷神社 (JA)

463 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Akita Arts Theatre Mille Has

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Akita Arts Theater Milhas (Akita Jutsukujo Milhas) is a multipurpose hall located in Chiaki Meitoku -cho, Akita City, Akita Prefecture.

Wikipedia: あきた芸術劇場ミルハス (JA), Website

534 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Satake Historical Museum

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Satake Historical Museum opened in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan in 1990. Located in the grounds of Kubota Castle in Senshū Park , the collection relates to the Satake clan, daimyō of the Akita Domain.

Wikipedia: Satake Historical Museum (EN), Website

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