Things to do in Akita

Kakunodate is one of the best-preserved samurai districts in the country, and unlike many such places it is still a working town rather than an open-air museum. The weeping cherries along the street were planted by the samurai families themselves; several of the houses are open and you can see how little space even senior retainers actually lived in.

1 places in Akita, covering neighbourhoods — each with opening hours, directions from the nearest station, and the official site.