I went to Kakunodate, Akita last April this year. I was looking forward for the Sakura trees but I went there a bit too early.

Although I couldn't see the full bloom of Sakura flowers, I still had a good time here. Kakunodate is also known as the "little kyoto" of northeastern Japan. Like Kyoto, it also has beautiful nature, good food, and delicious desserts. I even met an adorable Akita dog named Bukemaru. He is popular in that place, and I want to visit him again.

皆んなに行って欲しい。本当に本当に良かった真冬の乳頭温泉。湯巡りに大満足。芯から暖まる。混浴も全く気にならない笑

秋田県横手市の「横手のかまくら」です。「かまくら」は水神様をまつる小正月行事でかまくらの中でも子供達が「入ってたんせ！おがんでたんせ！と観光客に声をかけて餅や甘酒でもてなしてくれます。
今回の写真は「かまくら」の撮影会会場でのものですが、ベストポジションは超満員で出遅れを後悔しましたが、あえて誰も見向きもしないポジションから撮影したら、メチャクチャ素敵な写真が撮れて自分では大満足な「かまくら」の写真です。

秋田県五城目町
黒土稲荷神社

田んぼの中に鎮座する神社
朱色の鳥居が目をひきます

秋田県八峰町八森
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A photo I took of Tatsuko, the golden lady of the lake at Lake Tazawa in Semboku, Akita 4 years ago. I really love everything about Akita, there's so much natural beauty in the area, especially around this lake. I'd like to go back during the summer (this was taken in early fall) and try some kayaking on the lake. I'd also like to go cycling around the lake if possible, it'd be some good exercise at the very least. Anyways, for those unfamiliar with the legend of Tatsuko, from my understanding, she was a girl who wished for eternal beauty but was turned into a dragon, and so she drowned herself in the lake. It sounds kind of dark, but apparently she and another dragon fell in love with one another and together they keep the lake from freezing during winter. Considering how cold it gets during winter in Akita, or at least that year in Akita, that's a pretty impressive feat!

秋田県能代市の畑。赤がかわいい！

一年で一ヶ月だけ姿を表すという、玉川の水没林。暑くなり始めた時期に爽やかな気持ちにさせる光景は、ぜひまた訪れたいと思わせる青の景色なんです。

Wow, what a breathtaking view. It really does look just like a mirror, it's incredible how perfect the reflection is. I really love the green as well, it's such a brilliant shade it really gives you the feeling of the rich, verdant countryside. I've had a love of rice fields since before I can remember, just because they look so beautiful and you can really appreciate the technology of humankind through them. I've never seen the rice fields in Kyoto to be honest, only the temples and shrines, which isn't exactly unfortunate, but I would really like to get out into the countryside as well. This reminds me so much of Akita as well and I only have fond memories of my time there. Going to have to throw the rice fields of Kyoto on my list for my next visit. On a bit of a tangent, it's pretty amazing you can take photos like this on cell phones now. Incredible how far we've come.

秋田県「能代の花火」。昨年に続き今年も開催中止が決定しました。全国で花火大会の開催が延期・中止・規模を見直しての開催になっていることと思います。みんなが笑顔で夜空を見上げる事ができる時期が、早く訪れますように。

Looking forward to seeing the fireworks this summer, I've been to Omagari in the past and it was really amazing. I know there's tons of places in Japan where there are amazing fireworks as well since Japan has a really long history of fireworks, so hopefully it's possible to see them now that vaccinations are starting to roll out. The whole coronavirus situation has been a bummer for a lot of people and fireworks are sort of like a reminder of all the beauty that the world holds and they help bring people together. I'd love to go out and see Omagari again personally as it was easily one of the most amazing displays I've seen. It was great getting to bring a picnic blanket and everything and just sit under the stars until it started too

秋田県青森県 十和田湖と八甲田連峰
秋田県側の発荷峠展望台から、十和田湖と青森県八甲田連峰の展望です。
あちらこちらで桜が満開、若しくは花びらが舞い散っていますが、十和田湖周辺はまだ早春。路肩の雪が冷気を漂わせています。
天気の良い日、空の青さと湖面の青さに、残雪の八甲田山の峰の白さが鮮やかに見えました。

秋田県八郎潟の"桜と菜の花ロード"
八郎潟は、先の大戦後の食糧不足解消を目的に、1977年3月、20余年の干拓工事の後に、17,239haの"希望の大地"として生まれ変わりました。
1984年、村の創立20周年記念として村民が3年で3,000本の桜を、また、50周年記念では1,000本の桜を植栽。菜の花は地元ボランティアによって植栽されたとのことです。
約11kmにわたる染井吉野、八重桜、紅山桜と菜の花ロードの圧巻に “感謝” !!

「桜と雲海」この場所は秋田県横手市大森町の大森リゾート村です！
ここは秋と春に雲海が見れる自然豊かな公園です。

我が家のローズガーデンになります。
つるバラが1番素敵な昨年の様子です^_^

場所は秋田県横手市大森町

Awesome! The samurai residences of Kakunodate were awesome when I went there. The cherry blossoms were really amazing as well. Along the river and all along the houses. I remember I talked to one of the local shopkeepers here for a minute and it was really nice. There's supposed to be castle ruins somewhere near the town as well but I didn't get a chance to see them. This is a great place to visit in the spring for anyone curious. I highly recommend checking it out. Be careful of the big green spiders though, lol. I think they're probably harmless but they are quite surprising...

Made some Yokote style Yakisoba today. Reminded me of a cafe I went to back in Akita. Tasted pretty good and was nice since I haven't been able to visit any festivals lately and eat some of the tasty food from the stalls! Hoping There's some awesome stuff happening this spring. I want to get out and try all the food I've been missing out on and drink some plum wine under the cherry blossoms! Was a long, fun day today though, gonna get some sleep now?

What a cute photo! I remember when I went to Akita, I don't remember the name of the flower park I'd have to look it up, but they had a small rabbit enclosure there and it was really neat getting to see them just hopping around munching on carrots and stuff. The place had some really good ice cream as well so that was a big plus. Speaking of ice cream, I just remembered the babahera ice that I had in Akita. That stuff was really good as well. It was like a sort of sherbet I think, but apparently it's only sold by old ladies which is how it got its name. I guess that's an interesting fact that I have to share today. If you're ever in Akita be sure to keep an eye out for it. I think I tried it somewhere around Lake Tazawa

Really been loving the snowscapes on here recently. Never got the chance to visit Nyuto Onsen when I was in Akita but I had some friends who went and they all said it was amazing. I can imagine how nice some warm hot springs would be in the middle of a heavy winter like this too lol. Planning on visiting Akita when I get the chance again (probably going to be a while) so I'll have to stop by for a dip if I get the chance. The thing I really loved about Akita was seeing all of the natural landscapes. All the rice paddies and natural greenery was really something else. I remember when I went to Kakunodate and saw the samurai houses there was a small mountain with some castle ruins on top and it had a really good view of the area from the top. It was also spring when I went so I got to see the cherry blossoms on the river bank which were incredible too... overall great place

肉出汁中華そばこってり味玉入
@麺や二代目 夜来香 （秋田県秋田市）

【掛け値なしに旨い！】
監督推薦で訪れた秋田初の一杯
豚肉の旨味をマイルドに引き出した深いコクは誰もが惹きつけられる
ハリコシが秀逸な自家製ストレート麺との調和は抜群
厚切り巻バラチャーもホロホロ加減が最高の一杯

秋田駅「トピコ3F」にある
「鴨谷珈琲店」さん

☆日本一？ながーいソフトクリーム
400円
※日本一に満たない場合300円

今年の7月に食べてきましたが、長さは約26cm！
クリーミーで美味しかったです！

今は、それより長さが高いソフトクリームが味わえるようです！

秋田県男鹿半島、なまはげ。

岩壁から温泉がシューシューと噴き出す、東北随一の景勝地、秋田県「小安峡温泉」♨

小安峡温泉の歴史は古く、江戸時代には湯治場として栄え、現在も尚多くの観光客で賑わう人気の観光地です。

小安峡温泉は四季折々の絶景を堪能でき、動画冒頭から燃えるように美しい紅葉風景を見ることができます。

10月後半が見頃の紅葉シーズンにはライトアップイベントも開催しています。

今夜のオンラインGoToトラベルは秋田県「小安峡温泉」♨で紅葉狩りへ??

秋田国際ダリア園