10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Akita Prefecture That You Shouldn't Miss

A traditional Japanese restaurant was renovated as a new sightseeing facility, Matsushita. This facility is composed of three departments. 1st floor has Matsushita Saryo(cafe) and Matsushita Shubo(standing sake bar). 2nd main floor has Akita Maiko Theater where Akita Maiko shows Japanese dancing, tea ceremony, or special games on every Saturday.Please enjoy precious time with Akita Maiko.

KANEYU was built as a high class Japanese restaurant in 1937.Quality natural Akita cedar is used lavishly. Each room has a different style and flavor. Beautiful Japanese gardens surround it. The building was registered as National Registered Tangible Cultural Property in October,1998. It was closed in August,2008 and donated to Noshiro City in March,2009. KANEYU opened as a tourist facility in December,2015.You can look around this building.Admission is free. Different kinds of exhibitions, concerts,tea ceremonies and a large or small parties are held.In small rooms,meals are served at noon and in the evening. Recently,tourists from abroad have increased.

Masuda Manja Art Museum is a museum exhibiting Japan's first manga original drawings. It is currently closed due to renovation work. It is scheduled to be opened as "Manga Art Museum" in April 2017 "Interview with original drawings". It will be renovated as a facility that will lead the Japanese manga culture, including autograph original paintings of over 180 people, autographed original drawings of "Magnificent Collection" that stores over 100,000 manga original drawings, manga library, manga cafe, etc.

The Aoyagi Samurai Manor Museum is an impressive complex of buildings that depict the Samurai way of life from the 17th through 20th centuries. A wide variety of objects are on display including samurai swords, utensils, clothing, toys, hanging scrolls, pictures and documents.

Ishiguro Samurai Residence The direct descendant family continues to live in this house. This is only samurai residence in Kakunodate town like this. Maintenance and publishing is done by our family. This building keeps livable condition. And the building has not been re-built since it was built in the end of Edo Period, early 19th century. When you see the precious and cultural displayed items, you may be able to feel long history of this house. This is the only Samurai residence in Kakunodate that has a guided tour. The tour guide is provided by our family or staffs. The tour takes about 5 minutes. A guide fee is included admission fee.

You can watch artists applying strips of cherry bark to vases, boxes and tea canisters, visit a small museum and see what cherry bark products the shop has to offer.