When time for sleeping, meals, work, and school is excluded, one has approximately 3000 hours of free time a year.

If people get the maximum use of the 3000 hours for sports, lifetime education or volunteer activities, enjoyments and friendship will be promoted to exhilarate the society. From such a point of view, Akita is trying to open its new future.

"Akita's Comprehensive Life and Culture Hall (Atorion)" consists a music hall equipped with pipe organ and a collection square of Akita's specialties. Akita's largest amusement theme park "Akita Home Village" (Akita Furusato Mura) has Modern Art Museum in its grounds. Kakunodate City, also known as Northern Japan's small Kyoto, has several samurai warrior's residence in Edo period. In addition to abundant hot springs throughout the region, Akita has many ski areas and auto campsites to offer various styles of leisure times.

A trip in Akita will give you opportunities to enjoy magnificent natural landscape and a glimpse of history, as well as Akita's unique delicacies and traditional craftsmanship. Why don't you try a trip in Akita to spend such a rich time?