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Akita City population: 315,814 (2015)
Jan 09, 2019,14:48 PM
and covers an area of 906 km²... By comparison Sapporo has a population of 1.95 million (2015) in an area of 1,121 km²... with everyone staying inside here due to the cold weather it seems like a ghost town ; )
Akita (city & prefecture) is an interesting area... sandwiched along the Japan Sea coast between Niigata and Aomori... less snow the either of the other two prefectures. The "rugged terrain" between the interior and coast are very beautiful with deep snow. The city is not directly on the coast and I hope to visit Oga Peninsula about an hour north of Akita by local train...
The food and sake are great...
Casey
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Arrived in Akita yesterday
By: cshimokita : January 9th, 2019-03:25
... at the start of approx. two weeks in northern Japan... after Akita I head by local train further north to Aomori Prefecture. For dinner last night I sampled some local Akita favorites... Inaniwa udon, local Hinai chicken, and 刈穂酒 (Kariho Sake)... it d...
Akita City population: 315,814 (2015)
By: cshimokita : January 9th, 2019-14:48
and covers an area of 906 km²... By comparison Sapporo has a population of 1.95 million (2015) in an area of 1,121 km²... with everyone staying inside here due to the cold weather it seems like a ghost town ; ) Akita (city & prefecture) is an interest...
I am enjoying the remoteness...
By: cshimokita : January 10th, 2019-13:52
The weather has not been cooperating... we had rain yesterday so rather than walk around I took the local train to Oga Peninsula - the people are very helpful and welcoming so that's a big plus... my first visit to Akita... Casey
Thank you DruidPadj... today was a good day...
By: cshimokita : January 11th, 2019-02:07
I visited the port of Akita and there might be one or two keepers... the sun broke out for about 30 minutes so the clouds were nice as well. One by one I hope to continue visiting new locations. Tonight was dinner at a local brewery... tasty... Casey
The quietness
By: Quan : January 10th, 2019-19:32
make it feel colder than your description Casey. hope one day can visit around this area
Quan... it is very quiet here ; )
By: cshimokita : January 11th, 2019-02:23
hahaha... even the 'drinking areas' are quiet. I am glad that I made the decision to visit Akita... clearly not the activity nor snow of Niigata, Aomori, Hokkaido... but supper friendly and I am enjoying the cold weather. Casey