Tourist attractions in Akita Prefecture

right|thumb|270px|Shirakami Mountains Relief Map (with UNESCO World Heritage Site) The are a UNESCO World Heritage Site wilderness area in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. This mountainous area includes the last virgin forest of Japanese beech which once covered most of northern Japan. The area straddles both Akita and Aomori Prefectures, with three-fourths of it in Aomori Prefecture. Of the entire area, a tract covering was included in the list of World Heritage Sites in 1993. Fauna found in the area includes Japanese black bear, the Japanese serow, Japanese macaque and 87 species

thumb|300px|A dancing drummer wearing a Namahage costume, performed Namahage-Daiko in Akita Station. The are demonlike beings portrayed by men wearing hefty oni (ogre) masks and traditional straw capes (mino) during a New Year's ritual, in local northern Japanese folklore of the Oga Peninsula area of Akita Prefecture.

volcano on the island Honshū, Japan

Peninsula in Akita Prefecture, Japan

dissolved municipality in Senboku district, Akita prefecture, Japan

waterfall in Akita Prefecture, Japan

waterfall in Akita Prefecture, Japan

building in Akita Prefecture, Japan

waterfall in Akita Prefecture, Japan

closed mine in Kosaka, Akita prefecture, Japan

waterfall in Akita Prefecture, Japan

waterfall in Akita, Japan

tower building in Akita, Akita prefecture, Japan

Japanese late Jōmon period archaeological site