Brief introduction of Akita Prefecture

Akita-ken is located in the northeast of Honshu Island, Japan, bordering Aoyushan and Iwate Prefecture in the east, Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in the south, Aomori Prefecture in the north and the Sea of Japan in the west. It has the deepest lake, rich rivers and plains in Japan, and is a land of plenty. The terrain is high in the east and low in the west, which is a rare snowy area in Japan. With a small population and almost no industry, agricultural production, especially rice planting, is very developed, and the food self-sufficiency rate is the second in Japan, and it has the "Akita fine wine" known as the country of wine; Akita fir, which is rich in forest resources, is called "Japan's three largest American fir trees". Painted furniture made of Akita fir trees is sold all over Japan, ranking first in foreign sales. Akita Prefecture is also a well-known hot spring resort in Japan, with the largest number of well-known hot spring tourist attractions in Japan, such as Tanglai Hot Spring, Yuchuan Hot Spring, Houshenggua Hot Spring, etc ... Therefore, Akita Prefecture is also known as Japan's hot spring county.