Akita Prefecture (秋田県 Akita-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan.[2]
The capital is the city of Akita.[3]
Located in the north of Honshu, Akita Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan in the west and is bordered by four other prefectures: Aomori in the north, Iwate in the east, Miyagi in the southeast, and Yamagata in the south.
The Oga Peninsula is a prominent feature of the coastline.
The Oga Peninsula (男鹿半島 Oga-hantō) is a rugged peninsula which projects west into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Akita in northern Honshū, the main island of Japan.
At the base of the peninsula is Hachirogata, formerly the second largest lake in Japan.
Oga Peninsula is famous for the traditional festival of Namahage.
The area of Akita has been created from the ancient provinces of Dewa and Mutsu.[4]
Namahage (生剥)[1] in traditional Japanese folklore is a demonlike being, portrayed by men wearing oversized ogre masks and traditional straw capes (mino(ja)) during a New Year's ritual[2] of the Oga Peninsula[3] area of Akita Prefecture in northern Honshū, Japan.[4]
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