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City buses run from here to Akita Station, about 25 minutes away."],["Watch-outs","Akita is cold in winter, with heavy snow. Shops close early on some days. Check the bus times for your return to the ship."],["The city","Akita is the largest city in the prefecture of the same name, with a station, shopping streets and the Senshu Park."],["Kanto Matsuri","The Kanto Matsuri festival in August has performers balancing lanterns on long poles. It is a major event in the city."],["Kakunodate and Lake Tazawa","Kakunodate is a samurai town with preserved houses, a short train ride away. Lake Tazawa is the deepest lake in Japan and is a scenic outing."],["Food & shopping","Akita is known for kiritanpo (rice cake on a stick), hot pot and its sake. Markets and station restaurants are the easiest choice."],["Money & connectivity","The currency is the yen. Cards are accepted in many places, and convenience-store ATMs accept most foreign cards."]],"access":"The berth and the bus stop are flat. Samurai houses have steps and raised floors. Ask your operator for accessible transport.","links":[{"label":"Akita on Wikivoyage","url":"https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Akita","detail":"City and transport"},{"label":"Convert US dollars to yen","url":"https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/?Amount=1&From=USD&To=JPY","detail":"Daily reference rates"}],"maps":[{"label":"Akita Port on Google Maps","url":"https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Akita+port+Japan","detail":"Cruise berth"},{"label":"Akita map","url":"https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Akita","detail":"Map and directions (Wikivoyage)"}]}}}