Welcome to Akita!
Welcome to Akita!
Akita is a wonderful place to live. Not only is it surrounded by the beauty of nature and provides the feeling of security and familiarity that comes from living in a small town, but it also has all the facilities one would find in a large city.
We hope that with the help of this blog, you too will be able to make the most of your stay here!
All comments/suggestions are most welcome! Please contact us at: akitainformation@gmail.com, and help us all make the most of our time here in Akita.
The Seitai Hoshika
The Seitai Hoshikai (Handmaids of the Holy Eucharist) (English website) is an order of nuns living in Akita whose chapel houses the famed 'Our Lady of Akita' statue. This statue shed tears 101 times over a period of 6 years between 1975 and 1981.
