A small local zoo with a giraffe, elephant, monkeys, lesser pandas, camels, and other animals.
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ラウンドワンスタジアム秋田店
Round One is a kind of indoor amusement park. Once you're inside, there are basketball courts, roller skates, a soccer turf, lots of video games, and similar things.
赤れんが郷土館
This museum, built in 1912, hosts various exhibitions of arts, crafts, and historical materials. This was originally the headquarters of Akita Bank. Aka means red in Japanese and renga means brick, so the name means therefore "red brick building". If you visit the nearby Kanto museum, you can buy a joint ticket for that and the akarengakan.
一つ森公園, Hitotsumori Kōen
This park contains an old samurai house that was built in Nakadori, near Kubota Castle, and was moved and renovated in the 1960s. The park also has a Japanese archery (kyūdō) club and shooting range.
民俗芸能伝承館 minzoku geinō tenjō-kan ; nicknamed ねぶり流し館
The Kantō festival (竿灯) is held in September every year and is about 400 years old. If you aren't around for the festival, this museum gives a taste of what it's like. A fine renovated 150 year old kimono shop adjacent to the museum is included with the price of admission. The guide in the kimono shop may be able to speak some English.
千秋美術館; Senshū Bijutsukan
Will reopen 29th June 2024. This museum has Akita-related art on display year-round. From time to time, various exhibitions are here, too.
秋田県立美術館(平野政吉コレクション)
This museum, built in 1967, focuses on the works of Tsuguji (Leonard) Foujita.