Rent a holiday apartment in Akita Prefecture

Anyone looking to rent a holiday apartment in Akita Prefecture should first decide which type of experience they want to focus on. Akita Prefecture is located in the Tōhoku region in the north of Honshū on the Sea of Japan; the prefectural capital is the city of Akita. Depending on your travel plans, you can focus your accommodation search on the city, countryside, lake, mountains, skiing opportunities or hot spring towns.

Key facts

• In the lower-lying areas, extensive rice cultivation shapes the landscape; sake production is also part of the region's character.
• Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture is a caldera lake and is considered the deepest lake in Japan.
• Lake and mountain landscapes, skiing opportunities and hot spring towns represent different travel focuses.

Decide on your travel focus before searching for accommodation

If you primarily want to experience lake and mountain landscapes, skiing opportunities or hot spring towns, you should choose your accommodation according to this focus rather than assuming that Akita offers one uniform experience. Lake Tazawa provides a specific landscape destination within the prefecture. Whether you are looking for a holiday apartment, holiday home or hotel, first focus your search on the type of experience you want to explore during your trip.

Distinguish Akita City from the surrounding area

For a stay focused on Akita City as well as Senshū Kōen and Hitotsumori Kōen in the surrounding area, accommodation in the Akita City area is an obvious place to start looking; for lake, mountain or hot spring experiences, however, the respective destination should be considered as your base. This distinction helps you choose accommodation based not only on the name of the prefecture but also on the planned content of your trip.

More places for planning your trip

For further travel planning, you can visit the destination pages for Akita, Daisen, Fujisato, Kazuno, Kosaka, Noshiro, Ōdate, Oga, Semboku, Uwamuki, Yamamoto District, Yokote, Yurihonjō and Yuzawa and compare the options that suit your trip. For a broader travel overview, Japan provides the main starting point.

Find accommodation in Akita Prefecture

Akita combines regional rice culture and sake production with a variety of landscapes and experiences. Therefore, decide before searching whether the city, lake, mountains, skiing opportunities or hot spring towns should be the main focus. You can then search the current listings for a holiday apartment, holiday home or hotel specifically according to this focus.