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Akita
Visitor Information
The Akita City Tourist Information Center is on the second floor at the station, just across from the exit from the Shinkansen tracks, and supplies many colorful English-language pamphlets and lots of friendly advice.
Contact
Akita City Tourist Information Center. JR Akita Station, 7-1-2 Naka-dori, Akita, 010-8530. 018/832-7941. Daily 9:30-7.
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