Mitane

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1 Festivals & Events
2 Sightseeing & Activities
3 Restaurants
- 3.1 Local Restaurants
- 3.2 Chains
4 Onsen
5 External links

Festivals & Events

Sandcraft in Mitane[1]

釜谷浜海水浴場 (Kamaya Beach)[2]

Sandcraft is an event held every summer where some impressive sand sculptures, sometimes measuring over 5 meters high, are put on exhibit. There are also various other events held throughout the weekend, including fireworks, swimsuit competition, etc. These are the dates for the 2008 Sandcraft.

Sand sculpturing: Usually starts in early July

Sandcraft in Mitane (Main Event): July 25-26 (2009)

The sculptures are usually left up for a few weeks after the event.

Event information can be found at the Official Sandcraft Event Homepage

Moritake Onsen Summer Festival (森岳温泉夏まつり), Aug 24 (2008), noon-8pm

Small town affair involving food stalls, a stage, and lots of junsai, finished up with fireworks at 8pm. Join the old ladies in some Bon Odori dancing. Festivities start at noon.

Sightseeing & Activities

Mitane Town, particularly the Yamamoto area, is known for its specialty crop - junsai (じゅんさい). The slimy vegetable is grown in flooded fields and usually harvested by hand from a small wooden boat. You can see the old women tending the fields and picking junsai in early summer (late May-early June). Also, without fail, at local izakaya and family meals you can try various junsai dishes - including miso soup (味噌汁), junsai stew (じゅんさい鍋), etc.

Restaurants

Local Restaurants

東東 (Chinese)

秋田県山本郡三種町鵜川字無頭５０−１０[3]

ph. 0185-85-4045

A quaintly 1950s-looking Chinese restaurant just off Route 7 at the intersection with Route 101 toward Ogata. Menu includes your typical ramen, gyoza, etc. plus such favorites as sweet and sour pork, as well as those mysterious Chinese dishes that no one is quite sure what animal parts they include. Food is fine but nothing to write home about.

Chains

Onsen

Yumeron (ゆめろん)

秋田県山本郡三種町大口字上の沢１７−４[4]

ph. 0185-85-4336

¥300

Located on Mitane's "Melon Road" (from which the onsen takes its name), this is your basic onsen. Baths have large windows overlooking forest, power-generating windmills, and a little slice of the Sea of Japan. A good choice for sunset bathing. Water is on the hot side.