Our Lady of Akita, Akita

Name: Our Lady of Akita
Address: 1 Soegawa Yuzawadai, Akita, 010-0822, Japan
Telephone: +81 18-868-2139

#14 among attractions in Akita

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Facts and practical information

Our Lady of Akita is the Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a wooden statue venerated by faithful Japanese who hold it to be miraculous. The image is known due to the Marian apparitions reported in 1973 by Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa in the remote area of Yuzawadai, an outskirt of Akita, Japan. The messages emphasize prayer and penance in combination with cryptic visions prophesying sacerdotal persecution and heresy within the Catholic Church. ()

Local name: 秋田の聖母マリア Coordinates: 39°45'35"N, 140°8'60"E

Address

1 Soegawa YuzawadaiAkita 010-0822 Japan

Contact

+81 18-868-2139

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Our Lady of Akita – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Satake Historical Museum, Kubota Castle, Akita Castle, Akita City Culture Hall.

3 miSW
Museum
Satake Historical Museum, Akita
78 min walk • Satake Historical Museum opened in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan in 1990. Located in the grounds of Kubota Castle in Senshū Park, the collection relates to the Satake clan, daimyō of the Akita Domain.
2.9 miSW
Museum, Forts and castles
Kubota Castle, Akita
74 min walk • Kubota Castle is a Japanese castle in the city Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. Throughout the Edo period, Kubota Castle was home to the Satake clan, daimyō of Kubota Domain, rulers of northern Dewa Province.
3.9 miW
Forts and castles
Akita Castle, Akita
100 min walk • Akita Castle refers to the ruins of a Nara period fortified settlement located in what is now the city Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. It is also sometimes referred to as “Fort Akita”.
4 miSW
Concert hall
Akita City Culture Hall, Akita
101 min walk • The Akita City Culture Hall is a multi-purpose public cultural facility in Akita, Japan. It hosted the 2001 World Games for powerlifting and bodybuilding. The main concert hall has a seating capacity of 1,188. Notable past performers include Helloween.
2.4 miS
Universities and schools
Akita University, Akita
61 min walk • Akita University is a Japanese national university in Akita City, Japan. Established in 1949, it comprises four graduate schools and four undergraduate faculties.
2.1 miSW
Park
Joshitei, Akita
54 min walk • The Joshitei, also known as the Former Akita Domain Satake Clan Villa Gardens is a Japanese landscape garden and nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
3.2 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Akita Senshū Museum of Art, Akita
82 min walk • Akita Senshū Museum of Art opened in Akita, Japan in 1989. It is located within the Atorion Building, more formally the Akita Integrated Life Cultural Hall・Museum. The Museum is the successor of the Akita City Museum of Art, which opened in 1958. The collection includes many works of the Akita ranga school.
4.1 miSW
Library
Akita Prefectural Library, Akita
106 min walk • Akita Prefectural Library opened in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan in 1899, and it is the one of the oldest libraries in the country. The facilities reopened in a new building in 1993. The collection numbers some 805,000 items in 2012.
3.1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Akita Prefectural Hall, Akita
81 min walk • The Akita Prefectural Hall was a multi-purpose public cultural facility in Akita, Japan, which operated from 30 April 1961 to 31 May 2018. The main concert hall had a seating capacity of 1,839. Notable past performers include Rainbow.
3.3 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Akita Museum of Art, Akita
84 min walk • Akita Museum of Art is an art museum in the city of Akita. The original Akita Prefectural Museum of Art was opened on May 5, 1967. The new museum was opened on September 28, 2013. The main exhibit is a collection of works by Tsuguharu Foujita from the collection of the Masakichi Hirano Art Foundation.
3.7 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Akigin Stadium, Akita
96 min walk • Akigin Stadium for their sponsor the Akita Bank, is a football stadium in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stadium has a capacity of 4,992 and has been the home ground of J3 League club Blaublitz Akita since 2013.