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- Heaven on a stick! Kiritampo in the fall in Akita
- October 16th, 2009Category: Uncategorized
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- Summertime Gives Way to the Autumn Fields-Akita
- October 9th, 2009Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Hey there Everyone! Akie here to bring all that is cool and nice about Akita. And speaking of cool and nice, I wanna talk about the sure sign of the changing season – rice. That’s right, and you know, I can hardly believe that just a few blogs back, I was talking ... » Continue Reading
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- Another real Akita Bijin-Ayumi
- September 25th, 2009Category: Uncategorized
- Hi, Everyone! It’s me Akie, your favorite Akita Bijin! Today I have another treat for you! We at Akita Bijin Inc. interviewed this welcomed addition to Akita; I want to tell you about my new friend Ayumi. She’s a lovely person and I had a lot of fun talking about a ... » Continue Reading
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- Lookin’ good at the beach with my bijin friends
- August 22nd, 2009Category: Travel
- Hey, how's your summer going? Up here in Akita where I live, we are having an unseasonably cool summer...Not that I'm complaining mind you, but it does cut back on my days at the beach! And I love the beach! Akita has some really nice sandy beaches along the cent ... » Continue Reading
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- Hip, hip away- It is Kanto time in Akita
- August 3rd, 2009Category: Uncategorized
- Wow! Its Kanto Festival time up here in Akita now and everyone is soooo excited including yours truly. I mean, some people live for these four days of Kanto. We've have been practicing since mid-June for all this fun and excitement. So, let me tell you a little abou ... » Continue Reading
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- Singing in The Rain
- July 24th, 2009Category: Uncategorized
- Hi everyone! It's me, Akie, a very wet and soggy Akita Bijin, up here in a very wet and soggy Akita prefecture. As you know, the rainy season is probably over or nearly so in most parts of the country but not up here in Akita. We are right 'smack dab' in the middle of o ... » Continue Reading
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- Frogs, Mud and Rice Planting
- June 3rd, 2009Category: Culture
- Konnichi wa from Akita! It's me your Akita Bijin, Akie, up-here in one of the best rice producing prefectures in all of Japan! So, no need for me to be telling you what time of year this is for us in good ole Akita...'Yep! You guessed it!' Its rice-planting seas ... » Continue Reading
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- Meeting a REAL Akita Bijin
- May 13th, 2009Category: Culture
- Hey, Everyone! Did you have a great Golden Week? I sure did and the weather here in Akita was just gorgeous! And speaking of gorgeous, I want you to meet a Real-Live Akita Bijin in this blog entry! Now, you guys all know that I am not a real person, don't you? You ... » Continue Reading
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- Spring Has Sprung in Akita
- April 15th, 2009Category: Culture, Travel
- Hello everyone! It's me, Akie. Sure hope you are all feeling great, very genki. You know, spring is here, and there is nowhere else in the whole world I'd rather want to be than here in Akita. Wow, I can't believe when we first met I was still all wrapped up in my ... » Continue Reading
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- Dinner time at the Onsen
- April 10th, 2009Category: Culture, Travel
- AE - You know, after a long dip in an onsen I'm usually really famished... AK - I hear you. A hot onsen not only takes your stresses away, leaves your skin silky smooth, but also leaves you starving. AE - Hey, don't interrupt me when I'm talking during my blog ... » Continue Reading