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Oga Peninsula

Peninsula in Akita Prefecture, Japan

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Satellite image of Oga Peninsula, Akita, Japan. Hachirōgata is the flat farmland surrounded by water near the base of the peninsula.
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At the base of the peninsula is Hachirōgata, formerly the second largest lake in Japan.

Oga Peninsula is famous for the traditional festival of Namahage.

Until the 1970s, dugout canoes made from natural cedar were used for fishing on the Oga Peninsula. Since they have no joints and are durable, the canoes were useful in rocky areas of the peninsula.

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