Akita Station West Entrance - Akita

Healed by a large Akita dog ('▽ `)

Ordinary bus terminal

This bus terminal received the Good Design Award of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2014.

Expressed in the local area of ​​Akita Station. East exit is behind

Depending on the time of day, it will be really unmanned, so I took a picture and posted it.

At first glance, it looks good, but as a bus stop in a snowy country, there are no measures against wind and snow. What is a bus terminal that does not have an electric display version at this time?

It is the town on the front side of Akita Station. It is the most prosperous area in Akita City, where commercial buildings and hotels have been lined up since ancient times. There is also a bus terminal and taxi stand, which is also a key point of public transportation. There is also an entertainment district such as liquor and karaoke shops, and it is also a town where you can enjoy eating and drinking. If you walk a little, you will find Senshu Park, castle ruins and history museum, and you can also go sightseeing. There are also facilities such as libraries and museums. There are also places of employment such as schools and office buildings, and there are residential areas such as private houses, apartments, and condominiums in the vicinity, which are also living areas. It can be said to be the central city of Akita City. Due to the poor public transportation network in Akita City, there is also the aspect that shopping centers in the suburbs, which are easily accessible by car, are more crowded than around the station. It is a difficult city to live in when you cannot drive a car, children, the elderly, or have a drinking party. I think that the population decline will not be stopped unless it becomes a convenient city where people can live without using a car. It is expected to create a city that is easy to live in, with a simple new transportation system that does not require enormous project costs, and is easy for residents to live in, and makes it easy to move around for work and entertainment. I hear about the concept of a compact city, but if something can be realized ahead of other local cities, it may be possible to change the situation where the population decline cannot be stopped. First of all, if we can improve the transportation network, which can be realized at low cost by utilizing the latest technology such as introduction of self-driving bus, utilization of smartphone location information, prediction of movement needs by AI and optimization of bus operation route, That alone gives us an image of a futuristic city and gives us hope.

The appearance of the bus terminal is also beautiful ♪ It was easy to take a taxi.