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Tourist Trends and the Role of a Resident Organization in Kakunodate Town, Akita Prefecture Norio KAYAMA and Masayasu ODA Kakunodate Town in Akita Prefecture, Northeastern Japan is famous for its townscape of samurai residences which has been designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings. Cherry trees also attract many tourists every year. This article makes clear tourist trends and the role of a resident organization in tourism promotion. The research materials are statistical data, questionnaires and interviews with key persons of the resident organization. The results are summarized as follows: 1. The number of tourists increased considerably in 1997 when the Akita Shinkansen was opened. 2. April and May, the time of cherry blossoms, are the peak season. 3. Visitors come mainly from Tokyo metropolitan area and the local Akita Prefecture. 4. Very few tourists stay in Kakunodate because of the poor accommodations. 5. A resident organization named Kakunodate-kikaku-shudan-toraianguru (Kakunodate Project Group Triangle) was set up in 1992. It has organized quite a few events to entertain tourists as well as local residents. The history guide which was later brought into business operation by others, and the third-sector-corporation Nishinomiya-ke which manages tourist and commercial facilities utilizing old storehouses are described in detail as two examples of tourism promotion. Undergraduate Student, Department of Geography, Komazawa University Department of Geography, Komazawa University 57