Akita
抱返り渓谷
There are no lack of places to savor the many faces of nature here, like Lake Tazawa and its gorgeous lapis lazuli waters or the famous fall foliage in Dakigaeri Valley and Oyasukyo Gorge. Another highly-recommended spot is the buke-yashiki (samurai houses) of Kakunodate, registered as an Important Preservation District for Group of Traditional Buildings and known as the “Little Kyoto of Michinoku."
Popular Spots for Akita (ranked by monthly views)
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Mototaki Waterfall
- Akita
- The waterfall gushing out among moss-covered foothills from the underground run-off of the year-round snow on Mt. Chokai (Chokaisan) has ...
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Oyasukyo
- Akita
- A famous site of autumn colors! Steam reaching 98 degrees celsius comes out of the craggy rocks. Upstream is the Oyasukyo Hot Springs, a ...
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Nyuto Onsenkyo
- Akita
- Nyuto Onsenkyo is a hot spring village at the base of Mount Nyuto in Akita Prefecture. It comprises seven ryokans: Tsurunoyu, Taenoyu, Ku...
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Lake Tazawa
- Akita
- The ”Legend of Princess Tatsuko,” is a story about a very beautiful woman who wished for eternal beauty and was turned into a dragon, and...
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Dakigaeri Valley
- Akita
- Dakigaeri Valley is one of the Tohoku region's most beautiful valleys. It gets the name from the combination of two words "Daki" (to hug/...
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Hachimantai Dragon Eye (Kagami Pond)
- Akita
- This pond lies in the vicinity of the summit of Mt. Hachimantai, which is in between Iwate and Akita prefecture. A mysterious scenery of ...
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Shikogabana swamp
- Akita
- Designated as a national treasure, you can see an abundance of various kinds of aquatic and hygrophyte plants nurtured in the acidic, coo...
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Yuri Kogen Railway
- Akita
- This local train runs at a total of 23 kilometers of distance in the southern part of Akita prefecture, at the base of Mt. Chokai. Also c...
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Kakunodate Samurai District
- Akita
- There are seven residences preserved in this traditional architecture district that once belonged to upper and middle-class samurai durin...
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Yokote Kamakura Festival
- Akita
- This festival was higly praised by the German architect, Bruno Julius Florian Taut, comparing it to ”a dreamland,” when he visited there ...