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Kakunodate Samurai Residences
An Edo-period samurai quarter in Kakunodate, Semboku. Black board fences and weeping cherries run on together; it is called the little Kyoto of the north.
Namahage Museum and Oga Shinzan Folklore Museum
A centre in Oga with over 150 Namahage masks, and a neighbouring farmhouse where the New Year's Eve rite is performed.
Kanpūzan Kaiten Tenbōdai
A revolving lookout on the summit of Mount Kanpu, turning a full circle over the Oga Peninsula and the former Hachirogata lagoon.
Kawarage Jigoku
A hillside in Yuzawa. Sulphurous gas escapes so nothing grows, and only white rock is exposed.
Mount Moriyoshi and Ani Gondola
A ropeway to near the summit of Mount Moriyoshi, known as one of Japan's hundred flower mountains, with frost-covered trees in winter.
Dakigaeri Keikoku
A gorge in Semboku. The name is said to come from banks so close you had to turn back rather than go on.
Funoshi-no-taki Falls
A three-tier waterfall at Kawabe in Akita City. The water is clear to the riverbed.
JR Oga-eki
The terminus of the Oga Line. Rebuilt in 2018, its rooftop terrace looks out to Mount Kanpu and the Sea of Japan.
Kakunodate Rekishimura Aoyagi-ke
One of Kakunodate's samurai houses, where you can put on a sword and armour.
Kōrakukan (Kuni Jūyō Bunkazai)
A playhouse built in 1910 as a welfare facility for a mine. Among the oldest wooden theatres in Japan, it is an important cultural property.
Kanpūzan Paraglider
Fly from the slopes of Mount Kanpu. You go tandem with an instructor, so no experience is needed.
Towadako Himemasu-no-Sato Wainai Roadside Station
The roadside station that serves as the gateway to Lake Towada from the Akita side, serving dishes of kokanee salmon.
Tazawa-ko Yūransen
A boat circling Lake Tazawa, reaching inlets you cannot see from the shore.
Tazawa-ko Rental Cycle
A bicycle rental on the shore of Lake Tazawa. A circuit of the lake is about 20 kilometres.
Senboku City Tourist Information Center "Kakunodate Ekimae Kura"
A storehouse-style information centre in front of Kakunodate Station, the starting point for a walk through the town.
TAZAWAKO SUP HOUSE
A shop teaching stand-up paddling on Lake Tazawa, out over notably clear water.
Showa Blume-Messe Akita Roadside Station
A roadside station in Katagami. In a town known for flowers, it sells cut flowers and plants direct.
Tazawa-ko Kankō Jōhō Center "Foreake"
A tourist information centre inside Tazawako Station, advising on local transport and lodging.
Historic Site Osarizawa Mine (Modernization Industrial Heritage)
The remains of a mine said to have been found in 708. Walk the tunnels and see how the work was done.