AkitaNature & SceneryOmagari - Kakunodate - Lake Tazawa
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.
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Akita Inu Station
A centre near Akita Station. The days you can meet the Akita dogs are set week by week.
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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.
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Hachimantai Dragon Eye (Kagami-numa)
Kagami Pond on Hachimantai. For a few days during the thaw, the pond takes the look of a dragon's eye.
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Lake Tazawa
At 423.4 metres, the deepest lake in Japan, holding water of a deep lapis blue.
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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.
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Kujūkushima (Kisakata)
A landform at Kisakata in Nikaho. Once a scenic bay of small islands, it was lifted into dry land by an earthquake.
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Akita City Folk Performing Arts Heritage Center (Neburi Nagashi-kan)
A centre in Akita City where you can try lifting a full-size kanto pole.
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Akita Dog Museum (Akita Dog Preservation Society)
The Akita dog preservation society's building in Odate. A museum on the third floor holds the breed's history.
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Akita Dog Walking Health Walk
Walk with an Akita dog in Mitane. You are shown how to handle the dog before setting out.
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Akita Dog Cafe
A shop opened in Odate in May 2025 where you can spend time with Akita dogs.
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Kawarage Jigoku
A hillside in Yuzawa. Sulphurous gas escapes so nothing grows, and only white rock is exposed.
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Chōkai-san Hokotate Tenbōdai
A lookout at the fifth station of Mount Chokai, taking in Tobishima out in the Sea of Japan and the Oga Peninsula.
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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.
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Oga Aquarium GAO
An aquarium facing the Sea of Japan, known for a large tank recreating the Oga sea and for its polar bears.
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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.
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Akita Furusato Village
A large visitor complex in Yokote, with a products hall and one of the largest planetariums in Tohoku.
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Funoshi-no-taki Falls
A three-tier waterfall at Kawabe in Akita City. The water is clear to the riverbed.
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Nyūtō Onsenkyō Tsurunoyu Onsen
The oldest inn in the Nyuto hot-spring district. A thatched main building stands over cloudy white water.