Akita
Kanpūzan Paraglider
Fly from the slopes of Mount Kanpu. You go tandem with an instructor, so no experience is needed.
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Akita
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.
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Tazawa-ko Yūransen
A boat circling Lake Tazawa, reaching inlets you cannot see from the shore.
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Tazawa-ko Rental Cycle
A bicycle rental on the shore of Lake Tazawa. A circuit of the lake is about 20 kilometres.
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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.
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TAZAWAKO SUP HOUSE
A shop teaching stand-up paddling on Lake Tazawa, out over notably clear water.
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Showa Blume-Messe Akita Roadside Station
A roadside station in Katagami. In a town known for flowers, it sells cut flowers and plants direct.
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Tazawa-ko Kankō Jōhō Center "Foreake"
A tourist information centre inside Tazawako Station, advising on local transport and lodging.
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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.
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Kakunodate Cherry Bark Craft Center
A crafts hall in Kakunodate, with demonstrations of kabazaiku, work made from wild cherry bark.
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Andō Jōzō Honten
A miso and soy sauce maker in Kakunodate founded in 1853, with its storehouse parlour open to visitors.
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Omoide-no-Kata Bunkou (the Kata Branch School of Memories)
A branch school that closed in 1974, repaired and opened to visitors. The classrooms remain as they were.
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Dakedai Nature Observation Education Forest
A beech forest outside the Shirakami range, letting you see old-growth forest without entering the core zone.
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Kazuno Antler Roadside Station
A roadside station in Kazuno, displaying the floats of the Hanawa Bayashi festival.
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Tazawako Sauna
A sauna on the shore of Lake Tazawa. After the heat, you go into the lake.
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Mount Haguro
One of the Three Mountains of Dewa. A stone stair of 2,446 steps climbs through cedars to the shrine at the top, a mountain of ascetic practice.
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Yamadera and Hojusan Risshakuji Temple
A mountain temple said to date from 860. Climb steps cut into the rock and halls appear on the cliff face.
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Tarumizu Ruins / Minenoura
Grottoes beyond Yamadera. A gate and a small shrine are set into a sheer rock face.
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Mifuchi Gorge Passage Worship
A gorge on the Nagai dam lake. The banks close in and it can be entered only by boat.
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Yamagata Sake Meguri Chetto
A place to compare prefectural sake and wine for a fee, opened in 2024.
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Zao Mountain Range (Mount Zao)
A range across Yamagata and Miyagi. Mount Kumano is its highest point, and the crater lake Okama lies among the peaks.
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Sekiyama Otaki Falls
A waterfall in Higashine, 10 metres high and 15 wide. The water in the basin looks green.
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Nobesawa Silver Mine Ruins
A silver mine in Obanazawa. Worked from the Muromachi period, it was one of the leading silver mines of the Edo era.