Akita
💧 Lakes & falls
Lake Tazawa
Lake Tazawa is a caldera lake in the city of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, northern Japan.
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30 places to visit, with what each one is and notes on getting there.
Planning a trip to Akita
How the spots group
In Semboku, Kakunodate Samurai District is 0.5 km from Kakunodate Castle in a straight line, and Lake Tazawa and Nyuto Onsen are in the same city. In the city of Akita, Senshu Park is 0.6 km from the Akita Museum of Art, and Akita Castle 0.6 km from Koshiō Shrine. In Yokote, the Yokote Snow Festival site is 0.8 km from Yokote Castle. The Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse is 0.2 km from the Oga Peninsula spot, about 88 km from Lake Tazawa. Lake Towada is shared with Aomori.
Where to start
The checked routes: Lake Tazawa by local bus from JR Tazawako Station on the Akita Shinkansen, and Lake Towada by the JR bus from Aomori, Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations. Other pages name the nearest station: Kakunodate for Kakunodate Samurai District, Akita on the Ōu Main Line for Senshu Park and the Akita Museum of Art, Yokote for the Yokote Snow Festival site, Tsuchizaki for Minato Castle, and Higashi-Ōdate on the Hanawa Line for the Akita Inu Preservation Society. The Oga Peninsula page says no public-transport route has been checked.
Seasons and closures
The Yokote Snow Festival is held every February: as a trial from 2026 to 2029 the kamakura snow huts are on the second Friday and Saturday of February, and the bonden offering is on 16–17 February. The Oga Peninsula is famous for the Namahage festival, though we have not checked its dates. Koshiō Shrine holds its annual festival on 8 May. The bus to Lake Towada has been suspended in winter.
Written by us from the spot pages on this site. Distances are straight lines; check each spot’s page for hours and routes before you go.
Spots
Akita
💧 Lakes & falls
Akita
💧 Lakes & falls
Lake Towada
Lake Towada is the largest crater lake in Honshū island, Japan. Located on the border between Aomori and…
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Akita
⛰ Mountain
Mount Chōkai
Mount Chōkai is an active volcano located on the border of Akita and Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of Japan…
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Akita
🌊 Coast
Oga Peninsula
The Oga Peninsula is a rugged peninsula which projects west into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Akita…
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📜 History
Kakunodate Samurai District
Kakunodate is a district of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, and the name of a nationally designated Important…
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📍 Landmark
Yokote Snow Festival (Kamakura)
The Yokote Snow Festival is held every February in central Yokote, Akita Prefecture.
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Akita
💧 Lakes & falls
Omono River
The Omono River is located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. The river flows from Mount Daisen on the border of…
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Akita
♨ Hot spring
Nyuto Onsen
Nyūtō Onsen is a rural hot spring resort in Towada-Hachimantai National Park, Semboku City, Akita…
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🏯 Castle
Senshu Park
Senshū Park is a city park on the site of Kubota Castle in Akita, Akita Prefecture, and also the name…
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🎨 Art
Akita Museum of Art
Akita Museum of Art is an art museum in the city of Akita. The original Akita Prefectural Museum of Art…
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⛰ Mountain
Mount Hachimantai
Mount Hachimantai is the highest peak of a group of stratovolcanos distributed around the Hachimantai…
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⛰ Mountain
Mount Kurikoma
Mount Kurikoma, also known as Kurikomayama and Sukawadake, is an active stratovolcano in Japan that stands…
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🏯 Castle
Akita Castle
Akita Castle refers to the ruins of a Nara period fortified settlement located in what is now the city…
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🏯 Castle
Yokote Castle
Yokote Castle was built by the Onodera clan in 1550, in Akita prefecture.
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🏞 National park
Towada-Hachimantai National Park
Towada-Hachimantai National Park is a national park comprising two separate areas of Aomori, Iwate, and…
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🐟 Aquarium
Oga Aquarium Gao
Oga Aquarium Gao, officially Akita Prefectural Oga Aquarium, is a public aquarium located along Oga…
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🏯 Castle
Kakunodate Castle
Kakunodate Castle, also known as Asakura Castle and Ryugasaki Castle, was a mountaintop castle (yamashiro)…
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⛩ Shrine
Koshiō Shrine
Koshiō Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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🏯 Castle
Minato Castle
Minato Castle was a Japanese castle in what is now Tsuchizaki Minato, Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.…
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🦌 Animals
Akita Omoriyama Zoo
The Akita Omoriyama Zoo, also known as “Milve”, is a municipal zoo in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture…
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🏯 Castle
Hotta-no-saku
The Hotta-no-saku ruins is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large-scale Heian period…
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🌸 Park & garden
Former Ikeda Family Gardens
The Former Ikeda Family Gardens is a Japanese landscape garden and nationally designated Place of Scenic…
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🏞 National park
Kurikoma Quasi-National Park
Kurikoma Quasi-National Park is a Quasi-National Park that covers parts of the Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, and…
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Akita
📍 Landmark
Akita Inu Preservation Society
The Akita Inu Preservation Society was founded in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, in 1927 to protect and breed the…
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🏯 Castle
Honjō Castle
Honjō Castle is a Japanese castle located in Yurihonjō, southern Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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🏞 National park
Oga Quasi-National Park
Oga Quasi-National Park is a quasi-national park on the Oga Peninsula, in Akita Prefecture, in far…
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♨ Hot spring
Akinomiya Hot Springs
The Akinomiya Hot Springs also known as Aki no Miya Onsenkyo is a thermal spring system and hot springs…
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🗼 Views
Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse
Nyudozaki Lighthouse, or Nyūdō Saki Lighthouse, is a lighthouse on the northwest top of Oga Peninsula in…
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♨ Hot spring
Ōfuka Onsen
Ōfuka onsen is an onsen (hot spring) in Semboku, Akita, Japan.
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Akita
🌸 Park & garden
Joshitei
The Joshitei, also known as the Former Akita Domain Satake Clan Villa Gardens is a Japanese landscape…
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