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Our guide
The Oga Peninsula juts west into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Akita, a rugged peninsula that makes up the city of Oga. At its base is Hachirōgata, once the second-largest lake in Japan. The peninsula is famous for the traditional Namahage festival. Until the 1970s its fishermen worked from dugout canoes carved from natural cedar, which, having no joints, stood up well to its rocky shores.
Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse is about 0.2 km from the point this page is mapped to. We have not checked a public-transport route or festival dates, so plan with local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Oga peninsula z — Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ôsakurasô (Oga Kenasiyama) — らんで · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Tyôsenkibanaatumorisô — らんで · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Nyûdôzaki Kûsatu1 — らんで · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Ninomegata Maar and Toga port from Hachibodai — Kumpei Shiraishi · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Hôraizima(sakurazima) — らんで · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- Daisankyô(Oga) — らんで · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- View of the Oga Peninsula from Akita Marina — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- View of the Oga Peninsula from Mt. Omori — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Sunset view of Oga Peninsula — 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Oga Peninsula (男鹿半島 Oga-hantō) is a rugged peninsula which projects west into the Sea of Japan from the coast of Akita in northern Honshū, the main island of Japan. Politically it coincides with the city of Oga. At the base of the peninsula is Hachirōgata, formerly the second largest lake in Japan. Oga Peninsula is famous for the traditional festival of Namahage. Until the 1970s, dugout canoes made from natural cedar were used for fishing on the Oga Peninsula. Since they have no joints and are durable, the canoes were useful in rocky areas of the peninsula.
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What to expect at this type of place: Coast
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