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Hiking / Walking Spots in Akita Area

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  • Nakataki Forest Therapy Road
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    Akita Kazuno-shi
    A walking path in the Oyu River basin located along National Route 103 in Towada-oyu, Kazuno City. It passes by a number of waterfalls along the Oyu River including Nishikimi Falls and Choshi Falls. Guided tours are offered by the local NPO Corporation Kazuno Furusato Schoolhouse.
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  • Onuma Nature Trail
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    Akita Kazuno-shi Hachimantai Kumazawa Kokuyurin
    A nature trail built around Lake Onuma in Kumazawa National Forest in Hachimantai, Kazuno City. Visitors can walk the wooden walkways erected around the lake, considered one of the most scenic destinations in the Hachimantai area, and catch sight of marshland plants such as Japanese azaleas as well as Japanese beech forest. During the peak of the fall foliage season in mid-October, the area is visited by the largest number of tourists it sees all year.
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  • Hachimantai Forest Therapy Road
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    Akita Kazuno-shi Hachimantai Kumazawa Kokuyurin 133 Rinhan
    A walking trail maintained around Lake Onuma in Kumazawa National Forest in Hachimantai, Kazuno City. Those walking the trail can enjoy the sight of natural forest consisting of Japanese beech and other trees, fresh verdure in spring, alpine plants in summer, and fall foliage in autumn.
  • Yuze Valley Forest Therapy Road
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    Akita Kazuno-shi Hachimantai Yuze
    A walking path which has been designated a Forest Therapy Road located in Yuze Hachimantai, Kazuno City. Following the Yuze Valley for 4.7 kilometers from the Yuze Onsen hot spring district to Azukizawa Hachimantai, those walking the path can enjoy the natural beauty of the valley, including waterfalls, distinctive rock formations, and, in the fall, autumn foliage.
  • Goshogake Nature Trail
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    Akita Pref. Kadunoshi Hachimantai Kumazawa In the national forest
    This is a trail near Goshogake Onsen in Kazuno City’s Hachimantai Kumazawa National Forest. The course takes about 40 minutes round trip, and offers a close up volcanic experience with Oyunuma hot lake and its bubbling springs, as well as one of Japan’s largest mud volcanoes.
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Towada Hachimantai / Shirakami Kakunodate / Lake Tazawa / Nyuto Yokote / Yuzawa / Kurikoma Yurihonjo / Chokai Central Akita / Oga Peninsula
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Famed for its sake and samurai, Akita prefecture offers quintessential Japanese culture in a non-touristy setting. Alongside the celebrated rice paddies and historical sites of the region lies dramatic natural scenery in the form of the rugged coastline of the Oga Peninsula and the Dakigaeri Gorge, best visited in autumn, when the leaves begin to change color.

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