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Towada Hachimantai / Shirakami

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The Shirakami-Sanchi World Heritage Conservation Center (Fujisatokan)

4.0

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Akita Pref. Yamamotogunfujisatomachi Fujikoto Satoguri 63

This center offers a fun way to learn about the World Natural Heritage Site Shirakami-Sanchi. There is an on-staff nature advisor to offer guidance and explanation to visitors. They also offer support for individual or group nature tours, but reservations are needed in advance.

On the way to various trailheads and scenic spots in Fujisato, its a great place to pit stop and learn more about Shirakami Sanchi. The English translations throughout the museum made it very easy...
Kosaka Town Municipal Museum Kyodokan

3.5

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Pref. Kadunogunkosakamachi Kosaka Nakamaeda 48-1

Learn about the history of the Kosaka mines at this museum, which has a rich collection of cultural artifacts on display and introduces the history of Lake Towada, the natural scenery of Kosaka Town, and more using graphs, photos, and dioramas. Outdoors, there’s also a steam locomotive guest car that carried Emperors Chichibu no Miya and Takamatsu no Miya. It’s about two minutes by car from the Kosaka Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.

小坂鉱山事務所とあわせて見学。入館無料です。小坂鉱山の歴史や暮らしが常設展示されていて、興味深かったです。屋外展示も充実しています。
Odate Folk Museum

3.5

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Odate-shi Shakanai Shishigamori 1

This museum is located in Shishigamori Shakanai, Odate City. Making use of the former Prefectural Odate Higashi Senior High School building, the museum contains exhibits on the nature, history, folk customs, and industries of Odate. There's also an adjoining exhibition room displaying magewappa bentwood boxes, a traditional area craft; and a children's science center where kids can learn about science hands-on.

タイトル通りです。あまり印象に残っていません。何もないので大館は好きなのですが、逆にそれだけ。ただ、コンビニなどは普通にあるので不便でもないです。
Noshiro Yamamoto Sports Resort Center Arinasu

5.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Pref. Noshiroshi Ochiai Shimodai 2-1

This is a sports resort just a 10-minute drive from the Noshiro Station on the JR Gono Line. The outdoor arena available for use by sports clubs or recreational use boasts four basketball courts, Indoors, there are accommodations for lodgings available those holding seminars, other larger events, workshops, or for tourist, with the added benefit of the comforts of a hot springs bath. In addition, the center is equipped with spaces for dance, yoga, or education workshops, all towards promoting a life of sports in all stages of one’s life.

特に観光という訳でないので寝れればという感覚で予約しましたがお風呂は源泉だし、お部屋広いしそれで 3000円以下！あり得ない価格トイレが部屋の外共同でしたが苦ではありませんでした外食で代行タクシーで帰りましたが 12時までは裏口から入れます無料の洗濯機もあり(10時まで) 残念ながら故障していましたが製氷機もありました本来は合宿などで使われるのでしょうがとっても快適でした！また利用...
Ani Ski Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Pref. Kitakitashi Anikaginotaki 79-5

A ski resort located on Mt. Moriyoshi, a mountain selected for inclusion in a list of Japan's 100 best mountains for viewing flowers and Japan's 100 best frost covered tree scenery destinations. The resort has three beginner courses and two intermediate courses, making this a great destination for first-time skiers. But the resort's biggest draw is the stunning frost covered trees which can be seen near the top of the 1,200 meter high mountain. In February, the resort holds nighttime tours in which you can view the trees from the comfort of the cabin of a snowcat. Outside ski season, visitors can take in alpine plants in summer and stunning fall foliage in autumn. A 3.5 kilometer long lift with comfortable gondolas goes to the top of the mountain, making it easy even for senior citizens to enjoy the view.
Akita Hinaiya Inc., Odate Honten

4.5

61 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Akita Pref. Odateshi Omachi 21

This shop, under the direct management of the Akita Hinaiya Inc., offers customers a taste of Hinai-jidori chicken. The Japanese-modern interior offers a warm, comfortable space for enjoying Hinai-jidori chicken dishes like Tataki (seared) breast, thigh steak, and their original Odate Edamame Gyoza dumplings made with Hinai-jidori chicken and local edamame beans. Their lunch menu includes the chicken and egg Oyakodon rice bowl and a weekly special.

夫婦で比内地鶏を食べに立寄りました。先ずは美味しい！店内は綺麗で、店員さんは皆秋田美人です。焼鳥焼いている店員さんもバッチリ化粧した秋田美人でした。焼き方が大変丁寧でした。また、食べに行きたいです。
Roadside Station Oyu

Transportation

Akita Kazuno-shi Towadaoyu Nakayachi 19
Shirakami Sansui no Yakata

5.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Akita Yamamoto-gun

A mineral water plant along Prefectural Route 317 in Fujikoto-wakesaku, Fujisato Town, Yamamoto County. They produce Shirakamisansui Water by bottling Shirakami water. With advance reservation you can take a free tour of the bottling process.

白神山水の館はミネラルウォーター「白神山水」を製造している工場です。長い時間をかけて育まれた白神の水を外気に触れさせることなく、加熱処理を一切せずにボトリングした「白神山水」は口あたりが爽やかな超軟水です。ボトリング工程見学は、事前予約が必要です。
Roadside Station Kamikoani

Transportation

Akita Pref. Kitakitagunkamikoanimura Kosawada Mukaikawara 66-1

This roadside station is along National Route 285. This local product center offers goods made with local specialties like Hozuki and Kohaze berries, as well as items from Akita cedar. The restaurant serves 10-wari Tenzaru Soba made with 100% domestic buckwheat flour, and a wide range of other meals. There is also a shop displaying and selling local wildflowers, and locals often gather here to mingle.
Roadside Station Takanosu – Odaiko Hall

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Kita-akita-shi Tsuzureko Ozutsumi Michishita 62-1

This museum dedicated to Japanese taiko drums is located inside the Roadside Station Takanosu building. Exhibits include a drum registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest taiko drum in the world. In the museum's activity zone, visitors can watch videos of taiko drum performances conducted at various festivals, and try beating a real taiko drum themselves.
Hamabe no Uta Ongaku-kan Museum

3.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Akita Pref. Kitakitashi Yonaisawa Teranoshita 17-4

The Hamabe no Uta Ongaku-kan Museum is a historical museum dedicated to the life and work of Narita Tamezo, the composer of “Kanariya” (“Canary”), which is said to be the earliest Japanese children’s song. The Museum takes its name from one of Narita’s best-known works: “Hamabe no Uta” (“A Song at the Seaside”). The Museum is housed in a retro, Western-style building. The first floor has listening spaces where visitors can listen to various different songs; the second floor is devoted to exhibition space. The stage in this part of the Museum has a large grand piano and a life-size model of Narita Tamezo; player piano performances are accompanied by explanations of the history of children’s songs in Japan.

成田為三という音楽家のことは全く知りませんでしたが、「浜辺の歌」「かなりや」という曲は聞いたことがあり知っていました。成田為三のロボットがあったりしてなかなか面白い記念館でした。
Yutoria Fujisato, Kenko Hoyokan

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Akita Pref. Yamamotogunfujisatomachi Fujikoto Kamiyunosawa 1-2

This hot spring facility is at Hotel Yutoria Fujisato in Kamiyunosawa, Fujikoto, Fujisato Town, Yamamoto County. Facilities include a sauna, a hot spring pool, an outdoor bath, a cascade bath, and a jet bath. Its sulfate spring is said to help nerve pain, rheumatism, motor paralysis, and more. They welcome guests who stop by just to use the baths.
Kimimachi-zaka Prefectural Nature Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Pref. Noshiroshi Natsui Kotatsu Nakajima

This park is located in Kotsunagi, Futatsui-machi, Noshiro City. The name Kimimachi-zaka was bestowed on the area by Emperor Meiji when he visited it during an imperial tour of the Tohoku region. There is an anecdote about the emperor receiving a letter sent by the empress out of concern about his long journey while he stayed in the area. The park features a stone monument commemorates the rest the Emperor took in the area, and an additional monument is inscribed with the waka poem included in the empress' letter. The park also features the Koibumi Shrine, a mailbox for love letters, a gallery, a cafe, and more. Visitors can enjoy scenery created by Byobu Rock and the area's seasonal nature, such as cherry blossoms in the spring.
Garo Falls

Travel / Tourism

Akita Pref. Yamamotogunfujisatomachi Fujikoto Great fall

This waterfall is located in Takinosawa, Fujikoto, Fujisato Town, Yamamoto County. The area around the falls has been built into a park dedicated to promoting affinity with water. It is a popular spot for experiencing the seasonal nature of the valley, including the fresh spring greenery and the fall foliage. Sugae Masumi, the late Edo period traveler who spent his final years in Akita, visited the falls. A stone monument bearing the waka poem he wrote during that visit stands near the falls.
Gongen no Ooicho

Travel / Tourism

Akita Prefecture Yamamoto-gun Fujisatomachi Tanaka 15

This gingko tree, which is also known as the Tanaka-no-Oicho, is located in Tanaka, Fujikoto, Fujisato Town, Yamamoto County. The large tree, which is 25-meter-tall and has a circumference of 8.5 meters, is the sacred tree of the adjacent Tanaka Shrine. Legend has it that when the Buddhist monk Kukai visited the area, he stuck the chopsticks he used to eat his lunch in the ground they grew into the ginkgo tree. It has been designated as a Prefectural Natural Monument.
Hachimori Isaribi Onsen Hatahatakan

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Akita Pref. Yamamotogunhappouchou Hachimori Goshonodai 51

A hot spring hotel located a three-minute walk from Akitashirakami Station on the Gono Line in Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture. The hotel's bathhouse is also open to non-guests, and inside you can enjoy the waters of a hot spring said to treat such ailments as nerve pain in a wooden bath modeled after a local sandfish fishing boat, and a stone bath modeled after the area's rocky coastal cliffs. The bathhouse also has a boiled barley and rice stone bath, and a spacious sauna. The hotel has a variety of Western and Japanese-style rooms and, for the outdoorsy type, trailer houses with kitchens. The hotel serves course meals made with an abundance of local seafood, farm vegetables, and wild plants.
Kamayahama Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Pref. Yamamotogunmitanechou Okuchi Kamaya

Wind turbines line this sandy beach, which has been selected as one of the Best Beach 100 of Japan beaches due to its beautiful waters. Visitors can also see the World Heritage Shirakami-Sanchi mountains from the beach, as well as Oga Peninsula in the distance. It is a popular spot to watch the beautiful sunset, and is also famous as the Sunset Beach of Kamayahama.
Mt, Futatsumori

Travel / Tourism

Akita Yamamoto-gun Happocho

A mountain that spans Fujisato Town, Akita Prefecture, and Ajigasawa Town, Aomori Prefecture. It stands almost 1087 meters tall and is also called Mt. Tomaridake. It features a wealth of nature including an old growth Japanese beech forest and when blessed with good weather from the summit you can see the mountains of the Shirakami mountain region as well as the Sea of Japan and the Oga Peninsula.
Dakedai Nature Education Forest

Travel / Tourism

Akita Yamamoto-gun Fujisato Machi Fujikoto Fujikoto Sawa Kokuyurin

A nature observation forest in the Fujikotosawa National Forest in the Fujikoto region of Fujisato Town, Yamamoto County. It's located in the Shirakami mountain region between Mt. Fujisato-komagadake and Mt. Sangaiyama near the head of the Fujikoto River. The site has a walking trail allowing you to explore the deep nature of the Shirakami Mountains and the old-growth Japanese beech forest with giant trees over 400 years old more easily than if you were mountain climbing.
Mase Valley Sanjugama

Travel / Tourism

Akita Yamamoto-gun Happocho

A scenic valley location in Happo Town, Yamamoto County, located along the Mase River which originates in the Shirakami mountain region. The name comes from 30 potholes called Oketsu carved out of the riverbed by stones caught in the river current (Sanju is Japanese for 30). The surrounding area has a series of paths allowing you to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery interwoven with the mountain streams including the Ouketsu potholes, unusual boulders, and verdant green new growth or changing autumn colors.

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Akita Areas

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.