Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Yokote / Yuzawa / Kurikoma Area

  • Akita Furusato Village
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    4.0
    87 Reviews
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    Akita Pref. Yokoteshi Akasaka Tomigasawa 62-46
    Akita Furusato Village kamakuland is a theme park for any weather consisting of a variety of facilities such as Starry sky expedition Museum SPACIA, the largest planetarium in the Tohoku region where visitors can enjoy exploring the starry sky, the Wonder Castle featuring trick art and a variety of play equipment, as well as the Industrial Arts Exhibition Hall of Akita traditional crafts, and the Akita Museum of Modern Art. The facility includes a studio where visitors can experience making homemade items and learn while playing. At the home cooking hall, you can also enjoy local cuisine and gourmet.

    秋田自動車道、横手インターを降りてすぐのところにありゆっくりと遊べる施設がいろいろ、美術館などもあります。 この日はふるさとドーム劇場でアート&クラフト展が開催されていて早い時間から混雑しています。 全国各地から色んな作り手お方が来ていて見ているだけでも楽しむことができました。

  • Meisui-ichiba Yutaro
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
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    Akita Senboku-gun Misato Cho Rokugo Umamachi 83
    A commercial complex standing on Teramachi-dori Street in Uma-machi Rokugo, Misato Town, Senboku County, Akita Prefecture. Operating out of a remodeled sake warehouse built in the Meiji period, tenants include Genpatey, a restaurant serving tuna cuisine; Yamacho, a cafe where you can enjoy coffee made with famous spring water; shops selling vegetables and renowned confections; a craft studio; and a tourist information center. The adjoining multipurpose hall is used as a community gathering space.

    酒蔵を改修した施設。 研修会場として訪れました。 ホールや展示、物販、レストランが併設されてます。 名水百選にも選ばれていることもあり、炭酸水やサイダーが充実。 おすすめです。

  • Yokote Masuda Manga Museum
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    Akita Pref. Yokoteshi Masudamachimasuda Shinmachi 285
    This is Japan's first full-fledged manga museum, located inside Masuda Fureai Plaza in Masuda Town, Yokote City. They showcase work by Masuda-native manga artist Takao Yaguchi as well as original pictures of manga by artists from Japan and overseas. They also run special exhibits, talks by manga artists, and book signings periodically. The museum is closed for renovations until April, 2019.
  • Akita Prefectural Museum of Agricultural Science
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    Akita Pref. Daisenshi Uchiotomo Nakazawa 171-4
    Visitors to this science museum can learn about agriculture and the history of agriculture in Akita, as well as cultivation techniques. It also has exhibits relating to rice production in Akita. The museum is fully equipped with tropical greenhouses, vineyards, orchards and lawns. There are also events such as the Agricultural Science Festival and the Autumn Thanksgiving Festival, which have performances and food samples. The museum draws large crowds, especially local people, on these days.
  • Heian no Kaze Wataru Park
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    Akita Yokote Kanezawa Nakano Sanganzeki Chinai
    A park in the Sanganzeki area of Kanezawa-nakano, Yokote City. This historical park is located in the Nishinuma region which served as the stage for the Gosannen War during the later part of the Heian Period. There are statues of the generals who served in the war and a relief showing battle scenes as well as beautiful scenery to admire including Nishinuma marsh and the linked arch bridges crossing over it.
  • Oku Cherry Farm
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    Akita Yokote Jumonjimachi Jugonoshinden Bozusawa 86
    A cherry orchard located in Boshozawa, Jugonoshinden, Jumonji-cho, Yokote City, with a history dating back to 1884.
  • San Sportsland Senhata
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    Akita Senboku-gun Misato Cho Kanezawa Higashine Hotokezawa 210-1
    A healthcare promotion facility attached to the hot spring inn Senhata Onsen Hot Spring San-R in Hotokezawa, Kanezawa-higashine, Misato Town, Senboku County. They offer a variety of indoor pools including a 25-meter lap pool, a sub-pool with reduced depth, and a vibra-jet pool as well as outdoor tennis courts. The pool is heated allowing it to be used year-round.
  • Misato-cho Gakuyukan
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    Akita Senboku-gun Misato Cho Rokugo Anrakuji 122
    This government complex, situated along Prefectural Route 11 in Anrakuji Rokugo, Misato Town, Senboku County, Akita Prefecture, consists of a municipal library, exhibition space, and town hall branch office. The exhibition space has no standing exhibition; instead, special exhibitions such as art exhibitions are held here periodically.
  • DOGRUN DAISEN
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    Akita Daisen-shi Tochiya Kawamae 210
    A dog park located in Kawamae Tochiya, Daisen City. Facilities include an indoor dog park area open only to small and medium breed dogs, and a spacious 1,000 square meter outdoor dog park area divided into spaces for small, medium, and large breed dogs. The park also offers services such as trimming, massages, and a pet hotel.
  • Jinguji Tourist Orchard
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    Akita Daisen-shi Jinguji Fukushima 48-1
    A fruit farm situated on Prefectural Route 67 in Fukushima, Jinguji, Daisen City. The farm offers fruit picking and farm-direct sales of cherries from the beginning of June to early August as well as blueberries, grapes, and other fruits when in season. The farm also has chestnut gathering, mushroom hunting, and edible wild plant hunting activities.
  • Innai-ginzan Ijinkan
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
    "This ""Ijinkan"" (an early Western-style mansion) adjoins JR Innai Station. The building contains exhibits on the former Innai Siler Mine and visitors can learn about the mine via audio, video, and three dimensional displays. The building also displays pieces of Yayoi period pottery and Jomon period pottery decorated with fanciful spikes and impressed patterns excavated in the town, as well as dioramas which show what life was like in ancient Japan. Videos on the first floor introduce the seasonal beauty and local specialty products of the Ogachi area."
  • Tenma Museum of Art
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    Akita Ogachi-gun Ugomachi Nonaka Mizunashi 19-1
    An art museum opened in 1999 in Ugo Town, Ogachi County in the southern area of Akita Prefecture by Fujino Kazushige, chairman of the board of directors for Fujino Hoon Kogyo Co. Ltd. (and Director of Tenma Museum of Art). A great many pieces of art are on display including Tenma Chojo, a great example of the art by Yeh Tsui-Pai and admired as a treasure of the 20th century.
  • Yokote Park
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    Akita Pref. Yokoteshi Shiroyamamachi
    This park is located in Shiroyama-machi, Yokote City. It maintains the remains of Yokote Castle, which was destroyed during the Boshin War fought around the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji period (1868 to 1869). At the Honmaru ruins is Akita Shrine, and at the Ninomaru ruins there is a three-layer castle tower observation deck which also serves as a local museum, enabling you to enjoy views of the Yokote Basin.
  • Akita Museum of Modern Art
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    Akita Pref. Yokoteshi Akasaka Tomigasawa 62-46
    This museum was opened in 1994 in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture. It primarily exhibits modern works by Akita native or related artists. In addition, the Hi-Vision Gallery holds the museum's collection. The first floor has a Museum School offering regular lectures on art and many people participate.
  • Nangai Folklore Exchange Center
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Akita Daisen-shi Minami

    明治から近代にかけての農機具を展示してあったり、当時の暮らしを感じることができます。また、近所のおばちゃんたちが集まってわやわややってる交流館の役目を果たしているようです。

  • Yuzawa Minase Health Promotion Facilities Heated Pool
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    2.0
    1 Reviews
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi Minase Omura Yunokami 79-2

    先年度より、スキーと共にプールも閉館したようです。地元の方が、残念そうにお話しされていました。まだ、皆瀬村には、キャンプ場や観光名所があります。じもとのみなさん頑張って下さい。皆瀬村、小安峡大好きです。

  • Karinosato Yamamoto Park (Karinosato Fureai-no-mori Camping Ground)
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    Akita Misatocho Iizume Higashi Saihoji 34
  • Sukawa Lake Camping Ground
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    Akita Ogachi-gun Higashinarusemura
  • Kurikoma Kunisada Park
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    Akita Ogachi Higashinarusemura
  • Gorin Zaka Arcadia Park
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    Akita Ugomachi Tarada Furutsutsumi Ue

Akita Areas

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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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