Other Sightseeing Spots in Yokote / Yuzawa / Kurikoma Area

  • Yokote Park Observation Deck
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    Akita Yokote Shiroyamamachi 29-1
    An observation deck located in Yokote Park in Shiroyama-machi, Yokote City. The observation deck is built to resemble a castle keep on the grounds of a former outer citadel (and is commonly called Yokote Castle). From the observation deck you can look out over the surrounding scenery including the Yokote Basin, Mt. Chokai, and the Yokote River. While the observation deck is closed from December to March it is briefly reopened in February during the Yokote Snow Festival.
  • Former Ikeda Family Garden
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    Akita Daisen-shi Takanashi Oshima 1
    The garden of the Ikeda family, one of the former three largest landowners in the Tohoku region. In 2004 it was designated as the prefectures first National Garden of Scenic Beauty. As the garden of one of the most prominent landowners in Japan it was designed by landscape architect Nagaoka Yasuhei who also designed the Momijidani in Tokyo's Shiba Park and Odori Park in Sapporo. The country's largest three-legged stone lantern and the prefecture's oldest reinforced concrete Western-style house (designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan) are symbols of the garden.
  • Masuda Kuramachi Dori
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    Akita Yokote Masudamachi Masuda Nakamachi Nanokamachi
  • Ochiai Bridge
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    Akita Daisen-shi
  • Janosaki Bridge
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    Akita Yokote Yokkamachi
  • Omagari Bridge
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    Akita Daisen-shi Onukitakabatake
  • Kanazawa Dam
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    Akita Yokote Kanezawa Torii Nagane
  • Matsukura Dam
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    Akita Ogachi-gun Ugomachi
  • Haba Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
  • Matsukura Dam
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    Akita Ogachi-gun Ugomachi
  • Izumisawa Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
  • Fumizuki Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi Fukabori
  • Sakamaki Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
  • Nakagawara Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
  • Kubo Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
  • Odate Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
  • Shimizukoya Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
  • Iwaki Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
  • Hachi Ou Bridge
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    Akita Yuzawa-shi
  • Imaizumi Hashi
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    Akita Yokote-shi

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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