Lake Tazawa / Kakunodate / Omagari

Top Things to do

• Nyuto Onsenkyo Taenoyu

  4.5

  223 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Sembokushi Tazawakobonai Komagatake 2-1

  This onsen hotel in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture allows day trips, and is popular with female visitors for its meticulous service and modern atmosphere. One can enjoy “gold” and “silver” source water in seven different baths. It is famous for an open air mixed bathing area where one can look out over the Sendachi River, offering the true charm of a secluded hot spring. Women can wear towels in the mixed bathing area. With the accommodation plan, guests can try the local kiritanpo (mashed rice pressed on a skewer and toasted) cuisine too.

• Saryo Aoyagi

  4.0

  174 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachiomotemachishimochou Triangular building Historic village/Aoyagi family

• Statue of Tatsuko

  3.5

  118 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Sembokushi Nishikichousaimyouji Katajiri

  This statue is on the west bank of Lake Tazawa, in Aza-Katajiri Nishiki-cho Saimyoji, Semboku City. It's based on the Lake Tazawa legend of Princess Tatsuko, a young girl who prayed for eternal youth and beauty, and whose wish was granted when she drank the waters of a magical forest spring and was turned to a dragon, the guardian spirit of the lake.

• Ando Miso Soy Sauce Brewery

  4.5

  59 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachishimoshinmachi 27

  The former miso and soy sauce brewery was founded in 1853. The brick storehouse, built in the middle of the Meiji period, gives an atmosphere of long ago. You can enter the building and view the fusuma (sliding doors), hand-painted by Nishimiya Reiwa, free of charge. In the black plastered warehouse once used for storage, you can taste miso soup and pickles. You should definitely try the additive-free, naturally produced goods.

• Kakunodate Kabazaiku Denshokan

  4.0

  62 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachiomotemachishimochou 10-1

  This is a tourist facility in Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, established to promote the traditional Kakunodate craft of “Kabazaiku” (cherry bark art) which began as the craftwork of lower-grade samurai. Kabazaiku is characterized by the brilliant, deep coloring it gets from the bark of the mountain cherry tree, and is often used for making tea utensils and accessories. Inside the building Kabazaiku, handicraft, cultural and historical materials are on display, and the Kabazaiku creation demonstration corner is particularly popular. The building itself, made in the old Kakunodate architectural style, is a sight to see.

• Diner Sakura no Sato

  4.0

  56 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachihigashikatsurakuchou 9

  This diner is in Higashi-katsuraku-cho Kakunodate-machi, Semboku City. They offer home style cooking made with Inaniwa dried udon or Hinai-jidori chicken. Their rich, smooth Hinai-jidori chicken and egg bowl named Ganso Hinai-jidori Oyako-don is particularly popular. They also sell souvenirs like traditional crafts, cherry bark art, and dishes.

• Kakunodate Bukeyashiki Archives

  3.5

  46 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Sembokushi Kakunodatemachihigashikatsurakuchou 9

  This museum, which is in a converted rice storehouse, exhibits daily commodities from the Satake Clan (Bokke) and weapons and old documents from the Edo period. If you are going to see the warrior’s residence in Kakunodate-machi, a castle town that has long been associated with Genji, you should also visit this museum. It is around 30 minutes by car from the Kyowa Interchange on the Akita Expressway.

• Orae

  4.0

  42 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Sembokushi Tazawakotazawa Haruyama 37-5

  A restaurant located a 10 minute walk from the “Koen Iriguchi” bus stop on the Komagatake and Nyuto lines where you can enjoy local beer fresh from the storehouse. All of Orae’s seats have a view of the nearby lake from the restaurant’s giant windows, and visitors can enjoy taking a break on or strolling along the beach in front of the restaurant. Orae serves select European cuisine focusing on fresh local vegetables from the Lake Tazawa area. One of the most popular items on the menu is the gyosha ninniku Alpine leak sausage pasta lunch. The Beni Komachi Lager, made with local Akita Komachi rice, is a popular choice among the home brewed local beers.

• Soba Goro

  4.0

  40 Reviews

  Akita Senboku-shi Tazawako Obonai Mizushiri 59-40

  "A soba noodle shop located in the ""Tazawako Ichi"" local goods shop in front of Tazawako Station in Mizushiri, Tazawako-obonai, Semboku City. They make 100% buckwheat juwari soba noodles using local Tazawako buckwheat. In addition to simple soba noodle standards including chilled morisoba and dipping zarusoba they also serve soba with Hinaijidori chicken or fried tempura. They also serve ramen for a limited period from the 22nd to the 24th of each month."