Shirakami / Oga

Top Things to do

• Yuhi Onsen WAO

  4.5

  6 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Ogashi Noishi Obasawa Below 1-17

  This hot spring facility, located in Obasawashita, Noishi, Oga City, lets you soak while absorbing a view of the Sea of Japan. They have seven kinds of baths, including an open-air bath. The weakly alkaline common salt spring leaves you feeling refreshed. After your bath you can relax in their large hall or rent a private room. A campground and cottages are available next door.

• Yutoria Fujisato, Kenko Hoyokan

  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

  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

  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

  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.

• Ani Ski Resort

  4.0

  25 Reviews

  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.

• Hachimori Isaribi Onsen Hatahatakan

  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.

• Noshiro Energium Park

  4.0

  15 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Noshiroshi Omoriyama 1-6

  "A museum located a 15-minute drive from JR Noshiro Station in Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture. Facilities include the Noshiro Nebu Nagashi Hall, which displays Noshiro kites decorated with Berabo faces and traditional parade floats used in the long-held Nebu Nagashi festival; an ""ancient forest"" modeled after the Carboniferous Period; an exhibition hall where you can learn about energy consumption; and a gallery which provides information on the Noshiro Thermal Power Plant and environmental initiatives. There's also a culture hall used for lectures and seminars, and a playground and square for playing sports."

• Oga General Tourist Information Center

  4.0

  49 Reviews

  Akita Pref. Ogashi Funakoshi Ikkou 207-219

  One cannot miss this tourism spot at the entrance to the Oga Pennisula where two 15-meter high giant statues of Namahage, local ogres, are guarding its entrance. In addition to personalized tourism information from the staff, pamphlets of each area of the site are also available. A computer is also set up at the computer corner for instant information retrieval about the Oga area, while a video presentation of local events and tourist sites is also continuously playing on a screen to inform the visitors about the area. There are local specialty items for sale, and one can stop and enjoy a light meal at the cafe, or visit the outdoor stage and flower garden.