Districts
[edit]Understand
[edit]Tourist Information Site
[edit]The city's official site has a good sightseeing section in English.
Get in
[edit]The Akita Shinkansen Komachi (こまち) from Tokyo, Sendai and Morioka makes a regular stop at JR Tazawako Station and JR Kakunodate Station. Komachi provides hourly service from Tokyo and the journey takes roughly 4 hr from Tokyo, 2½ hr from Sendai and 1hr from Morioka. All Komachi trains are reserved. If the trained is fully-booked, you can purchase standing seats. Japan Rail Pass is accepted.
Get around
[edit]From Lake Tazawako Station, buses depart for Nyuto Onsen, Tamagawa, and the Lake Tazawa area. There is also a special tour bus that circles Lake Tazawa and makes brief stops around the Tatsuko Statue and Gozanoishi Shrine. The Kakunodate samurai district can be reached on foot from Kakunodate Station.
See
[edit]- 1 Kakunodate. Remains of an old samurai town. In spring, many cherry blossoms bloom.
- 2 Dakigaeri Valley (抱き返り渓谷). Valley with sheer Tama River along. Autumn leaves is great. Promenade is placed.
Do
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- 1 Nyuto Onsen (乳頭温泉郷). A lot of old hot springs. These are famous resorts for Japanese.
- 2 Tamagawa Hot Springs (玉川温泉). This onsen has the highest flow rate in Japan at 150 liters/second.
- 3 Paper Balloon Festival (紙風船上げ Kamifuusen Age), 西木町紙風船広場 (walk 7 min from Kamihinoki station, along National route 105), ☏ +81 187 43-3352. Feb 10, starts at 15:00. In this festival dating back more than a century, large decorated paper balloons are lit and float off in the evening sky. The evening can get cold, so warm clothing is recommended.
Buy
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]- See also: Kakunodate, Nyuto Onsen
Camp
[edit]Budget
[edit]Mid-range
[edit]Splurge
[edit]- 1 Natsuse Onsen Miyakowasure (夏瀬温泉 都わすれ), 84 Natsuse, Sotsuda, Tazawako, 田沢湖卒田字夏瀬84 (30 min from Tazawako or Kakunodate station by car), ☏ +81 187 44-2220, fax: +81 187 44-2219, [email protected]. An onsen inn in the mountains. All guest rooms have a hot spring bath. Stay ¥25,000+. Only bathing ¥500.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Semboku |
| Akita ← Omagari ← | W  E
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→ Tazawa-ko → Shizukuishi → Morioka |