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Kakunodate Samurai Residence
Kakunodate was a town developed beneath a castle where old houses and former historic samurai residences still remain on the streets. Houses/residences have little changed in more than 380 years, as if frozen in time. They show their beauty differently season from season. Most of the samurai residences that remain have been designated as Cultural Properties by public agencies. They are often used in film shooting.
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Mt. Moriyoshi/Lake Taihei
Mt. Moriyoshi has beech forests spreading on its sides, and a natural forest of Maries fir sprawling at heights of 1,000 m or more above the sea up to the summit. The mountain is one of the Great 100 Mountains of Flowers in Japan, where colorful pretty alpine plants are in flower in early summer and fall. Lake Taihei is an artificial lake created when the Moriyoshiyama Dam was constructed. Thirteen great or small valleys with streams flow into the lake. You can enjoy fishing rainbow trout, char, or Japanese smelt.
http://www.city.kitaakita.akita.jp/kankou/joy/nature/climb.html |
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Mt. Chokai/Kisakata Ninety-Nine Islands
Mt. Chokai is a beautiful volcano rising from the
Sea of Japan at a height of 2,236 m above sea level.
There are great views from the summit, with Mt. Iwaki,
Hachimantai, and the Oga Peninsula to the north, and
Mt. Gassan to the south. The Kisakata Ninety-Nine
Islands were raised to be land overnight by the action
of the Great Earthquake of 1804, where there had been
small islands created with rocks and stones fallen
from Mt. Chokai and carried into the sea, and the
corrosive action of seawater.
http://www.nikaho-kanko.jp/top.html
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Rokugo Yusui-gun (Spring waters of Rokugo), Rokugo-machi, Senboku-gun
Rokugo Yusui-gun has been called "shimizu-no-sato" (the village of clear springs) since ancient times, with rich spring waters. In the central part of the Town of Rokugo, there are more than 60 springs with mild water welling out. Local sake brands produced with those waters are the best quality in Japan, and a soda pop called "Niteko Shimizu" produced from one of the spring waters, are famous across the country.
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Lake Tazawa/Dakigaeri Gorge
Lake Tazawa is 423.4 m deep, which is the deepest
lake in Japan. This lake beautifully shines in lapis lazuri,
and is not frozen even in winter, which is very cold
in this part of the country. This lake area shows
scenery with cherry blossoms and fresh green in spring,
red/yellow leaves in fall, and snow in winter, so
it charms tourists with the beauty of each season.
Dakigaeri Gorge is a valley with steep walls, natural
forests on both sides, falls in side walls, and a
unique, beautiful blue stream.
http://www.city.semboku.akita.jp/index.php
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Oga Peninsula/Namahage
The Oga Peninsula sticks out into the Sea of Japan. The Nyudozaki cape located on the northernmost end of the Peninsula is famous for the great beauty of the sun sinking into the sea as seen from the lighthouse there. The event of "namahage" (folklore monsters) is a traditional culture that has been passed down in the Oga Peninsula area, as an event carried out on the end day of the year for the local people to pray for good health. The "namahage saito matsuri" festival is held in February as a tourist attraction, when you can enjoy the soul-stirring and mysterious atmosphere of the festival.
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Lake Towada/Hachimantai
Lake Towada is a double-caldera lake created as a
result of volcanic eruptions. On a sightseeing boat
tour, you can see the statute of a young girl as a
symbol of this lake, enjoying the clear lake water
and you might even feel a fear. In Hachimatai, you
can enjoy the fresh green of the natural beech forest
in spring, various alpine plants in flower in summer
with a nice climate, flame-like red/yellow leaves
in fall, and trees covered with hoar frost and aspirin
snow in winter, rich with hot springs.
http://www.hachimantai.or.jp/healingmenu/healingmenu.html
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Kawarage Hell/Koyasu Gorge
Koyasu Gorge is 60 m high from the bottom of the valley, with steep side walls, where hot spas well up with explosive sounds through steep rock bed. The scenery with a valley between trees and rising steam is famous for beautiful red/yellow leaves. Kawarage Hell is a holy mountain where sulfurated gas jets out with strange-shaped/grotesque rocks/stones exposed, which may give you an image of hell. It is counted as one of the three great holy mountains, together with the Osorezan Mountain in the Nanbu area and the Tateyama Mountain in the Ecchu area.
http://aios.city-yuzawa.jp/kanko/kanko-top.htm
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