Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Russian Korean Japanese Nature Unspoiled mountain forests fill Akita with splendor. From the world heritage site Shirakami-Sanchi mountains flow clean, clear waters, and amongst the trees can be found countless varieties of life, both flora and fauna. The face of Akita transforms with each passing season.
Mt. Chokai
(Nikaho City, Yurihonjo City)
This mountain, also called Dewa Fuji, or Mt. Fuji of Dewa, is the second highest in the Tohoku Region, measuring 2,236 meters at its peak. Mt. Chokai as well as the many scenic spots and tourist sites in the outskirts is designated as a Quasi-National Park, and visitors find here a treasure trove of alpine plants.

Shirakami-Sanchi
(Fujisato Town, Happo Town)
This vast mountain range with its vast old-grown beech forests straddles the border between Akita and Aomori prefectures. The UNESCO designated the Shirakami-Sanchi as a World Heritage site in 1993.


Tachimata Gorge
 (Kita-akita City)
Three elegant waterfalls grace this gorge in Okuani: Ichi-no-taki, Ni-no-taki and Kobei-taki. (Pictured is Ni-no-taki.)

  
Oga Peninsula/ Cape Nyudozaki
(Oga City)
Surrounded by sharp cliffs and rocks carved into fantastic shapes by wind and water, the peninsula has a lot to offer: a wonderful view of the Sea of Japan, a rich variety of seafood and plentiful hot springs. Oga is also known as the hometown of Namahage.

Sashimaki Marsh (Senboku City)
Around sixty thousand mizubasho grow abundantly throughout the marsh. Their flowers turn the marsh all but white between mid April to early May.

Lake Towada (Kosaka Town)
The crater lake is on the border between Akita and Aomori and forms part of the Towada Hachimantai National Park. The sheer natural beauty of the surroundings mesmerizes visitors aboard the sightseeing boats or lakeside observatories, no matter what the season.

Mt. Moriyoshi (Kitaakita City)
This mountain is listed as one of the top 100 flowering mountains of Japan with its unparalleled number of alpine plant species. Many visitors ride the gondola to look out over a fiery sea of autumn foliage or the white spines of hoarfrost-covered trees.

Shishigahana Marsh (Nikaho City)
Subsoil waters from Mt. Chokai well up at Detsubo. Along with that of neighboring Moto-taki Falls in the Chokai Quasi-National Park, this water has been designated as among the top 100 waters of Japan in the Heisei Period (1989 - ).
Lake Tazawa
(Senboku City)
The mysterious azure waters of this lake are the deepest in Japan, at 423.4 meters, and never freeze over even in the coldest of winters. On the western shore, the statue of the legendary princess Tatsuko stands, surrounded by the seasonally shifting beauty of the lake.

Mt. Akita-Komagatake
(Senboku City)
Fields of alpine blooms attract many tourists to this mountain. The climbing season begin June 1st, and the scenery spreading out at your feet from the trails and summit is breathtaking.

Agariko Daio
(Great King of Agariko)
(Nikaho City)
This tree is over 300 years old and 7.62 meters in circumference. The dominating presence of the tree has given it the title of Great King among the uniquely shaped beech trees (agariko) found in Nakajimadai Recreational Forest.

Yasu-no-taki Falls (Kitaakita City)
With its two-stage cascades, Yasu-no-taki is one of the top 100 waterfalls of Japan. The falls and the surrounding trees create an exquisite landscape be they clad in the fresh green in spring or the flaming colors of autumn.


Dakigaeri Gorge
(Senboku City)
Dakigaeri is one of the most scenic gorges in the Tohoku region with scattered waterfalls, including beautiful Mikaeri-no-taki Falls. The contrast of the mystical blue of the river and summer greens and fall reds and golds of the forest above the sheer precipices is marvelous.
  
Mt. Kurikoma
(Higashinaruse Village)
Situated in the center of the Kurikoma Quasi-National Park, this active volcano marks the junction of Akita, Iwate and Miyagi. Flaming autumn colors blanket the mountain in fall.
  
Hachimantai/ Onuma Pond
(Kazuno City)
The autumn colors of the mountains are perfectly mirrored in the surface of this pond near Onuma Hot Spring. The well-kept promenade running along the lake allows visitors to wander out of a casual stroll.

 

Oyasukyo Gorge (Yuzawa City)
Steam rises up from crevasses at the bottom of a 60-meter deep gorge, and hot water bursts out of the earth from the geyser known as Daifunto. The view from the top of the gorge is magnificent all year round.

Mt. Moriyoshi/
Juhyo (Hoarfrosts)
(Kitaakita City)
The trees of Mt. Moriyoshi transform into a horde of hoarfrost-and-snow “monsters,” standing guard all over the snow-covered mountain.