Best around Akita Spot List

Bukeyashiki Street with the Ashina family's 15,000-koku castle town. The direct descendants of the family still live in one of the upper-class samurai residences.

The remains of the castle of the Satake Clan, evocative of the Edo Period (1603–1868) when feudal lords ruled the land. There is also a spot where you can play with an Akita dog.

A beautiful lake and the deepest in Japan, with unrivalled clarity. There is a statue of the legendary maiden Tatsuko standing in the lake.

A walking path around rising volcanic smoke

An isolated inn with a mysterious atmosphere, located deep in the mountains

An old folk house accommodation located in the village forest of Kakunodate

An inaniwa udon shop run directly by the maker

This hotel's highlight is the open-air bath that overlooks its garden

Come face to face with lions behind glass

The blessed spring water from Mt. Chokai

A variety of fascinating baths are available, including a large one resembling the Kurhaus

A genuine Japanese-style ryokan located on the lakeside of Lake Tazawa

The fireworks town of Omagari, the pinnacle of fireworks art

Kakunodate's black-fenced samurai district glows with each season, and you can stroll in kimono, ride a rickshaw, or watch cherry-bark craftsmen at work

A relaxing accommodation loved by women

A ritual worth fighting your fear to see

Make a pitstop here first when visiting Kazuno

Tohoku's biggest therapeutic onsen boasts Japan's largest volume of hot spring water and highest acidity

Witness the beauty of cliffs cloaked in steam rising from hot springs in the ravine

A classic hotel that blends in to the Little Kyoto of Kakunodate