Hot Springs : Akita Prefecture




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Tohoku

Aomori Prefecture
Winter Tourism
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Culture and History
Hot Springs

Iwate Prefecture
Winter Tourism
Skiing
Culture and History
Hot Springs

Akita Prefecture
Winter Tourism
Skiing
Culture and History
Hot Springs

Kazuno City - Hachimantai Hot Springs

A group of hot springs straddling the Iwate-Akita border, Hachimantai Hot Springs is home to a large number of hotels, inns, and vacation homes, making it a major tourist base for the area. Enjoy these great hot springs surrounded by the beauty of nature.
Access: 1 hr by car from Tohoku Expwy Matsuo-Hachimantai IC
Information: Kazuno Division of Tourism, Commerce, and Industry 0186-30-1111

Kazuno City - Yuze Hot Springs

Yuze is known for its bounteous hot water. Soak away your fatigue by the quiet, exquisitely beautiful Yoneshirogawa River, surrounded by austere mountains.
Access: 15 mins by car from Tohoku Expwy Kazuno-Hachimantai IC
Information: Kazuno Division of Tourism, Commerce, and Industry 0186-30-1111

Oga City - Oga Hot Springs

This Oga Peninsula hot spring area has more than a millenium of history and a beautiful location not far from Nyudozaki Cape. Oga's stone soup, so called because red-hot cooking stones are dropped into a delicious pot full of seafood, is another of the main attractions here.
Access: 1 hr 20 mins by car from Akita City
Information: Oga Tourism Assoc. 0185-24-4700

Otaki Hot Spring (Odate City)

The plentiful waters of Otaki have a rich history as the healing spring for the Satake clan that ruled this area. The 67.7º waters contain sodium and calcium sulfates and chlorides.
Access: 5 mins on foot from Otaki Onsen Sta.
Information: Odate Tourism Information Ctr. 0186-42-4360
Tazawako Kogen Hot Springs (Senboku City)

This refreshing hot spring bubbling forth in the highlands overlooking Lake Tazawa has been nationally designated as a People's Recuperation Spa. This clear, 54º sulfur spring is conveniently located at the base of Tazawako Ski Area.
Access: 40 mins by bus from Tazawako Sta.
Information: Folake (Tazawako Town Tourism Information Ctr.) 0187-43-2111