Shrines, museums, parks, and the spots in between, with the access details worked out.
Lake Tazawa, Semboku, Akita, is Japan's deepest lake at 423 meters, a caldera lake known for its clear blue waters and the golden statue of Tatsuko.
Semboku · AkitaBuilt as an eighth-century fortification to subjugate the Emishi tribes, Akita Castle served as Dewa Province's administrative seat until abandonment around 1050.
AkitaAkita Museum of Art displays Japanese and international contemporary art, traditional works, and sculptures, with an outdoor sculpture park and rotating special exhibitions.
AkitaThe Akita Senshū Museum of Art showcases works by local Ranga artists and features a memorial hall dedicated to painter Kenzo Okada.
AkitaThis shrine atop Mount Shinzan in Akita honors mountain deities and houses a thousand-year-old kaya tree among ancient cedar groves.
Oga · AkitaWooden stadium completed in 1997 with a roof made from 25,000 Akita cypress trees allowing sunlight without artificial lighting.
Odate · AkitaEarly seventeenth-century castle ruins where the Ashina clan held their regional stronghold, with surviving stone walls and moats now a public park.
Semboku · AkitaLocated in Odate, this museum is dedicated to the history and culture of the Akita dog breed with exhibits, a library, and a theater.
Odate · Akita
