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 · AkitaHakone Sightseeing Cruise crosses Lake Ashi, Hakone, Kanagawa, aboard pirate ship-styled vessels calling at Togendai, Moto-Hakone, and Hakone-machi, with views of Mount Fuji.
Hakone · KanagawaInawashiro Lake, Japan's fourth-largest, occupies northeastern Fukushima surrounded by mountains, known for its clear water and popular for fishing, boating, and camping.
FukushimaHokkaido lake, the second deepest in Japan, surrounded by three volcanoes and notable as the nation's northernmost ice-free body of water.
Chitose · Hokkaido
