Spots in Yurihonjo / Chokai Area

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Yurihonjo / Chokai

Category

Roadside Station Kisakata Nemu no Oka

4.0

27 Reviews

Transportation

Akita Pref. Nikahoshi Kisakatamachi Oshiokoshi 73-1

Located along National Route 7, this is among the largest roadside stations in the Tohoku area. In addition to the local product hall and restaurant, there is a day-trip hot spring and the Ashihotto foot bath, and many other travel facilities. And not only is there an observation deck on the sixth floor, there's an observation hot spring on the fourth, Chokai no Yu, with a view from the baths of the Sea of Japan year round. There's a banquet hall for large groups, making it a big draw for tour groups.

秋田県にかほ市象潟。国道7号線沿いにある道の駅です。駐車場はかなり広いですが、シーズン期にはかなり混雑します。メインの建物の階上に日帰り温泉があります。かなり濃厚な湯です。
Roadside Station Iwaki (Shimashiki Fishing Port Park Iwaki Island Park)

4.0

39 Reviews

Transportation

Akita Pref. Yurihonjoushi Iwakiuchimichikawa Shintsurugata 192-43

This roadside station is along National Route 7. The restaurant and Iwaki Onsen Minato no Yu offer views of the Sea of Japan with your meal and bath, and are popular with tourists and locals alike. The low-brow cuisine Honjo Ham Fry Burger is a popular dish you can only get here! This spot is famous for views of the sunset over the Sea of Japan.

道路沿いから見ても何やら広そうな施設だったが、駐車場が車やバイクでいっぱいで流行っている？！というのも、温泉施設やオートキャンプ場があるから？私たちは小腹が空いたので立ち寄ったのだが、息子が“ハムカツバーガー”、私は“塩バニラソフト”をいただいたのだが、どちらもまあまあイケます。そして、建物の裏側へ行ってみると・・・何と、目の前が日本海！！天気の良い日だったので、外で食べている人もいて、いい感じ...
Kanmanji Temple

4.0

22 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Akita Pref. Nikahoshi Kisakatamachi Kisakatajima 2

This temple is located in Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City. It is a Soto sect Buddhist temple whose principle object of worship is Shakamunibutsu. It is famous as a temple which has been visited by literati for a very long time, and inside the temple grounds, there is a statue of Basho and haiku writings in his travel’s jounal, Oku no Hosomichi. It is also famous for what are known as the seven wonders of Kanmonji Temple, such as the well of ghostly appearances and the camellia that cry at night.

人気の観光スポットなだけあって、広い駐車場があるのが便利。トイレは古いので、使いたくない人もいると思う。境内は大人1人300円で入れる。有料区域内には、芭蕉句碑や出世稲荷、木登り地蔵などがある。木登り地蔵は、出世稲荷の参道から覗くと見ることができる。舟つなぎ石があることからも、昔は海であったことがわかる。有料区域と駐車場にある立ち入り禁止の階段は八島神社に繋がっている。境内北側には、無料で楽しめる...
The Shirase Antarctic Expedition Memorial Museum

4.0

13 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Akita Pref. Nikahoshi Kurokawa Iwagata 15-3

This museum is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Nobu Shirase, who came from what is now Nikaho City, and who led the first Japanese expedition to reach the Antarctic. Information on Lieutenant Nobu Shirase’s personal background and valuable memorabilia on the Antarctic expedition team are on display in the museum. There is also a life-sized play ship modeled on the ship “Kainanmaru” used for exploring the Antarctic situated outside in the museum’s Antarctic Park.

秋田県にかほ市にある日本人で初めて南極探検に挑んだ冒険家の白瀬矗(しらせ...
Children's Ferrite and Science Museum

4.0

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Pref. Nikahoshi Hirasawa Takarada 4-1

This is a science museum located along the Ushuhamakaido road in Hirasawa Takarada, Nikaho city. The museum hosts a memorial hall dedicated to Kenzo Saito, who discovered industrial uses for the magnetic iron-oxide derived substance ferrite and founded TDK, as well as to his supporter Teiichi Yamazaki. They also have displays in magnetism, and a research workshop with experiment area supervised by Denjiro Yonemura.

科学的なあれこれを息子に体験させようと訪問。有料なのでシビアに見てやろうと思っていたが、コンテンツは豊富で飽きずに居られる。動作が微妙な物もあるが、終盤にはでんじろうプロダクションがプロデュースしたコンテンツ群で、楽しい印象でフィニッシュできる。展示室最後のボルダリングは科学ではないと思うが、息子は運動もたっぷりできて満足していたし、定期入場券購入も検討する。
Roadside Station Higashiyuri

Transportation

Akita Pref. Yurihonjoushi Higashiyurioikata Hatakeda 28

This roadside station is along National Route 108. The direct-sales facility next door, Hottoin Chokai, offers fresh seasonal farm and local products, and the restaurant serves delicious Hyakutaku Soba and Chokai Komachimen noodles made with rice flour. It's a great place not just for tourists, but for locals as well.
Nikaho City Kisakata Local Museum

3.0

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Akita Pref. Nikahoshi Kisakatamachi Kitsunemori 31-1

A local museum located in Hamanota, Kisakata Town, Nikaho City. Kisakata used to be known as a pretty scenic place with islands both large and small. The museum has displays on the history and culture of Kisakata and the lagoons in the area which were lost in the Great Kisakata Earthquake of 1804. The museum exhibition includes the “Lagoon Period of Kisakata” with models of what the area looked like at the time, and paintings on folded screens, etc. Another display to look for is “Writers and Artists Who Visited Oku-no-Hosomichi and Kisakata” which introduces the literary people such as Matsuo Basho who visited Kisakata. Exhibitions are also held here such as work by Shuzo Ikeda, a woodblock print artist from Kisakata Town.

象潟（きさかた）駅から徒歩で少し歩いた場所にあります。『池田修三作品展』と『歌枕、象潟の旅』という企画展が開催されてました。館内は撮影禁止でした〇
Roadside Station Nishime Hamanasu no Sato

Transportation

Akita Pref. Yurihonjoushi Nishimemachinumata Shinmichishita 1112-2

This roadside station is along National Route 7 in Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture. In addition to a local products hall and restaurants, they have an outdoor restaurant Ganso Kawarayaki no Sato where you can enjoy a roof-tile kawarayaki cookout. Nearby you can find day-trip hot spring Nishimeyukko Land and a bowling alley, which are also popular with locals.
Tsuchida Ranch

Travel / Tourism

Akita Pref. Nikahoshi Baba Toushiyama 4-6

This tourist farm sprawls on the Nikaho Highlands at the foot of Mt. Chokai. Some 180 Jersey cows graze on the farm’s vast pastureland. At the adjoining Midori no Milk House, you can enjoy Jersey cow milk, soft-serve ice cream, cheese toast, and more, and everything on the menu is superb. At the St. Bernard hut, you can meet and pet St. Bernards and huskies, goats, rabbits, and other animals. (Note: This facility is only able to provide services in Japanese.)
Roadside Station Shimizunosato Chokaigo

Transportation

Akita Pref. Yurihonjoushi Choukaimachikamijinego Sakaidai 100

This roadside station is along National Route 108. The direct-sales facility next door, Hottoin Chokai, offers fresh seasonal farm and local products, and the restaurant serves delicious Hyakutaku Soba and Chokai Komachimen noodles made with rice flour. The parking lot also has a grass lawn, the Multipurpose Revitalization Plaza, a great place for locals to mingle.
Roadside Station Ouchi

Transportation

Akita Pref. Yurihonjoushi Iwayamachi Nishigoe 36

This roadside station is along National Route 105. The direct sales center Himawari offers fresh seasonal farm and local products, and the restaurant menu features a wide selection of meals including those made with Akita rice and local ingredients. In addition to a rest station and the onsen Kusu no Yu, there is also a hotel Poporokko to serve the many sightseeing guests.
Saiya Shuzoten

4.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Akita Yurihonjo-shi Ishiwaki Ishiwaki 53

酒蔵の見学と試飲をして、気に入った日本酒に出会いました。『雪の茅舎（ぼうしゃ）純米吟醸生酒』です。吟醸酒の繊細かつふくよかな味わいがあります。生酒の新鮮さと旨味が感じられました。若干甘みもありますが、後味にしつこさはなく、すっきりしています。
Yashio Ikoi no Mori Recreation Facility

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Yurihonjo-shi Higashiyuritashiro Sawanaka 41-6
Yurihonjo Boat Plaza AQUAPAL

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Pref. Yurihonjoushi Kitauraji 54-1

This complex recreation facility is located along Koyoshi River. There are also various facilities such as the Water and River Museum, where visitors can learn about the history of Koyoshi River and the surrounding nature, as well as a boathouse that stores competition boats and canoes, a multipurpose hall and a sports gymnasium. Additionally, there are events such as monthly workshops as well as litter picking around the river.
Nakaho Kogen Camping Ground

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Nikaho Iseiji Taro Hayashi 1-15

A camping ground located in the Tarobayashi, Iseiji in Nikaho City. The plot, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Nikaho Highlands, has 11 marked tent sites, warm showers, and a covered cooking area. With nearby cycling trails and fishing locations you can fully enjoy the outdoors.
Seishi Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Nikaho Konoura Kamibayashi Chinai

A park located along Prefectural Route 290 in Kamibayashi, Konoura, Nikaho City. The cherry trees planted along the almost one kilometer loop around Kannon Lagoon are some of the earliest blooming in the prefecture and along with the beautiful scenery of the blossoms and Mt. Chokai during blooming season they hold special cherry blossom viewing parties with evening illumination events.
Kappo Shinyoshi

4.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Akita Nikaho Kisakatamachi Ienoshiro 184-4

A kappo Japanese restaurant located in Ienoushiro Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City. Here customers can enjoy cuisine carefully crafted by the owner using fresh, seasonal local fish and farm produce. From July through August, the restaurant also serves course cuisine featuring wild Iwagaki oysters from the Sea of Japan prepared in a variety of ways.

有名なエビフライを食べに行きましたが、その大きさに本当に驚きました。畳の個室で落ち着いた雰囲気も良かったです。
Kisakata Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Akita Nikaho Kisakatamachi Kanmuriishishita

A swimming beach in Kanmuri-ishishita, Kisakata-machi, Nikaho City. Along with swimming at what was selected as one of the best 100 swimming beaches in Japan you can enjoy fishing and marine sports and there's also a campsite. One of the charms of the beach is the beautiful scenery including Mt. Chokai and the sunset view was chosen as one of the best 100 sunsets in Japan.
Nikaho Highlands

Travel / Tourism

Akita

Highlands spreading to the north of Mt. Chokai. From its altitude of 500 meters you can see the Sea of Japan as well as Mt. Chokai and the highlands are scattered with a wealth of natural highlights including lakes, marshes, and meadows. Along with ranches, cycling courses and campsites the popular Chokai Panorama Line driving route passes through the highlands.
Iwaki Onsen Minato no Yu

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Akita Yurihonjo-shi Iwaki Uchimichikawa Niitsuru Kata 192-43

A day-use hot spring bathhouse located in Roadside Station Iwaki Island Park. Enjoy the strong sodium chloride salt spring while gazing out at the vast sea. The spring water is said to aid with wounds, burns, chronic skin diseases, chronic gynecological disorders, sensitivity to cold, sickly or weak children, and recovery from fatigue. With large indoor baths, saunas, cold water baths, bubble baths, and outside baths you can easily relax and spend some time here.

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Akita Areas

Famed for its sake and samurai, Akita prefecture offers quintessential Japanese culture in a non-touristy setting. Alongside the celebrated rice paddies and historical sites of the region lies dramatic natural scenery in the form of the rugged coastline of the Oga Peninsula and the Dakigaeri Gorge, best visited in autumn, when the leaves begin to change color.