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- Yurihonjō Area
- Akita Prefecture
- The largest area in Akita Prefecture. Known for its many sake breweries.
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- Nikaho Area
- Akita Prefecture
- An area with relatively little snow. Abundant in fresh produce from the mountains and the sea.
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- Yuza Area
- Yamagata Prefecture
- Popular with mountain climbing enthusiasts, this area is beautiful in all four seasons.
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- Sakata Area
- Yamagata Prefecture
- Shōnai rice and the groundwater of Mt. Chokai are used to make this area’s specialty sake.
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- Tobishima Island Area
- Yamagata Prefecture
- Island-unique walking, fishing, and swimming can be enjoyed in this area.
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Yurihonjō Area
Nikaho Area
Yuza Area
Sakata Area
Tobishima Area
- Large Fold Outcrop, Miyazawa Forest Road
- Hottai Waterfall and Potholes
- Ryūgahara Wetland
- Katakinuma Wetland
- Kuwanokidai Wetland
- Moriko Ōmonoimi Shrine
- Yurihara Plateau
- Kizakai Ōmonoimi Shrine
- Hamadate Park
- Yurihonjō City Boat Plaza Aquapal
- Kameda Fudō Waterfall
- Akata-ōtaki Waterfall
- Shinzan Park (Shinzan Andesite)
- Ishizawa Waterfall and Byōbu-iwa (Folding Screen Rocks)
- Hiyama Waterfall
- Botsumeki Spring
- Kujūkushima Islands
- Misaki Coast
- Innai Oil Field Site
- Nikaho Plateau
- Kamigō Warming Canals
- Yuri Coast Seawall
- Karato-ishi Rock
- Fukuden Spring
- Takamori Overlook
- Nikaho City Tourism Center “Nikahotto”
- Nikaho City Kisakata Local Museum
- Naso-no-shirataki Waterfall and Kinpō Shrine
- Naso Canyon
- Tōshi Wetland
- Kisakata Debris Avalanche Sediments and Buried Trees
- Mototaki Springs (Waterfall)
- Shishigahana Wetland, Nakajimadai
- Shinzan Lava Dome and Volcanic Bombs
- Normal Faults, Mt. Chokai Mountainside
- Shirai-shinden Wetlands
- Yuza Motomachi Springs (Artesian Wells)
- Jūroku-rakan-iwa (16 Arhat Rocks)
- Misaki Coast
- Kamaiso Beach
- Dōhara Waterfalls
- Chokai Lake
- Mt. Chokai Periglacial Landforms
- Shōnai Plain Eastern Margin Fault Zone
- Yatsumen-gawa River (Pungitius pungitius Habitat)
- Kamiko-no-mizu Water Basins
- Mt. Chokai Ōmonoimi Shrine (Fukura-kuchi-no-miya)
- Mt. Chokai Ōmonoimi Shrine (Warabioka-kuchi-no-miya)
- Shōnai Sand Dunes
- Takase Gorge and Waterfalls
- Chokai Onsen Yurari
- Ushiwatari River and Maruike-sama Pond
Browse recommended popular sites across Mt. Chokai and Tobishima Island.
- Kujūkushima Islands
- In the Kisakata area of Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture, there is a unique landscape of rice fields do……
- Ushiwatari River and Maruike-sama Pond
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- Hottai Waterfall and Potholes
- In an eruption of Mt. Chokai about 100 thousand years ago, a large amount of lava flowed out, creati……
- Misaki Coast
- About 3,000 years ago, andesite lava flowed westward from a crater on Mt. Chokai, reaching the sea b……
- Nikaho Plateau
- Located at an elevation of about 500 m, this plateau was created by land that accumulated from a deb……
- Shōnai Sand Dunes
- These sand dunes stretch about 35 km north–south. They were formed by sand that was carried by river……
- Fudō Waterfall
- Behind Mitaki Shrine in Sakata City's Kurokawa area lies Fudō Waterfall. Standing about 20 m tall, t……
- Eboshi Islands
- The Eboshi Islands are located about 1 km west of Tobishima Island. This group of islands features m……
- Katsuura Port and Kitamaebune Culture
- One of the reasons Sakata Port, located at the mouth of a river, prospered as an origin point for we……
- Botsumeki Spring
- This natural spring is located on the east side of Mt. Yashio, where its steep slope changes to a ge……
