Enjoy the taste of Akita while watching the autumn leaves! 3 spots for autumn leaves in Akita

Enjoy the taste of autumn while watching the autumn leaves! Oyasukyo Onsen

A 40-minute drive along a country road from Yuzawa Station in Akita Prefecture will bring you to the hot spring town.
This area is also known as Oyasukyo Onsen, and you can see steam rising from everywhere along the road. When you smell the hot springs and get off the car, you are already in Oyasukyo Onsen. Oyasukyo Gorge is a deep V-shaped valley, and as you descend, you can see hot water gushing out from cracks in the rocks. During the autumn foliage season, the trees on both sides of the valley turn red and yellow, making it a sight to behold. There are several hot spring inns nearby where you can enjoy char, sweetfish, and seasonal wild vegetables. You can of course stay the night, or just take a day trip to the baths or just have a meal, so why not enjoy the autumn leaves with your eyes and enjoy some delicious food with your mouth?

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Autumn scenery seen from the mountaintop! Kurikomayama

Mt. Kurikoma straddles the three prefectures of Akita, Miyagi, and Iwate, and is located almost in the center of Tohoku.
It is a place rich in nature, with an abundance of brightly colored trees such as golden beech and red rowan. If you enter from the Akita Prefecture side, you will find Sugawa Onsen halfway up the mountain. Sugawa Onsen is a hot spring with an abundant amount of hot water, said to be the second largest in Japan for the amount of hot water gushing out from its source. We also recommend the semi-open-air bath where you can soak in the hot water while admiring the magnificent scenery outside. After taking a bath while watching the autumn leaves, why not try some of the famous Inaniwa udon noodles? There is also a mountain trail that will take you to the summit of Mt. Kurikoma. From Sugawa Onsen, you can reach the mountaintop in about 110 minutes. The view of the autumn leaves from the top of the mountain may be exceptional.

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Enjoy autumn leaves in Little Kyoto! Kakunodate samurai residence

Photo by juson.tw – 6 Senzan City Kakunodate Martial Artists (60)_Adjusted Size (2009) / Size-adapted.

Kakunodate is a town lined with samurai residences that retain traces of the Edo period.
It was the castle town of the Satake Kita family. Its historic appearance gives you a sense of the times. There are places called "Little Kyoto" all over the country, and Kakunodate is one of them.
Weeping cherry trees are famous, but they are not the only ones. The green leaves of summer, the colored leaves of autumn, and the monochrome snowscape of winter. It shows different faces in each season. When you come to Samurai Residence Street, why not try ``Miso Kiritanpo'' at the Samurai Residence Teahouse? Kiritanpo, Akita's specialty, is grilled with fragrant miso. This is a must-try dish when you visit Kakunodate.

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