Tour in the Oga Peninsula

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Port of Akita, Port of Funagawa, Port of Noshiro

Tour: About 7 Hours

Oga’s Namahage is a seasonal event and were designated officially as an important intangible cultural asset. You can lean about Namahage with a lot of materials and have an experience with it. The Oga Peninsula is registered as the geopark, since it has distinctive landscapes. Visit to the Oga Aquarium GAO to see animals including very cute polar bears and penguins. From Mt. Kampu you can see the paddy fields which were constructed by reclamation of the 220 km2 lake area. It is just wonderful 360-degree view!

Port of Funagawa

About 20 minutes by car

Oni no Kakurezato Stay: About 20 minutes

Various shaped stones are piled up in one place to be a small mountain. This is called “Oni no Kakurezato (a hidden home of devils).” One of the stones is called “Kobo no Suzuri-ishi (Kobo’s ink stone).” The stone has a hole at the center where there is always water and it is never dried up.

Address	Kampuzan, Oganakatakigawa, Oga City, Akita
Links	Ogashi Tourism Association
Contact	Ogashi Tourism Association TEL +81-185-24-4700

About 5 minutes by car

Mt. Kampu Stay: About 30 minutes

Mt. Kampu has the green surface with the blue sky above it. There is a rotating observation deck, from where you can see from Mt. Chokai at the south edge, the Port of Noshiro and Shirakami-sanchi in the north, Hachirogata in the east, and the Sea of Japan in the west. Enjoy the distinctive 360-degree view.

Address	62-1, Kampuzan, Wakimoto Tominaga, Oga City, Akita
Links	STAY AKITA,Mt. Kampu Rotating Obserbation deck
Contact	Mt. Kampu Rotating Obserbation deck TEL +81-185-25-3055

About 20 minutes by car

Takino-gashira Stay: About 20 minutes

Water springs incessantly to make a very mysterious green pond. The water amount is springing 25,000 tonnage a day. This is a very important water source of Oga city.

Address	Kamishibikawa, Iriaishibikawa, Oga City, Akita
Links	Ogashi Tourism Association
Contact	Ogashi Tourism Association TEL +81-185-24-4700

About 30 minutes by car

NamahageMuseum & OgaShinzan Folklore Museum Stay: About 60 minutes

Why was Namahage created? Let’s learn about the origin and have the Namahage experiences at the NamahageMeuseum and the OgaShinzan Folklore Museum. These two museums are located near Shinzan, which is famous for the spiritual place.

Address	Mizukuisawa, Kitaura Shinzan, Oga City, Akita
Links	NamahageMuseum
Contact	NamahageMuseum TEL +81-185-22-5050

NamahageMuseum & OgaShinzan Folklore Museum Photo

About 10 minutes by car

Oga Onsen Village(Hot Spring) Stay: About 60 minutes

Why don’t you try stone-cooking? In Stone-cooking, a heated stone is dropped into a bowl with ingredients and water in it, and the dish will be ready at once. This is available at the Oga Onsen Hot Spring Village. In addition to this, there are various fresh seafood dishes are served.

Address	Kusakihara, Kitaurayumoto, Oga City, Akita
Links	STAY AKITA,Oga Onsen Village
Contact	Oga Onsen Village Cooperative TEL +81-185-33-3191

About 20 minutes by car

Oga Aquarium GAO Stay: About 60 minutes

GAO has 10,000 animals of 400 kinds. Especially, the huge aquarium is very impressive. There is the restaurant and museum shop too. In the restaurant you can have a meal with view of Oga’s ocean. At the shop get very cute animal dolls as souvenirs.

Address	Togashiohama, Oga City, Akita
Links	STAY AKITA,Oga Aquarium GAO
Contact	Oga Aquarium GAO TEL +81-185-32-2221