Northern Tohoku Tour -- Day 3

Juuniko Refresh Village -- Juuniko -- Lake Tazawa -- Mt. Akita-komagatake -- Tamagawa Onsen (Stay)

itinerary

Log houses in Refresh Village

Ao-ike (Blue Pond: 青池)

Wakitsubo Pond (沸壷の池)

Juuniko (十二湖) was for me the most disappointing place in the whole trip. Ao-ike was fantastic but overall every place was not so mysterious than Shirakami deep forest. I felt it was kind of typical place for sightseeing.

Driving through ocean-view Route 101

Driving through farming area

Arrived at Seven-color Tree (七色木) at Lake Tazawa (田沢湖)

Arrived at eighth station of Akita-komagatake (秋田駒ケ岳八合目)

Volcanoic part

Looking down the drive route to the station

Amida pond (阿弥陀池)

Way to Mt. Oname-dake (男女岳)

Reached the top!

Looking down Lake Tazawa (most impressive scene in this trip!)

Leaves already turned into red in highland!

Scenery of Akita-komagatake was one of highlights in the trip. Amida-ike, Lake-Tazawa, autumn leaves, alpine plants made it very impressive!

In the night I stayed at Tamagawa-onsen. I took the hot spring three times until midnight. The pure spring water is very acid (pH 1.2) but when it's hot you don't feel so stimulus. As it becomes cold in the air, you start to feel stimulus. You have to shower yourself before finishing bathing.
Many guests wore equipped bathrobe. It looks as if it were a hospital. Some stays many days to cure their body.
After a few days, I realized my skin became cleaner and felt my insides work fine. Even though those who studied medical science might not be able to explain, I can say the effect is real. I strongly recommend to visit this hot spring.