A valley in the Moriyoshi area of Kitaakita with clear streams and waterfalls along a forest trail.
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AUTUMN · Oct
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14°C
Mainly clear
💧 31% rain chance · wind 10 km/h
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Suitability
Stroller: Not recommended
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: moderate
Rules
Drones: banned
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
AkitaYasu Falls
A two-tiered waterfall about 90 metres high in Kitaakita, one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls, reached by a forest trail.
AkitaTamagawa Onsen Nature Trail
A boardwalk through steaming volcanic ground at Tamagawa Onsen, Japan's most acidic hot spring, where visitors lie on warm rock beds.
AkitaNi-no-Taki Falls
A waterfall in the Moriyoshi mountains of Kitaakita, on the trail through the Akamizu valley.
AkitaChagama Falls
A waterfall in the Hachimantai area of Kazuno, listed among Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls.
AkitaMount Akita-Yakeyama
A small volcano in the Hachimantai area surrounded by steaming hot-spring fields such as Tamagawa and Goshogake.
AkitaLake Hosen
The reservoir of Tamagawa Dam in Semboku, surrounded by mountains and colourful in autumn.
IwateHachimantai Aspite Line
A seasonal alpine driving route crossing Hachimantai, famous for spring snow walls, wetlands and autumn colour.
AkitaTsurunoyu Onsen
A historic thatched hot-spring inn in the Nyuto Onsen area with milky-white open-air baths.
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-07
- 1. 紅葉が舞う赤水渓谷 · らんで · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 赤水渓谷その２ · らんで · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. 赤水渓谷の兎滝 · らんで · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0