The main trailhead for Mount Chokai on the Chokai Blue Line, with a mountain lodge and a viewpoint into a deep valley.
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AUTUMN · Oct
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10°C
Mainly clear
💧 47% rain chance · wind 13 km/h
Hourly forecast
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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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.
YamagataOhira Observatory (Chokai Blue Line)
A lookout on the Yamagata side of the Chokai Blue Line near Ohira Sanso, with views over the Shonai Plain and the Sea of Japan, popular at sunset.
AkitaMount Shogadake
A 1,635-metre peak on the western flank of Mount Chokai, reached on the trail from Hokodate, with views over the Sea of Japan.
YamagataMount Chokai
A 2,236-metre volcano on the Akita–Yamagata border, often called 'Dewa Fuji' for its symmetrical shape rising from the coast.
AkitaRyugahara Wetland
A wetland at the Haraikawa trailhead on the Akita side of Mount Chokai in Yurihonjo, with a short boardwalk among alpine flowers and the mountain behind.
AkitaHottai Falls
A three-tiered waterfall in Yurihonjo in the foothills of Mount Chokai, listed among Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls.
AkitaHerb World Akita
A herb garden and shop in Yurihonjo with lavender and herb fields in summer.
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-07
- 1. 五合目鉾立から望む鳥海山。 · Douglas Paul Perkins · Source ↗ · CC BY 3.0
- 2. 五合目鉾立から望む鳥海山。 · No machine-readable author provided. Geomr assumed (based on copyright claims). · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. View of the Mt. Chokai, Japan · 8-Forest · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0