Aomori Airport 1 hr 27
Hakka touge observatory (23 min) Kosaka mine office (16 min) Architecture and theatre Lake Towada (37 min) Expansive crater lake, the largest in Honshu, with excursion boats & a famous sculpture on display. Otome no Zo Statue (37 min) Landmark lakeside bronze sculpture by Kōtarō Takamura, featuring 2 figures representing a maiden. Kosaka Railroad Rail Park (15 min) Historic Site Osarizawa Mine (27 min) 道の駅 かづの 祭り展示館 (21 min) Kuromoriyama (7 min) Kuromatayama (5 min) Mountain and archaeological site Roadside station Kosaka7taki (18 min) 大湯温泉 (6 min) Spa town with natural hot springs, traditional inns & a prehistoric stone circle. Oyu Stone Circle Site (Jomon) (5 min) Prehistoric stone circles thought to have been used for summer solstice funerals & rituals. Towada Shrine (37 min) Walking 5 minutes down a path leads to this scenic Shinto shrine in a tranquil, wooded environment. Nanataki Falls (19 min) Waterfall, autumn leaf color, and lake Oyu Stone Circle Museum (5 min) Archaeological site and historic site |