Lake Tazawa, located in Senboku city, Akita prefecture, is a roughly circular caldera lake at 20km around, and the deepest lake at 423m in Japan.
Statue of Tatsuko built in 1968 Tatsuko is a girl name in the local legend.
Kansagu (Ukiki Shrine)
Mount Akita-Komagatake as seen from Lake Tazawa.
Akita-Komagatake is an active volcano at 1,637m high, located near the border between Akita and Iwate prefectures.
Mount Akita-Komagatake is also called as 'Akita-koma'
Lake Tazawa with pine trees on the lakeside
The lake color changes variously from deep indigo to pale jade color depending on place and time.
The board says that the lake depth of 423m is 174m below sea level and it's also deepest in Japan.
Lake Tazawa seen from the lakeside restaurant
End of Lake Tazawa. return to List of scenic sites visited
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