This is the general name for 33 ponds, large and small, dotted throughout the vast beech forest. Of these, Aoike (Blue Pond) is the most well-known of the Twelve Lakes.
Access
3 hours 10 minutes by car from Towada Prince Hotel
Nearby Attractions
Anmon Falls
From 19,008 JPY per night
This is the general name for a three-drop waterfall, with drops of 26m, 37m and 42m along a tributary river in the Shirakami-Sanchi …
Hirosaki Park
From 19,008 JPY per night
This park was created from the site of Hirosaki Castle. The keep, towers, and castle gate still remain, and the castle site is a nationally …
Juon Bell Forest Gratitude Bell
From 19,008 JPY per night
This bell was cast to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the national park. It sends forth its beautiful tone every hour from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 …
Korakukan Hall
From 19,008 JPY per night
Built in 1910, this is the oldest wooden theater remaining in Japan, and regular performances are held here. In early July there are also …
Lake Towada, Kankodai Lake-viewing platform
It provides a sweeping panorama of the peninsula and the deepest part of Lake …
Mt. Iwaki
From Karuizawa to Onioshidashi Park, Manza Onsen, and Mt. Shirane, this is a 60km long highway that cuts right through the Joshinetsu Kogen National …
Oirase Mountain Stream
The Oirase River is the only river flowing out of Lake Towada, and the Oirase Mountain Stream section flows 14km from Mt. Yake to …
Senjoshiki
Fukaura town. In 1792, the local lord of Tsugaru was said to have spread out a thousand mats (sen-jo shiki) to hold a banquet when he made his …
Sannai-Maruyama ruins
Discovered unexpectedly in 1992, this suddenly became Japan’s largest known Jomon period (prehistoric) settlement …
The Maidens’ Monument
A bronze sculpture of two naked female figures facing each other. This symbol of Lake Towada is the work of Kotaro …
Towada Shrine
In the grove behind the Maidens’s Monument, this shrine is said to have been founded by Sakanoue-no-Tamuramaro in the year …
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