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Hot springs resort in Akita Prefecture, Japan
Photo: Fumiaki Yoshimatsu from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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田沢湖スキー場
Located at the foot of the Mt. Akita-Koma. View of Lake Tazawa is great.
秋田駒が岳
This mountain is an active volcano, and the highest mountain in Akita prefecture. View of Lake Tazawa from the top is wonderful. Roadway through to 8Gōme (80% on the mountain) parking. Climbing to the top from 8Gōme takes about 2 hours round trip.
乳頭山
The name of the mountain means "nipple". It was named from the shape of the mountain as seen from the Akita side is similar to the female breast. There are alpine plants and wetlands near the top. Climbing 4 - 5 hr round trip to the top from Kuroyu Onsen in Nyuto Onsen. After climbing, you can take a tired by hot spring.
鶴の湯
The lodge offers lunch for everyone, dishes including noodles, set menus and vegetable hotpot.
鶴の茶屋
Serves light meals such as Japanese curry.
田沢湖スポーツセンターキャンプ場
The place-to-be ski area in the winter. There are many hot springs near.
鶴の湯
Most popular lodge in the resort, well known for honjin rooms and outdoor baths which represents the image of Nyuto Onsen. The lodge also has a restaurant offering local buckwheat noodles and hotpot, and a separate inn Yama-no-Yado (山の宿).
蟹場
Situated at the end of main road. The named after many crabs had been found around the lodge. It has an indoor bath and an outdoor bath.
妙乃湯
This lodge is situated on the bank of Nyuto River. It has a feminine atmosphere, mixed with European and Japanese antiques.
大釜
An old school building had been relocated to the current location and now serving as a spa lodge. Only Ashiyu (Footbath) in Nyuto is open to public during summer.
孫六
Magoroku is also known as 'Mountain water of the medicine'. There are 4 different sources of hot springs which carry ingredients for several healing processes.
黒湯
The only in Nyuto that is closed in winter (open late April-late November). Popular for its rural setting and thatched roof. Self-catering facility is available on request.
休暇村田沢湖高原
Very modern and easily filled up by groups or families where other lodges have limited size of rooms. The inn gets extremely busy during skiing season in winter.
The nearest station for Nyuto Onsen is Tazawako on Akita Shinkansen Komachi (こまち) trains which provides hourly service from Tokyo to Tazawako via Sendai and Morioka.
Read in the guideMost lodges are close, and it is easy to walk between them. However, Tsurunoyu is off the main road, and the lodge has a minivan shuttle to the other lodges.
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