First Trip by Train on May 2009.

My reserved seat in Komachi-Superexpress for Akita.

"Kakunodate" is famous for its old samurai residences,

its hanging cherry blossoms.

From Wikipedia

"Lake Tazawa" is a caldera lake in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan.

It is the deepest lake in Japan (the maximum depth is 423.0 m).

Because of its depth, it never freezes.

"Symplocarpus renifolius" another name ：Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Goma said 「Here we are at last ! Home sweet home ♪」

" Towada-Hachimantai National Park "

Drive through "Aspiteline" on Hachimantai

We visited to the most dramatic " Toshichi Hot Spring"

of Japan's Hidden Hot Springs located at the highest elevation

of any hot spring in northeastern Japan.