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Oga, Akita / 寒風山回転展望台

Kanpuzan Revolving Observatory

A revolving observation room on the 4th floor that turns once every 13 minutes, giving a 360-degree view from Oga Peninsula to Mt. Chokai; open from mid-March to early December.

Stone steps leading down a grassy hill, with farmland, a town and a curving coastline below
The view around the Kanpuzan Revolving ObservatoryPhoto: Photo AC · Terms of use · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Opening hours

8:30-17:00 (mid-March to early December).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Closed

Closed from mid-December to early March; open every day during the season.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

About 10 minutes by car from Wakimoto Station. There is no route bus; a shared sightseeing taxi, the Kanpuzan Liner, runs between Oga Station and the mountain.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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Address: Oga, Akita (Japanese address: 秋田県男鹿市脇本富永寒風山62-1)

Official site: http://www.akita-chuoukotsu.co.jp/kanpuzan/

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquetteThe 4th-floor observation room turns once every 13 minutes: to the south the coast from Akita City and Mt. Chokai, to the west Mt. Honzan, Mt. Shinzan and Cape Nyudo, to the north Noshiro Port and the Shirakami Mountains, and to the east Ogata Village.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site

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