Nikaho, Akita / 獅子ヶ鼻湿原
Shishigahana Marsh
A 26-hectare spring-fed marsh on the northwest slopes of Mt. Chokai, a Natural Monument, home to the ball-shaped "Chokai marimo" moss and the giant beech "Agariko Daio".
Last official check
25 Sept 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Before you go
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- Opening hours
Best visited May to November.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Closed
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- Admission
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- Getting there
20 minutes by car from JR Kisakata Station.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site- Parking
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Address: Nikaho, Akita (Japanese address: 秋田県にかほ市象潟町横岡字中島岱国有林内)
Official site: https://nikaho-kanko.jp/spot/nakajimadai/
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Nearby spots
- No photo yetMt. ChokaiYamagata5 km away (straight line)
Photo: Ryuetsu Kato / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0Mototaki Spring FallsAkita6 km away (straight line)
Photo: Yamagata Prefecture (yamagatakanko.com)Maruike-sama Spring PondYamagata15 km away (straight line)
Photo: Jun K / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)Tamasudare FallsYamagata18 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Crowd level
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- Busiest season
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- Latest traveler report
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Visiting respectfully
- Local etiquettePaths are laid out, so it suits beginner hikers; the Agariko Daio beech has a 7.62 m girth and is one of Japan's 100 forest giants.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on the official site
Verification log
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://akita-fun.jp/spots/168Access, description and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.