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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".

Spring water flowing over mossy ground between trees
Shishigahana Marsh (photo taken September 2016)Photo: 8-Forest / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

0

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
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Opening hours

Best visited May to November.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

20 minutes by car from JR Kisakata Station.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
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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

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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 a tourism board 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.