Sightseeing Spots: Tazawako Area
Goza-ishi Shrine
The
name of the shrine comes from Yoshitaka, the lord of the Satake Clan (then
ruler of Akita) resting at the place in 1650. Near the vermillion-lacquered
torii gate of the shrine are some viewing spots, including Nanairogi, the seven-colored
tree, from which it is said that seven kinds of trees grew out; the Spiritual
Fountain of Katagashira, from which Tatsuko drank and was transformed into
a dragon; and Kagami-ishi (mirror stone), which Tatsuko is said to have seen
her own reflection.
Ainaigata, Hinokinai, Nishikicho
Tazawako Tourism Information Center: 0187-43-2111
Regular bus from JR Tazawako Station (Tazawako Round Trip)