Tatechinuma Marsh

Surrounded by a virgin forest of great beeches, the mysterious marsh is located in an altitude of 760 meters, and is cool even in high summer. In the swamp lives the fabled two-meter carp...or is it just a myth?

Tatechinuma Marsh
Location Kamihinokinai, Nishiki
Contact Info Semboku City Nishiki Area Center, Regional Development Section: 0187-43-2244
Traffic access Forty kilometers from JR Kakunodate Station to trail entrance (50 minutes by car)
Sixty minutes on foot from trail entrance
Three hours on foot from Akita Nairiku Line Tozawa Station