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Lake Towada

A deep caldera lake ringed by beech forest, reached through the Oirase Gorge, whose stream of rapids and waterfalls glows with maples in autumn.

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Free
Time Needed
Full day

Why Go

A deep caldera lake ringed by beech forest, reached through the Oirase Gorge, whose stream of rapids and waterfalls glows with maples in autumn.

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