Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I hiked up Akita Komagatake from the Kunimi Hot Springs trailhead, located here:
goo.gl/maps/g4KfahUagui6pEG17
You can also catch a bus from in front of Alpa Komakusa in Akita to get a ride all the way up to the 8th station lodge. Get the bus here: goo.gl/maps/wdAKtbdJninxk3p3A


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