Lake Tazawa is the deepest and clearest lake in Japan. Visitors can relax and stay at Tazawako Kogen Onsenkyo and Mizusawa Onsenkyo, hot spring villages that overlook the lake. Many Japanese have a desire to also visit the Nyuto Onsenkyo, a hot spring resort with seven inns dotted at the foot of Mt. Nyuto in Towada-Hachimantai National Park. The area has an abundance of wild vegetables and mushrooms. These ingredients can be enjoyed in dishes served at the inns here. Lake Tazawa is only 3 hours from Tokyo via the Akita Shinkansen.