Oga Peninsula

Akita Prefecture · Japan

Oga Peninsula, Japan
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to October
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A rugged headland jutting into the Sea of Japan, best known for the fearsome Namahage folk demons celebrated in local festivals and a hillside museum. Its coastline offers dramatic cliffs, a shrine of the ogres and wide sunset views.

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