Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line — Aomori Volcanic HighlandCrossing.
Distance
90 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
1,400 m
Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line — Aomori Volcanic Highland Crossing.
National Route 103 climbs from Aomori Bay into the volcanic Hakkoda Mountains, past the legendary Sukayu Onsen and its 1,000-person cypress bath, then descends through the mossy Oirase Gorge to the caldera shore of Lake Towada. A Tohoku touring classic, spectacular in autumn.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance90 km
Days1
Total climb1,400 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
Aomori CityStart · Start at the bay city and head south on National Route 103.
Jogakura Ohashi BridgeScenic Point · Japan's tallest spandrel-arch bridge (122m) spans a forested gorge — blazing red in autumn.
Sukayu OnsenMountain Pass · Highland hot spring at 925m with the mixed 1,000-person "Hiba Sennin-buro" cypress bath; among the snowiest places on earth in winter.
Hakkoda RopewayPhoto Spot · Base of the Hakkoda range — famed for winter "snow monsters" (frosted firs) and summer alpine meadows.
Kayano PlateauScenic Point · Wetland marsh plateau with boardwalks and open mountain views.
Oirase Gorge (Yakeyama)Scenic Point · A mossy stream of rapids and waterfalls runs right beside the road — one of Tohoku's loveliest stretches.
Lake Towada (Yasumiya)End · Caldera lake; end at Yasumiya pier beside the Maiden Statue.
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