Hotokegaura

Area

Shimokita peninsula

Category

Hot Springs / spa Nature / scenery

Hotokegaura, literally meaning "Buddha's Cove", is a series of large rocks carved by the Tsugaru Strait’s rough and rapid waves. The set of rocks span across 2 kilometers along the rocky western coast of the Shimokita peninsula. In the summer, blue sky and ocean help bring out the features of the jagged, carved rocks.

Basic Information

Address

112 Osai, Sai-mura, Shimokita, Aomori

Phone

0175-38-4513

Hours

Apr. to Oct.: 6:00a.m. - 5:45p.m.
Nov. to Mar.: 8:30a.m. - 6:30p.m.

Closed

Open year-round

Fee

Free

Website

http://simokita.org/sight/hotoke/

Access

FromAomori Station

【Aomori Sta.】Aoimori Railway / for Hachinohe
→【Noheji Sta.】Shimokita Rapid Service Line / for Ominato
→【Shimokita Sta.】Shimokita Kotsu Bus Sai Line 
→【Sai (Bus Stop)】Hotokegaura Tourist Ferry

FromHachinohe Station

【Hachinohe Sta.】Shimokita Rapid Service Line / for Ominato
→【Shimokita Sta.】Shimokita Kotsu Bus Sai Line 
→【Sai (Bus Stop)】Hotokegaura Tourist Ferry

FromAomori Airport

【Aomori Airport】Aomori Airport Line / for Aomori Station
→【Aomori Sta.】Aoimori Railway / for Hachinohe
→【Noheji Sta.】Shimokita Rapid Service Line / for Ominato
→【Shimokita Sta.】Shimokita Kotsu Bus Sai Line 
→【Sai (Bus Stop)】Hotokegaura Tourist Ferry