English Version
Lake Tazawa in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, is often described as one of the area’s better-known haunted spots. According to local rumors, if you make a full circuit around the lake, a spirit may rise from the water and drag you in.
There is also said to be a ghostly man seen swimming on his back across the surface of the lake.
The stories surrounding Lake Tazawa are not limited to Akita. They are said to have spread as far as neighboring Iwate Prefecture. One reason often given is a dark rumor from the Showa era: that organized crime groups allegedly tied stones to bodies and sank them in the lake.
Lake Tazawa is located around Nishikicho Saimyoji, Semboku City, along Prefectural Route 247. If you visit, enjoy the lake from safe, public areas, follow local rules, and do not enter restricted or dangerous waterside locations.
Japanese Language
田沢湖を１周すると水面から霊が現れ湖に引きずり込まれてしまうそうだ。また背泳ぎをする男性の霊が現れるという噂もある。田沢湖は有名な心霊スポットで秋田県内に留まらず隣接する岩手にまで噂は及んでいる。その理由は、昭和の頃にヤ○ザが遺体に石を括りつけ田沢湖に沈めたという話が広まったためだ。秋田県仙北市西木町西明寺 県道247号線
