Kansagu (Ukiki Shrine)
Kansagu, also known as Ukiki Shrine, is a mystical shrine situated by the lakeside, dedicated to Princess Tatsuko from the legend of Tatsuko-hime. The shrine was named in 1769 by Masuto Soshu, a haiku poet and samurai of the Akita domain. It is called Ukiki Shrine because it enshrines a large driftwood (floating tree) that washed ashore.
In winter, the Tatsuko statue at Lake Tazawa is supposed to be covered in snow,
but because of the unusually warm winter, the ground was totally bare—there wasn’t a single patch of snow.
It’s a familiar view, but without the snow, it looked completely different.
