Bokke (mud volcano)

There's paid parking near the visitor centre (500 yen) It's a short walk to the bokke. The trail is handicap friendly, and the trees along the way we're beautiful. You can smell the bokke before you see it. Manage your expectations. It's interesting but not spectacular. You can walk down a small trail to see more mud volcanoes down nearer to the lake bank. Views of the lake is not too bad too.

This mud volcano is an easy walk from the centre of Akan onsen village. You can also park at the Eco museum and walk from there. It is wheelchair accessible.

Fantastic walk to bokke. Its probably the timing that we went. There are very few people around. This is taken in early feb. The hike there is a short one amid the thick layer of snow. But its nothing a hiking boot cant handle. A perfect nice quite walk listening to the nearby birds and wildlife. The mud volcano is very interesting and bubbly. You can hear it from my video. As you get closer, the sulphur smell gets stronger but its not too bad compared to mt lo. At the same park area, i think it offers the best view of lake akan. Just at the corner you can see where the hot spring waters flows into the lake with steam still gushing out. Overall its super peaceful and beautiful.

Interesting spot. There are patches of mud not too far from Lake Akan, which bubbles and boils away. The smell of sulphur is present but bearable.

Interesting to see, a nice walk through a forest to the lake and you see the potholes. They stink, so prepare!