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  • Cape Kimuaneppu
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    Hokkaido Tokoro-gun Saromacho Horoiwa
    Located on the southeastern side of Lake Saroma, it is a cape that stretches like a terrace. Many visitors visit Lake Saroma to view the sunset from one of the best sunset lookout points. In addition, you can see native plants such as common glasswort, Japanese rose, Siberian lupine and iris, as well as groups of swans flying to the lake in the winter.

    Despite a few buzzing mosquitoes, this is a great place to set up a tent, get a 100yen shower, and relax for the night. I was welcomed when I arrived and asked to sign the guest book. The shower and...

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  • Bihoro Pass
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    Hokkaido Abashirigumbihorochou Furume
    Bihoro Pass is located on National Highway 243, on the boundary between Teshikaga and Bihoro, at an elevation of 525 meters above sea level. From the Pass, Lake Kussharo and Nakajima Island, which appears to float in the middle of the Lake, can be seen down below, and there are also impressive views of the nearby mountains, including Mt. Mashu (Mt. Kamui) and Mt. Shari. The famous 1953 movie “Kimi no Na Wa” (“What is Your Name?”) used the Pass for location shooting.
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  • Kaminoko Pond
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    Kiyosato-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido
    Kaminoko Pond is a small pond about 220 meters in circumference, with a maximum depth of five meters, which is said to have been formed by underground water from Lake Mashu. The name of Lake Mashu in the Ainu language is “Kintan Kamui Toh” (“Lake of the Mountain God”), so as the pond was believed to derive from underflow water from Lake Mashu, it was named Kaminoko (“Child of the God”) Pond. Despite its small size, around 12,000 tons of water gushes up into the Pond every day. The water temperature remains constant at around 8°C all year round. Kaminoko Pond is very beautiful, with a mysterious blue coloration, and high water clarity that makes it possible to see the bottom of the Pond.
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  • Cape Notoro
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    Hokkaido Abashirishi Notoro Cape
    Cape Notoro offers impressive views of the Sea of Okhotsk and the mountains of the Shiretoko Peninsula. As part of the Cape is given over to a pastoral farm run by the city government, every year between mid-May and mid-October there are around 150 cows and horses grazing in the area. Cape Notoro is famous as a good spot for viewing the drifting sea-ice that floats close to shore, and it is also a habitat for seals, which attracts large numbers of tourists.
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  • Mamenbetsu Lakeshore
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    Lake Amenashi Lake Amami-cho Hokkaido Abashiri-gun
    This lakeside area on the southern shore of Lake Abashiri in Ozora Town, Abashiri County is home to Japan's largest aquatic plant community. The Asian skunk cabbage and other flowering plants come into their peak viewing season in the spring. There is also a camping ground and visitors can enjoy sailing, canoeing, and digging for freshwater clams in the summer. In the winter, you can enjoy ice fishing for Japanese pond smelt on the frozen lake. The Japanese icefish caught in the lake in the fall are one the area's specialties. The Memanbetsu Sightseeing Summer Festival held in August features a number of events including a fireworks display over the lake.
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  • Lake Saroma Wakka Primeval Flower Garden (Ryugu Kaido)
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    Hokkaido Kitami-shi Tokorocho Sakaeura
    "The name ""Wakka"" means ""fresh water"" in Ainu language and the name comes from the phrase ""Wakka-O-I,"" meaning ""a place with fresh water."" It stems from the fact that there was a pond from which fresh water gushes forth near the center of the shoal of Lake Saroma. The road that leads for the shoal is called the Ryugyu Highway and has long been a beloved as a great place to see both the sea and the lake. More than 300 varieties of flowering plants in the area, which is a breeding ground for wild birds. The flowers reach peak bloom between late June and mid July most years."
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  • Tofutsu Lake
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    Hokkaido Shari-gun Koshimizu Cho Abashiri-shi Urashibetsu
    This lake, 27.3 kilometers in circumference, is also a wetlands area and destination for migrating birds which has been registered in the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Birds come here from the south in summer to breed and from the north in winter to pass the cold season, and visitors can catch sight of a variety of birds at the lake year round.
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  • Lake Abashiri
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    Hokkaido Abashiri-gun Ozoracho
    A lagoon 39 kilometers in circumference. Visitors are encouraged to walk the trail around the lake, a great place for birdwatching. Around late April, visitors can see Asian skunk cabbage and other pretty flowers.
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  • Lake Tomisato
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    Hokkaido Kitami-shi
  • Abashiri Lake Memanbetsu Kohan
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    Hokkaido Abashiri-gun Ozoracho Memanbetsu Nishi 1-jo
  • Okhotsk Ryuhyo Norocco Go
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    Hokkaido Abashirishi Shinmachi 2-chome 2
  • Rakunonoka
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    Hokkaido Mombetsugunokoppechou Okoppe Kasugachou
  • Saruru Cape
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    Hokkaido Monbetsu-gun Okoppecho Saruru
  • Ryugu Dai Observatory Park
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    Hokkaido Monbetsu-gun Yubetsucho Toetoko
  • Mt.Teshio
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    Hokkaido
  • Mt.Kitamifuji
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    Hokkaido
  • Mt.Mokoto
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    Hokkaido
  • Mt.Shokotsu
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    Hokkaido
  • Mt.Uenshiri
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    Hokkaido
  • Mt.Utsudake
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    Hokkaido
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