[Ayamegahara Primeval Flower Garden in Akkeshi] 120 Types of Wild Flowers and Comfortable Sceneries

Ayamegahara Primeval Flower Garden

Ayamegahara Primeval Flower Garden (原生花園あやめヶ原) is a wild flower garden in Akkeshi town located in the eastern part of Kushiro city. The wild flower garden spreads over on precipitous cliffs of about 100 m elevation facing the Pacific Ocean, and about 120 types of wild flowers bloom from May to October. Specailly, here is famous as 300,000 Arctic Iris Colony, the largest Arctic Iris Colony in Japan. * The Ayame means "Arctic Iris" in Japanese, and gahara means "An opening field of" in Japanese. The best time to see is from late June to early July. The tip of the cliff is called "Chinbe-no-Hana (チンベの鼻 * Nose of Chinbe)". The Chinbe (チンベ) means "A place that bear skin is dried" or "A place with a cliff" in Ainu language. A parking lot, a public restroom, a tourist information center and observation decks are built at the site. Admission free. The parking lot is free of charge.

Movie of Ayamegahara Primeval Flower Garden

Speaking of the Akkeshi, oyster is famous. Dishes related to the oyster is served at some restaurants in the Akkeshi. As for restaurants in the Akkeshi, Moritaka Ranch (森高牧場), Akkeshi Ekimae Ujiie Machiaisho (厚岸駅前氏家待合所), Escale (エスカル), Sumiyaki Aburiya (炭焼炙屋) and Akkeshi Yabusoba (厚岸藪蕎麦) are popular in particular. Unfortunately, hot springs do not gush out in the Akkeshi. By the way, Akkeshi Arctic Iris Festival (厚岸あやめ祭り) is held from late June to early July.

Movie of Akkeshi Arctic Iris Festival