Scenery Like Europe and One of Hokkaido's 3 Major Secret Capes -Cape Ochiishi in Nemuro-

Cape Ochiishi (落石岬) is located in the southwestern part of Nemuro city and is one of the three major secret capes with Cape Ofuyu (雄冬岬) and Cape Chikyu (地球岬) in Hokkaido. There is a lighthouse on cliffs at 40 m above see level. Tourists can enjoy a mysterious scenery that there is the only lighthouse on the cliffs from the sea side and visitors can look the lighthouse on a marshland from the inland side. This Ochiishimisaki Lighthouse (落石岬灯台) was chosen as "50 Best Lighthouses in Japan", too. It is known as the southernmost natural habitat of Sakai Azalea (サカイツツジ). The Sakai Azalea can be looked only here in Japan, it was designated as a national nature treasure. It is in full bloom at mid June. Admission free. There is a bio-toilet near an entrance of a gate.

It is hard to reach to the Cape Ochiishi. After parking cars on the shoulder of a road, the visitors walk while looking at a building of an old radio station, and the visitors arrive at an entrance of a wooden path. It takes from 20 minutes to 30 minutes along the wooden path with 615 m in total length on foot. the visitors have a considerably hard time, but the visotrs may see a splendid scenery. A scene of Picea Glehnii along the wooden path is worth seeing, too. There was rich nature there and I came across a fox and many Yezo deers. This is good place that many tourists do not visit.

Atmosphere of Cape Ochiishi Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Cape Ochiishi

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	A Parking lot is not provided * Pull over to the shoulder
Business hours	Open 24 hours
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Telephone number	+81-153-24-3104
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	1043 269 719*03

Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Cape Ochiishi.

Kajika-no-Yado(カジカの宿)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yasumibanya Shiokaze(休み番屋しおかぜ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

Booking.com

A page of Nemuro is here

Nemuro