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[Hagoromo Falls in Higashikawa] Highest Legendary Waterfall in Hokkaido

Hagoromo Falls (羽衣の滝) is a famous waterfall in Higashikawa town located in the southeastern direction of Asahikawa city, and has been chosen as one of "100 Selections of Japanese Waterfalls". The waterfall 270 m high, and it is the highest waterfall in Hokkaido.

[Ukishima Marsh in Kamikawa] Islands That Float on High Moor

Ukishima Marsh (浮島湿原) at 870 m above sea level is a high moor between Kamikawa and Takinoue in the northern part of Daisetsuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園), and is nearby Ukishima IC (浮島IC). 22 ha of marsh is interspersed with about 70 ponds varied in scale.

[Lake Kutcharo in Hamatonbetsu] Brackish Water Lake Is Famous for Tundra Swan and Sunset

Lake Kutcharo (クッチャロ湖) is a brackish water lake in Hamatonbetsu town, and is near Beniya Primeval Flower Garden (ベニヤ原生花園) and Esanuka Line (エサヌカ線) in North Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park (北オホーツク道立自然公園).

[Kamuito Swamp in Sarufutsu] Swamp That Gods Live in

Kamuito Swamp (カムイト沼) is a freshwater lake in Sarufutsu village located in the southeastern direction of Wakkanai city, and is a part of Asajino Wetland (浅茅野湿原) in North Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park (北オホーツク道立自然公園).

[Kimoma Swamp in Sarufutsu] I Do Not Know How to Approach Swamp

Kimoma Swamp (キモマ沼) in North Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park (北オホーツク道立自然公園) is a freshwater lake along Hokkaido Road 1089 in Sarufutsu village located in the southeastern direction of Wakkanai city.

[Poro Swamp in Sarufutsu] Ordinary People Can Hardly Approach Sacred Place of Itou Fish

Poro Swamp (ポロ沼) in North Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park (北オホーツク道立自然公園) is a brackish water lake in Sarufutsu village located in the southeastern direction of Wakkanai city, and is near Esanuka Line (エサヌカ線),

[Mokeuni Swamp in Sarufutsu] Swamp nearby Esanuka Line

Mokeuni Swamp (モケウニ沼) is a freshwater lake in Sarufutsu village located in the southeastern direction of Wakkanai city, and is near Esanuka Line (エサヌカ線).

[Esanuka Primeval Flower Garden in Sarufutsu] Primeval Flower Garden along Sea of Okhotsk

Esanuka Primeval Flower Garden (エサヌカ原生花園) is a wild flower garden in Sarufutsu village located in the southeastern direction of Wakkanai city, and is near Poro Swamp (ポロ沼).

[Beniya Primitive Flower Garden in Hamatonbetsu] Oasis for Rare Plants and Rare Birds

Beniya Primitive Flower Garden (ベニヤ原生花園) is a wild flower garden in Hamatonbetsu town located in the southeastern direction of Wakkanai city.

[Lake Obirashibe in Obira] Cool Red Bridge and Mt. Tengu

Lake Obirashibe (おびらしべ湖) is a man-made lake in Obira town located in the northern direction of Rumoi city. Obira Dam (小平ダム) was built in 1992, and the lake was born. The water surface is 2.7 km2.

[Shokanbetsu Teuri Yagishiri Quasi-National Park] Beautiful Sceneries Containing Seabirds, Sheep, Virgin Forest, Blue Sea, Mountains and Wetland Can Be Enjoyed in Little‐Known Tourist Attractions

Shokanbetsu Teuri Yagishiri Quasi-National Park (暑寒別天売焼尻国定公園) is a quasi-national park between Ishikari city, Shin-totsukawa town, Uryu town, Hokuryu town and Haboro town in the northern part of Hokkaido along the Sea of Japan (日本海), and extends from the north to the south, and has been designated as the quasi-national park since 1990.

[Kannonzaki Observation Deck in Teuri Island] Beautiful Scenery of Cape Kannon-zaki and Teurito Lighthouse Can Be Enjoyed at Kannonzaki-enchi Park

Kannonzaki-enchi Park (観音崎園地) is a lookout point in the west coast of Teuri Island (天売島). Kannonzaki Observation Deck (観音崎展望台) is built on a cliff, and the sea of Japan, precipitous cliffs and Teurito Lighthouse (天売島灯台) can be viewed.

[Chidorigaura-enchi Park in Teuri Island] Seabirds and Blue Sea Can Be Seen from Seabird Observation Hut like Floating on Sea

Chidorigaura-enchi Park (千鳥ヶ浦園地) is a lookout point in Teuri Island (天売島). People and wild animals are hard to get close the sea side of precipitous cliffs, so sea birds such as Common Murre and Cepphus Carbo make a nest there.

[Akaiwa Observation Deck in Teuri Island] Strange Breeding Grounds of Rhinoceros Auklet and Observation Deck Floating on Sea Can Be Enjoyed at Akaiwa-enchi Park

Akaiwa-enchi Park (赤岩園地) is a lookout point in the southernmost part of Teuri Island (天売島), and is famous for the blue sea and an observation deck jutting out the sea, and is also well-known as breeding grounds of Rhinoceros Auklet and Common Murre.

[Onko Forest in Yagishiri Island] Onko Forest Designated Natural Monument in Japan Grow Naturally

Onko Forest (オンコの森) is a virgin forest in the eastern part of Yagishiri Island (焼尻島). The Onko means "Japanese yew" in Hokkaido dialect. About 50,000 Japanese yews grow naturally, and those have been designated a natural monument in Japan.

[Onko-no-So Tree in Yagishiri Island] Dome of Japanese Yew Can Be Entered into

Onko-no-Sho Tree (オンコの荘) is an old tree along a walk path between Uguisudani Vallay (ウグイス谷) and Shirahama Camping Ground (白浜キャンプ場) in the southern part of Yagishiri Island (焼尻島), and is a part of Onko Forest (オンコの森).

[Kabutonuma Swamp in Toyotomi] Fulfilling Camping Ground of Kabutonuma Park

Kabutonuma Swamp (兜沼) is a freshwater lake in Toyotomi town located in the southern direction of Wakkanai city. In the northernmost part of Kami-sarobetsu Plain (上サロベツ原野) located in the norhern part of Sarobetsu Plain (サロベツ原野), Rishiri‐Rebun‐Sarobetsu National Park (利尻礼文サロベツ国立公園).

[Pankenuma-enchi Park in Horonobe] Red Swamp in Green Plain

Pankenuma-enchi Park (パンケ沼園地) is a marshland park in Horonobe town located in the southern direction of Wakkanai city. Pankenuma Swamp (パンケ沼) is a brackish lake at the marshland. The swamp is the largest lake in the Sarobetsu Plain.

[Horonobe Visitor Center] Vast Land Can Be Felt at Horonobe Visitor Center Observation Tower and Shimo-sarobetsu-genya-enchi Park

Shimo-sarobetsu-genya-enchi Park (下サロベツ原野園地) is a marshland park in Horonobe town located in the southern direction of Wakkanai city. The Shimo-sarobetsu-genya-enchi Park is near Pankenuma Swamp (パンケ沼) and Otonrui (オトンルイ) Wind Power Station.

[Sarobetsu Wetland Center in Toyotomi] Wild Flowers and Wild Birds Can Be Enjoyed at Sarobetsu Primeval Garden

Sarobetsu Primeval Garden is a wild flower garden in Toyotomi town located in the southern direction of Wakkanai city. Wooden paths of about 1.5 km total length are built at the primeval garden. Here is a good place to see Magnificent Mt. Rishirifuji.

[Motochi Coast in Rebun Island] Jizoiwa Rock and Menou Beach Are Famous for Good Place to Beautiful Sunset

Motochi Coast (元地海岸) with Menou Beach (メノウ海岸) and Jizoiwa Rock (地蔵岩) is a coast in the southwestern part of Rebun Island (礼文島), and is famous as a good place to see the beautiful sunset, too. The beach used to be a part of Love and Romance 8-Hour Course.

[Momoiwa Observatoion Deck in Rishiri Island] One of Best Good Viewing Spots in Flower Island

Momoiwa Observatoion Deck (桃岩展望台) is a lookout built on a hill at 228 m above sea level in the southwestern part of Rebun Island (礼文島). 360-degree view can be seen.

[Himenuma Pond and Himenuma Obseravation Deck in Rishiri Island] Beautiful Mt. Rishirifuji and Cape Peshi Can Be Seen at Lookout Point

Himenuma Pond (姫沼) is a man-made pond at about 120 m above sea level in the northern part of Rishiri Island (利尻島). Here is a popular tourist attraction, and is well-known as a beautiful view of reflection of the rversed Mt. Rishirifuji on the water of the pond.

[Otatomari Pond in Rishiri Island] Mt. Rishirifuji Looks Very Beautiful

Otatomari Pond (オタトマリ沼) is the largest pond in the southern part of Rishiri Island (利尻島). A reversed image of Mt. Rishirifuji (利尻富士) reflected on the surface of the pond and Mt. Rishirifuji can be seen at the same time if the weather is fine, and here is a popular tourist attraction.

[Minamihama Wetland in Rishiri Island] Easy Access to High Moor at 5 M Above Sea Level

Minamihama Wetland (南浜湿原) is the Rishiri Island's largest high moor in the southern part of the Rishiri Island. But the area is about 6 ha. It is not so large. The Minamihama Wetland is high moors at about 5 m above sea level, and Sphagnum Moss grows thick at lowlands near the sea, and it is a rare place in Japan.

[Fujinoenchi Park in Rishiri Island] Beautiful Scenery of Ponmoshiri Island and Grass Land

Fujinoenchi Park (富士野園地) is a lookout point in the northern part of Rishiri Island (利尻島), and is next to Yuhigaoka Observation Deck (夕日ヶ丘展望台). Grass lands spread over on cliffs of 15-20 m elevation, and Yezo Daylily is in full bloom from late June to mid July.

[Ginsendai in Daisetsuzan Mountain Range] One of Famous Fall Foliage Spots in Hokkaido

Ginsendai (銀泉台) at about 1,520 m above sea level is a trailhead for Mt. Akadake (赤岳) near Sounkyo Onsen (層雲峡温泉) in the southern part of Kamikawa town located in the southeastern direction of Asahikawa city, and is one of famous great places to see fall foliage in Hokkaido.

[Ryusei Falls and Ginga Falls in Sounkyo] Beautiful 2 Falls Look like Picture

Ryusei Falls (流星の滝) and Ginga Falls (銀河の滝) are famous waterfalls that rivers drop from columnar jointing of sheer cliffs into Ishikari River in Sounkyo (層雲峡), Kamikawa, and it is said that those are the most beautiful falls in this area. A pair of the 2 falls is one of 100 Best Waterfalls in japan.

[Obako in Sounkyo] Sheer Rocks and Ishikari River

Obako (大函) is a scenic spot with a beautiful conbination of a river and sheer cliffs in Sounkyo (層雲峡), Kamikawa town. Beautiful columnar jointing was born by an explosive eruption of Ohachidaira (御鉢平) around 30,000 years ago.

[Mt. Asahidake in Daisetsuzan Mountain Range] Most Earliest Beautiful Fall Foliage in Japan and Onsen Can Be Enjoyed in God's Beautiful Garden

Mt. Asahidake (旭岳) is an active volcano at an altitude of 2,291 m in Higashikawa town located in the southeastern direction of Asahikawa city. The Mt. Asahidake is the highest mountain in Daisetsuzan Mountain Range (大雪山), and is also the highest mountain in Hokkaido.

[Sounkyo in Daisetsuzan Mountain Range] Tourist Attractions, Onsen and Fall Foliage Can Be Enjoyed in God's Beautiful Garden

Sounkyo (層雲峡) is a large valley in Kamikawa town located in the southeastern direction of Asahikawa city. In Omote-daisestu Area (表大雪エリア), Daisetsuzan National Park, sheer cliffs with about 24 km in length are on both sides of Ishikari River.

[Soya Hills in Wakkanai] All Things Such as Hills, White Road, Windmills and Hay Are Picturesque Views

Soya Hills (宗谷丘陵) is nearby Cape Soya (宗谷岬) located in the northeastern part of Wakkanai city. Soil repeated freezes and fusion in the ice age, and the waved surface of hills named "Periglacial Landforms" was born.

[Cape Soya in Wakkanai] Sightseeing Can Be enjoyed in Japan's Mainland Northernmost Point

Cape Soya (宗谷岬) is a cape, the Japan mainland's northernmost point, located in the northeastern part of Wakkanai city, the Japan's northernmost city, and a lot of visitors come. In addition, the cape is one of 3 major tourist attractions that the globe looks round in Hokkaido together with Cape Chikyu (地球岬) and Kaiyoudai (開陽台).

[Tenryu Marsh in Bifuka] Small Marsh near Trailhead of Matsuyama Wetland

Tenryu Marsh (天竜沼) is a small marsh at about 600 m elevation in Bifuka town located in the northern direction of Asahikawa city. The perimeter of the marsh is about 400 m. A parking lot for Matsuyama Wetland (松山湿原) is nearby here. The marsh is known for beautiful fall foliage.

[Matsuyama Wetland in Bifuka] Northernmost Beautiful High Moor at High Place in Japan

Matsuyama Wetland (松山湿原) is a marshland at 797 m elevation in Bifuka town located in the northern direction of Asahikawa city, and is the northernmost high moor at a high place in Japan, and has been chosen as one of 500 Most Important Wetlands in the Japan.

[Mt. Hakodake in Bifuka] Superb View Can Be Seen by Car

Mt. Hakodake (函岳) is a mountain between Bifuka town, Otoineppu village and Esashi town in the northern direction of Asahikawa city. Its elevation is 1,129 m. The mounatin is known as a good place to enjoy 360 degree view from the mountaintop.

[North Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park] A Little-Known Nature Tourist Attractions

North Okhotsk Prefectural Natural Park (北オホーツク自然公園) is a natural park among Sarufustu village, Hamatonbetsu town and Esashi town in the northern part of Hokkaido, and has been designated as the prefectural natural park since 1968.

[Lake Shumarinai in Horokanai] Japan's Largest Man-Made Lake That is Famous for Complicated Topography Like Fjord and Extreme Cold

Lake Shumarinai (朱鞠内湖) is a man-made lake in Horokanai town located in the northern direction of Asahikawa city, and is well-known for the largest man-made lake in Japan. 13 big and small islands float on the surface of the lake, and a feature of the lake is complicated topography like a fjord.

[Rishiri Rebun Sarobetsu National Nature Park] Beautiful Nature, Tasty Foods and Unique Onsen Can Be Enjoyed in Japan's Northernmost National Park

Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park (利尻礼文サロベツ国立公園) located in the northern Hokkaido between Rishiri Island, Rebun Island, Toyotomi Town and Horonobe Town is the northernmost national park in Japan, and has been designated as the national park since 1974.

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