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[Lake Kanayama in Minamifurano] Man-made Lake Has Rich Nature and Facilities

July 18th, 2014

CONTENTS

Lake Kanayama
- Tomamu Unkai Terrace
- Yunosawa Onsen
Lakeside of Lake Kanayama
Activities
List of Accommodations

Lake Kanayama

Lake Kanayama (かなやま湖) is a man-made lake in Minamifurano town located in the southern part of Furano city. Kanayama Dam was built in 1967, and the lake was born. It stretches east-west along Hokkaido Road 465, and the watere surface area is 9.2 km2, and the lake is the Japan's 8th largest dam lake. The kanayama Dam is the only concrete hollow gravity dam with about 57 m in height in Hokkaido, and was chosen as "100 Best Dam Lake in Japan", too. Kanayamako Lookout (かなやま湖展望台) and Kanayanamako Forest Park (かなやま湖森林公園) are around the lake, and 740,000 toursits visit here. Kanayamako Lake Water Festival is held on the last Saturday and Sunday of July. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge.

Movie of Kanayamako Lake Water Festival

The center of the Minamifurano is at east part of the lake, and restraunts, cafes, and convenience stores are built there. Hoshino Resort (星野リゾート), Rokugo Forest (麓郷の森), Akaiwa Seigan-kyo (赤岩青巌峡) and Yunosawa Onsen (湯の沢温泉) are relatively near here, too. By the way, speaking of the tasty restraunts in the Minamifurano, Kanayamako Log Hotel Larch (かなやま湖ログホテルラーチ), Farm & Cafe Berries and Fortun Bagels (フォーチュンベーグルズ) are popular in particular.

Yunosawa Onsen — Akaiwa Seigan-kyo Is Popular Spot with Rock Climbers

Tomamu Unkai Terrace

Hoshino Resort Unkai Terrace (星野リゾート雲海テラス) is a popular sightseeing spot in Tomamu, Shimukappu village located in the northwestern part of Obihiro city and is famous as a resort that tourists can enjoy a golf in a summer, a ski and a snowboarding in a winter. In 2005, they started the unkai terrace that utilized a ski-lift in a summer, it became a popular tourist attraction in an instant. The Unkai Terrace is established at 1,088 m above sea level, there is a cafe, and Yoga is held. Let's breathe the fresh air. Article is here

Yunosawa Onsen

Yunosawa Onsen (湯ノ沢温泉) is a hot spring place in Shimukappu village located between Sapporo city and Obihiro city. Only Mori-no-Shiki (森の四季) is built near Furano National Route (National Route 237) at aroud 400 m above sea level in a mountain. The distance is around 10 km far away from the center of the Shimukappu, and restraunts, cafes, souvenir shops and convenience stores are not built. Speaking of the Shimukappu, Hoshino Resort Tomamu is famous, and a ski resort, a sea of clouds and Ice Village are popular. In the Shimukappu, various activities are served, and a rafting trip, rock-climbing and hiking can be enjoyed from summer to autumn, and ski, snowboard and snowshoes can be enjoyed in a winter. By the way, Lake Kanayama (金山湖) is relatively near here. Article is here

Lakeside of Lake Kanayama

Yezo Spruce and Sakhalin Fir grow thick around the lake, clear lake water is very calm. There are Kanayamako Rest Center (かなやま湖保養センター), Kanayamakohan Campsite (かなやま湖畔キャンプ場), Kanayamako Auto Campsite (かなやま湖オートキャンプ場), a go-cart course, bungalows, Log House Village, Kanayamakohan Tennis Court (かなやま湖畔テニスコート), a lavender garden, Shikanosawagawa-joryu Park (鹿の沢川上流公園) and Kanayama Fureai Hiroba Park Golf Course (金山ふれあい広場パークゴルフ場) on the lakeside, and leisure facilities are rich, too.

The lake has rich nature, and Itou fish called a phantom fish, Dolly Varden, Rainbow Trout and Smelt Pond inhabit the lake. Hokkaido Newspaper introduced that the Itou of 116 cm in height was catched in 1992. In a summer, fresh green, lavenders and hunting stag beetle or Japanese horned beetle can be enjoyed, Fall foliage can be enjoyed in an autumn, snow views and fishing smelt pond can be enjoyed in a winter, and canoe, the go-cart, fishing and sports can be enjoyed from a spring to the autumn. The lavender fields on the lakeside is the only lavender fields facing the lake in the Furano region, and are in full bloom in July.

Atmosphere of Lake Kanayama Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Lake Kanayama

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking lot is provided (1500 cars)
Business hours	24 hours
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Telephone number	+81-167-52-2115
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	550 254 704*63

Activities

Activities such as the canoe, rafting, the fishing and the smelt pon fishing can be enjoyed in the Lake Kanayama or Sorachi River that drains into the lake, and those are popular with tourists. Refer to following websites for the activities. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Canoe

Movie of Canoe

Floating Leaf(フローティングリーフ)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi
Hokkaido Adventure Tours(北海道アドベンチャーツアーズ)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi
Doronko Open-Air School(NPO法人どろんこ野外学校)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi

Rafting

Movie of Rafting

Little Tree(リトル・トリー)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi
Lesuire Guide Asobiya(レジャーガイド遊び屋)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi
Kawanoko Rafting(かわのこラフティング)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi
Guideline Outdoor Club(ガイドラインアウトドアクラブ)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi
Sportpia Furano(スポートピアふらの)	HP	Asoview	Sotoasobi
Gakkeisha(楽渓社)	HP	Asoview	Sotoasobi
Hokkaido Adventure Tours(北海道アドベンチャーツアーズ)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi
Doronko Open-Air School(NPO法人どろんこ野外学校)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi

Pond Smelt Fishing

Movie of Pond Smelt Fishing

Guideline Outdoor Club(ガイドラインアウトドアクラブ)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi
Furano Nature Club(富良野ネイチャークラブ)	HP	ASOVIEW	Sotoasobi

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Lake Kanayama. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Kanayamako Rest Center(かなやま湖保養センター)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Log Hotel Larch Lake Kanayama(かなやま湖ログホテルラーチ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kanayamako Auto Camping Ground(かなやま湖オートキャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kanayamakohan Camping Ground(かなやま湖畔キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten