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[Katsurazawa Dam and Lake Katsurazawa in Mikasa] Man-made Lake Is Famous for Ammonite Fossil and Smelt Pond Fishing

CONTENTS

Lake Katsurazawa and Katsurazawa Dam
- Katsurazawa Onsen
Look of Lake Katsurazawa and Katsurazawa Dam
List of Accommodations
- KATSURAZAWA ONSEN
- MIKASA

Lake Katsurazawa and Katsurazawa Dam

Lake Katsurazawa (桂沢湖) is a man-made lake in the eastern part of Mikasa city, and is near Yunomoto Onsen Ryokan (湯の元温泉旅館), Familyland Mikasa Amusement Park (ファミリーランドみかさ遊園) and Katsurawazawa Ski Resort (桂沢国設スキー場), and is well-known for ammonite fossil excavations. Katsurazawa Dam (桂沢ダム) was built in 1957, and the lake was born. The water surface is 4.99 km2. The height of the concrete gravity dam is about 63.6 m. New Katsurazawa Dam is builting now. A park is a little away from the dam, and smelt pond fishing is populr in a winter. Fall foliage is also beautiful. Mikasa Fall Foliage Festival (三笠紅葉祭り) is held only in a day, mid October. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge.

Lake Katsurazawa in Mikasa — Lake Katsurazawa

Movie of Katsurazawa Dam and Lake Katsurazawa

Moive of Smelt Pond Fishing

Movie of Mikasa Fall Foliage Festival

Katsurazawa Onsen

Katsurazawa Onsen is a hot spring place in Mikasa city located in northeastern part of Sapporo city. Only Yunomoto Onsen Ryokan (湯の元温泉旅館) is built around a forest, and except it, Unfortunately, restraunts, cafes, cafes, souvenir shops and convenience stores are not built. There are Familyland Mikasa Amusement Park (ファミリーランドみかさ遊園), Katsurawazawa Ski Resort (桂沢国設スキー場) and Lake Katsurazawa (桂沢湖). Cherry blossoms can be enjoyed in a spring, fresh green and a trekking can be enjoyed, fall foliage can be enjoyed in an autumn, and skiing and pond smelt fishing can be enjoyed in a wainter. Nonstop buses do not run from the Katsurazawa Onsen to Sapporo or Asahikawa. Read More

Look of Lake Katsurazawa and Katsurazawa Dam

The Lake Katsurazawa is surrounded by a virgin forest, and the lake water is beautiful. Visitors can enjoy fising, too. A huge monument of a dinosaur, an icon of the Lake Katsurazawa, is built at the park. But, besides it and a good view, Unfortunately, nothing is worth seeing. A souvenir shop has been closed down, and only a public restroom and a parking lot are built. I feel few tourist facilities are missing. By the way, a dam card seems to be distributed at Katsurazawa dam management branch (桂沢ダム管理支所) or Ikushubetsu Office Branch (幾春別の管理事務所).

Atmosphere of Lake Katsurazawa Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Lake Katsurazawa

Admission	Free of charge
Parking lot	-
Business hours	Open 24 hours
Regular closing day	Open year all round
Telephone number	+81-1267-2-3997
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	860 241 592*74

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Mikasa. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

KATSURAZAWA ONSEN

Yunomoto Onsen Ryokan(湯の元温泉旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

MIKASA

Mikasa Natural Onsen Taiko-no-Yu(三笠天然温泉太古の湯)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Ammonite(民宿アンモナイト)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Cottage EKARA(畑の中のコテージ　EKARA)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Kagetsuen(民宿花月園)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

By the way, Club Tourism (クラブツーリズム), a Japanese tour travel agency, provides various types of tours such as day trip tours or ordinary tours. In the case of bus tours, tourists do not drive their cars themselves, so they can savor alcohol. Choosen tourist attractions are national parks such as Rishiri and Rebun, Shiretoko, and popular tourist places such as Furano and Biei, and some activities such as hiking and fruit picking are also enjoyed depending on seasons. If you are interested in tour trips, you should visit the club tourism's website for details.

Map

Transport Facilities

Transportation to Lake Katsurazawa

New Chitose Airport station (新千歳空港駅) --> (Approximately 35 minutes by Rapid Airport Express (快速エアポート)) --> Sapporo station (札幌駅) --> (Approximately 30 minutes by Limited express Super Soya [To Wakkanai] or Limited express Super Kamui [To Asahikawa] (特急スーパー宗谷「稚内行き」or 特急スーパーカムイ「旭川行き」)) --> Iwamizawa station (岩見沢駅) --> (Approximately 5 minutes on foot) --> Iwamizawa bus terminal (岩見沢ターミナル) --> (Approximately 30 minutes by Hokkaido chuo bus [Mikasa Line: To Ikushunbetsu] (北海道中央バス「三笠線：幾春別行き」)) --> Mikasa-shimin-kaikan bus stop (三笠市民会館前停留所) --> (Approximately 20 minutes by Taxi)

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I am from Nayoro, and used to live in Kushiro and Sapporo, and have been back Hokkaido after I lived in Kanagawa prefecture for 14 years again. Around 50-year-Japanese old boy mainly have released articles that I found nature, tourist attractions, onsen and foods in the Hokkaido to the non-Hokkaido people. I am bad English, so I apologize if you do not understand the meaning. Using photos are my photos, free images, various tourism associations’ photos and photos cited from official websites and so on. Reproduction of my photos and texts from within this site is prohibited.As for my photos, I used to provide those for profit, but I stop providing the photos now. Most of youtube movies belong to others, and I just share those on my blog.

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[Katsurazawa Dam and Lake Katsurazawa in Mikasa] Man-made Lake Is Famous for Ammonite Fossil and Smelt Pond Fishing