Lake Between Road and Railroad -Lake Shirarutoro in Shibcha-

Lake Shirarutoro is a freshwater lake on the north side of Kushiro-shitsugen Wetland National Park (釧路湿原国立公園) and is on the east side of Kottaro Marsh (コッタロ湿原). The perimeter is around 7 km. It is said that Shirarutoro means "Something Between Rocks in River (川の中の岩の間)" in Ainu language, but that has not been known in detail. The lake is between Japan National Route 391 on the east side of the lake and a railroad on th west side of the lake. There is a parking lot near Reizei Bridge (冷泉橋) along the Japan National Route, and visitors can look over the lake. Lake Shirarutoro Campsite (シラルトロ湖キャンプ場) and Ikoi-no-Ie Kayanuma (憩の家「かや沼」) is located at the north side of the lake. Lake Balls (マリモ) grow on the bottom of the lake as well as Lake Akan (阿寒湖).

Kushiro-Shitsugen Wetland National Park (釧路湿原国立公園) that 500,000 people visit every year is a famous sightseeing spot in the Eastern Hokkaido and is the largest wetland with 18,290 ha in Japan. It was designed as a wetland under Ramsar Convention in 1980, and developments had been limited strictly. There are many rare animals inhabit and plants including Japanese cranes, Blakiston's fish-owls that are only 100 in Hokkaido, Iijima Ruriboshiyanma (イイジマルリボシヤンマ) that is the remaining specy in the glacial epoch, Itou fish (イトウ) that is said to be a very rare fish, Kushiro jacob's ladder (クシロハナシノブ) that is the remaining specy in the glacial epoch, Bogberry and Yachibouzu.

Atmosphere of Lake Shirarutoro Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Lake Shirarutoro

Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Kushiro-shitsugen Wetland.

Lake Shirarutoro Campsite(シラルトロ湖キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Marshland National Park "Ikoi-no-Ie Kayanuma"(くしろ湿原パーク 憩の家 かや沼)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yamahana Onsen Rifre(山花温泉リフレ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Circle House Red Beret(サークルハウス赤いベレー)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Palude Kushiro(駅前ホテル パルーデ釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Super Hotel Kushiro-ekimae(スーパーホテル 釧路駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Super Hotel Kushiro(スーパーホテル釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Route-Inn Kushiro Ekimae(ホテルルートイン釧路駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel AreaOne Kushiro(ホテルエリアワン釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Century Castle Hotel(釧路センチュリーキャッスルホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
La Vista Kushirogawa(ラビスタ釧路川)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Rasso Kushiro(ホテルラッソ釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Comfort Hotel Kushiro(コンフォートホテル釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Crown Hills Kushiro(ホテルクラウンヒルズ釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Axia Inn Kushiro(ホテルアクシアイン釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Royal Inn(釧路ロイヤルイン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Paco Kushiro(天然温泉ホテルパコ釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Prince Hotel(釧路プリンスホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kushiro(ANAクラウンプラザホテル釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyoko Inn Kushiro Jujigai(東横イン釧路十字街)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiroshitsugen Toro Inn(釧路湿原 とうろの宿)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Athele Inn(アスリートイン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Lodge Shirarutoro(シラルトロ温泉 ロッジ シラルトロ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tsurui Dosanko Ranch(鶴居どさんこ牧場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Lasting Hotel(ラスティングホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Kano(民宿かのう)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Frontier(ビジネスホテル フロンティア)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Marshland(ホテル マーシュランド)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Mercci(バリアフリーホテル メルシー)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Ryokan Tokiwaso(ビジネス旅館 富喜和荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Marshland Annex(ホテル マーシュランド別館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Guest House Yasumizaka(民宿 休坂)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Green Park(民宿グリーンパーク)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sumire Ryokan(すみれ旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Nakazono Daiichi(ビジネス ホテル 中園第一)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Wakatake Ryokan(若竹旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Heart'n Tree(ハートン ツリー)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Shitsugen Tohro Youth Hostel(釧路湿原とうろユースホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

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A page of Kushiro-shitsugen National Park is here