Largest Lake in Kushiro-shitugen Wetland and Canoe Port -Lake Toro in Sibecha-

Lake Toro (塘路湖) is a freshwater lake on the east side of Kushiro-shitsugen Wetland (釧路湿原). The perimeter is around 18 km. It is the largest lake in the Kushiro-shitsugen Wetland. Lake Balls (マリモ) grow on the bottom of the lake as well as Lake Akan (阿寒湖). There are Toro Nature Center (塘路ネイチャーセンター). Lake Toro Eco Musuem Center (塘路湖エコミュージアムセンター), Toro Motomura Campsite (塘路元村キャンプ場), Toro Lakeside Trail (塘路湖畔歩道) and Phytoncide-no-Mori Trail (フィトンチッドの森歩道) around the lake. As for the trails, tourists can make a round trip for about 1 hour. In addition, there are Sarubo Observatory (サルボ展望台) and Sarurun Observatory (サルルン展望台) near the lake, too. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge.

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.

Just like Hosooka Canoe Port (細岡カヌーポート), the Lake Toro has starting places "(Toro Nature Center) 塘路ネイチャーセンター" and "Motomura House Pal Lakeside Toro (元村ハウスぱる レイクサイドとうろ)" for canoe tours on the shore of the Lake Toro, and the tourists can enjoy the paid canoe tours. It takes half day from the Lake Toro to the Hosooka Canoe Port, and it takes a day from the Lake Toro to the Iwabokki Water Gate (岩保木水門). There are Sarubo Viewpoint (サルボ展望台), Sarurun Viewpoint (サルルン展望台) and Nihonmatsu Viewpoint (二本松展望地) around the lake, and tourists can look over around the Lake Toro. Those are not so famous, but it is popular as sightseeing spots with tourists expert.

Refer to following websites for canoe tour sponsors.

Lake Toro Eco Museum Center(塘路湖エコミュージアムセンター)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
Lakeside Toro(レイクサイドとうろ)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
B & B Come Home(B & B かむほーむ)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
Healing Canoe Kushiro(ヒーリングカヌー釧路)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
Kushiro Marsh & River(釧路マーシュ＆リバー)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
Rera(レラ)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
BLACKRIVER(ブラックリバー)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
Nanook(ナヌーク)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
Somokuya(そもくや)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
CANOE PRO(カヌープロ)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
North East Canoe Center(ノースイーストカヌーセンター)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
Family Canoe Toro(ファミリーカヌーとうろ)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI
Toro Nature Center(塘路ネイチャーセンター)	HP	ASOVIEW	SOTOASOBI

Atmosphere of Canoe Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Canoe

Accommodations

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

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Toro Motomura Campsite(塘路元村キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
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