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Rare Scenery that Todowara and Narawara Are Surrounded by Sea -Notsuke Peninsula in Bekkai-

July 6th, 2014

CONTENTS

Neighborhood of Notsuke Peninsula
Flower Road
Narawara
Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center and Todowara
Ryujinzaki Wild Flower Garden
List of Accommodations

Neighborhood of Notsuke Peninsula

Notsuke Peninsula (野付半島) is a prawn-shaped peninsula. The ground is made of sand, and a sandbar with 26 km in length is the largest sandbar in Japan. It was designed as the Ramsar Convention wetland in 2005. Tourists can enjoy an unusual scenery that there are flowers and the sea on both sides across a road called flower road (フラワーロード). Todowara (トドワラ) that has become a synonym for Notsuke Peninsula is especially famous. Unfortunately almost Todowara has disappeared, but a typical Notsuke Peninsula scenery spreads over because Narawara (ナラワラ) is still left. A sightseeing ship provides a ferrying service between Notsuke Peninsula and Odaito, Betsukai town (別海町尾岱沼), and the tourists can look over Notsuke Peninsula and Odaito on the sea.

Speaking of the Notsuke Peninsula, Hokkai Shrimp (北海縞海老) is noted product. An unique shaped ship called Utase Ship is floated on the sea in Notsuke Gulf, and a fishing scene is famous. The Hokkai Shrimp seems to be able to judge the freshness in the state of striped pattern. It is tasty even if the tourists eat a raw shrimp (Sashimi) or a boiled shrimp and eat because the freshness is a good point for a brand.
A tourist map of Betsukai Town Holidays.

Atmosphere of Notsuke Peninsula Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Notsuke Peninsula

Flower Road

Flower Road is only road with about 15 km in length through Notsuke Peninsula. Because flowers such as Thermopsis Lupinoides, Yezo Liquorice and Rosa Rugosa bloomed along the road, it was named for a beautiful scenery. Tourists park their cars on the Tenbochushajo parking lot and can admire the flowers. Those seem to be seen from May to October. There are gravestones for feudal retainers of Aizu clan along the road, too.

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking is provided (50 cars)
Business hour	Open 24 hours
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Telephone number	+81-153-82-1270
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	448 746 358*54

Narawara

Narawara is Japanese oak forest that is eroded by seawater and is stood and decayed. Because it looks mysterious and beautiful, it is popular for seeing a natural scenery. Todowara decreases recently, but Narawara is still worth seeing. But it may disappear as well as Todowara several decades later. I recomend that you will see it early.

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking is provided (10 cars)
Business hour	Open 24 hours
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Telephone number	+81-153-82-1270
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	941 663 702*71

Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center and Todowara

Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center (野付半島ネイチャーセンター) is a sightseeing base of Notsuke Peninsula. There are Todowara and a landing place for a sightseeing ship near here. Todowara is a pine forest that is eroded by seawater and is stood and decayed, and it has become a synonym for Notsuke Peninsula. The inside of the Notsuke Peninsula is tidal flats, and wooden paths are built on the shore. Tourists can take a walk through the wooden paths from the Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center to the landing place for the sightseeing ship on foot. But Todowara has almost disappeared. It can not go against natural law.

There are a restaurant, a souvenir shop, a restroom, the nature floor at the Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center. We can request the nature guide here. In addition, a local dish "Jumbo Scallop Hamburger (別海ジャンボホタテバーガー)" and the Hokkai Shrimp can be eaten at the restraunt.

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking is provided (50 cars)
Business hour	From April to October 09:00-17:00 From November to March 09:00-16:00
Regular closing day	The year-end and New Year holidays
Telephone number	+81-153-82-1270
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	941 610 471*30

Ryujinzaki Wild Flower Garden

Ryujinzaki Wild Flower Garden (竜神崎原生花園) is the most wild flower garden in depth of Notsuke Peninsula. There is Notsukezaki Lighthouse (野付崎灯台) near here, and a restroom is established on a parking lot, too. Yezo Liquorice, Rosa Rugosa and Black Lily are full in bloom from May to October. In addition, it is known as Tsukoya remains named the phantom town "Kiraku (キラク)" in the Edo period.

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking is provided (30 cars)
Business hour	Open 24 hours
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Telephone number	+81-153-82-1270
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	941 522 752*74

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Notsuke Peninsula.

Minshuku Umi-no-Yado Misaki(民宿海の宿みさき)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Onsen Minshuku Todowaraso(温泉民宿トドワラ荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaito Onsen Seaside Hotel(尾岱沼温泉シーサイドホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kusunoki Ryokan(楠旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Notsuke Yumoto Utaseya(野付湯元うたせ屋)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Kawabata(ホテル川畑)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Kusunoki(ホテル楠)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

Map

Transportation to Notsuke Peninsula

New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港) --> (Approximately 55 minutes by Plane) --> Nemuro-Nakashibetsu Airport (根室中標津空港) --> (Approximately 5 minutes on foot) --> Nemuro-Nakashibetsu Airport bus stop (根室中標津空港停留所) --> (Approximately 6 minutes by Nemuro Kotsu Bus [To Nemuro] (根室交通「根室行き」)) --> Nakashibetsu bus terminal (中標津バスターミナル) --> (Approximately 30 minutes by Akan bus [Kushiro-Rausu Line To Rausu] (阿寒バス「釧路羅臼線：羅臼行き」)) --> Shibetsu bus terminal (標津バスターミナル) --> (Approximately 30 minutes by Akan bus [Otaito Line To Hakuchodai] (阿寒バス「尾岱沼線：白鳥台行き」)) --> Notsuke-hanto Nature Center bus stop (野付半島ネイチャーセンター停留所) *There is a bus service to Notsuke-hanto nature center once a day.