[Notsuke Peninsula in Bekkai] Sceneries of End of World Such as Todowara or Narawara Can Be Enjoyed

Flower Road

Flower Road is only road of about 15 km in toal length through the Notsuke Peninsula, and was named after about 230 types of nature flowers such as Thermopsis Lupinoides, Yezo Liquorice and Rosa Rugosa that bloom along the road. The best time to see the flowers is from mid June to mid August. Visitors can park their cars on Tenbochushajo Parking Lot (展望駐車場), and can admire the flowers. Gravestones for feudal retainers of Aizu clan are built along the road, too. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge. A facility such as a wooden path is not built, and there is like a primeval flower garden.

Narawara

Narawara is a dead Japanese oak forest eroded by seawater, and is stood and decayed. Because it looks mysterious and beautiful, it is popular as a natural scenery. The Todowara is decreasing recently, but the Narawara is still worth seeing. But it may disappear as well as Todowara several decades later. I recomend that you will see it early. Not only in a summer, but also in a winter, the Narawara makes visitors feel the end of the world more and more. A facility is only a parking lot. A wooden path is not built, so the forest can be seen at a distance. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge.

Atmosphere of Narawara Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Narawara

Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center and Todowara

Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center is a sightseeing base of the Notsuke Peninsula, and the Todowara and a boarding point for the sightseeing ship are near here. The Todowara is a dead pine forest eroded by seawater, and is stood and decayed, and it has become a synonym for the Notsuke Peninsula. It makes visitors feel the end of the world, and is very popular. But most Todowara has disappeared at present. It can not go against natural law. The inside of the Notsuke Peninsula is a tidal flat, and wooden paths of about 1.2 km in total length are built on the shore. Tourists can take a walk through the wooden paths from the Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center to the boarding point on foot. The time it takes to go one way is about 25 minutes. Except the foot, a tractor bus runs for JPY 500, an one-way ticket. It takes about 7 minutes by bus.

A mystical scenery of the Todowara is used as shooting places for Music Video or the cover art of CD such as "Wadatsumi Tree" sung by Ms. Chitose Hajime (元ちとせ), "I for you" sung by LUNA SEA and "UNITY ROOTS & FAMILY, AWAY" sung by GLAY. The scenery of the end of the world is popular, after all.

Movie of Todowara

The Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center has a restaurant, a souvenir shop, a restroom, a nature floor. Nature Guide can be requested for JPY 3000 only in Japanese, and it takes about 100 minutes on foot. 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 free. A parking lot is free of charge.

Ryujinzaki Primeval Flower Garden

Ryujinzaki Wild Flower Garden (竜神崎原生花園) is in the the most remote end of the Notsuke Peninsula. Notsukezaki Lighthouse (野付崎灯台) is near here, and a restroom is built on a parking lot, too. The nature flowers such as the Yezo Daylily, the Rosa Rugosa and the Black Lily bloom sequentially from late May to October. In addition, it is said that Tsukoya remains named the phantom town "Kiraku (キラク)" used to be in the Edo period. A song "Phantom Kiraku (まぼろしのキラク)" sung by Mr Kenji Ninuma (新沼謙治), a Japanese famous enka singer, uses here as a motif. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge.