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[Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden in Mobetsu] At Small Wild Garden, Wild Flowers in Summer and Drift Ice Can in Winter Can Be Enjoyed

August 22nd, 2014

CONTENTS

Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden
- List of Highway Bus
- Drift Ice Spots and Drift Ice Cruise
Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden in Summer and Winter
- Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden
- Ryuhyo-misaki
List of Accommodations

Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden

Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden (オムサロ原生花園) is a nature garden in Monbetsu city located in the northeastern part of Asahikawa city, and is well-known for 1 km-length rosa rugosa colony along a beach between the Sea of Okhotsk and Okhotsk Line National Route (National Route 238). There is Ryuhyo-misaki (流氷岬 * it means "Cape Drift Ice" in Japanese) at the beach, and it is a place to see the drift ice on the sea. In addition, it also is a popular fishing spot to catch salmon. Omusaro Nature View Center (オムサロ・ネイチャー・ビューセンター) is bult at the site, and it has an observatory deck, a break place, a food stall and a restroom. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge.

The distance is about 7 km away from the center of the Monbetsu, and a restaurant, a cafe and a convenience store are not built around here. Omusaro Ruins Park (オムサロ遺跡公園) is near here. A direct bus does not run between Sapporo or New Chitose Airport and here, but a express bus "Ryuhyo Monbetsu-go (流氷もんべつ号)" runs between the Sapporo and the Monbetsu.

List of Highway Bus

Refer to following a company for the highway bus service between the Monbetsu and Sapporo.

Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Sapporo to Monbetsu	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Monbetsu to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

Drift Ice Spots and Drift Ice Cruise

In Japan, Drift ice appears only from January to March, and can be enjoyed only along the Sea of Okhotsk and a part of Pacific Ocean. The sea is covered with the drift ice from the shoreline of Monbetsu to Shiretoko Peninsula, and it is amazing view! It may be said that you must see the amazing view once. Hokkaido has 3 towns called "Monbetsu", Monbetsu (紋別) along the sea of the Okhotsk, Date Monbetsu (伊達紋別) along the Pacific Ocean and Monbetsu (門別) along the Pacific Ocean. In those Monbetsu, a place to view the drift ice is the Monbetsu (紋別) along the sea of the Okhotsk, and the Monbetsu, Abashiri (網走), Koshimizu (小清水), Shari (斜里) and Rausu (羅臼) have some drift ice spots. Tourists can enjoy the drift ice on the shore, and also enjoy it as the drift ice cruise on the sea. Unfortunately, global warming cause decreasing the drift ice recently, but you may see wild animals such as Earless Seal and Steller's Sea-eagle on the drift ice if you are lucky. Article is here

Drift Ice and Garinkogo2 in Monbetsu — Sheet of Drift Ice Zone

Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden in Summer and Winter

In the summer, flowers can be seen at the Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden, and the drift ice can be enjoyed in the winter.

Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden

In the Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden, About 50 kinds of flowers such as the Rosa Rugosa, Daylily and Siberian Lily bloom from a summer to an autumn. The best season is July. Rare white Rosa Rugosa may be seen. A lot of wild birds inhabit, and people come to bird-watch. Visitors can go a trip for about 20 minutes because the garden is small. Although it is a garden, people do not manage the garden, and the plants are at the mercy of the nature. Maybe it is hard to walk. By the way, a lot of mosquitoes fly in the air in a summer, so you had better bring a mosquito repellent.

Atmosphere of Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking is provided (60 Cars)
Business hours	Open 24 hours * Omusaro Nature View Center 10:00-18:00
Regular closing day	Open all year round * Omusaro Nature View Center Year-end and New Year holidays
Telephone number	+81-158-23-4231
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	401 500 791*36

Ryuhyo-misaki

About in February, the dirft ice come to shore at the Ryuhyo-misaki. Visitors can touch the drift ice on the sandy beach, too. But the drift ice is not close to the beach depending on weather or the wind direction, so Whether or not the drift ice can be enjoyed depends on luck and timing. When I visted here, the dirft ice was not seen unfortunately.

Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden Ryuhyomisaki — Ryuhyo-misaki in Winter

Atmosphere of Ryuhyo-misaki in Winter Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Ryuhyo-misaki in Winter

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around the Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Komuke International Campsite(コムケ国際キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Monbetsu Prince Hotel(紋別プリンスホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Monbetsu Central Hotel(紋別セントラルホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Okhotsk Palace(ホテルオホーツクパレス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Sakura House Annex(民宿さくらハウス別館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Sakura House Main Building(民宿さくらハウス本館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kibarashikan(気晴館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

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Map

Transportation to Omusaro Primeval Flower Garden

New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港) --> (Approximately 50 minutes by Plane) --> Memanbetsu Airport (女満別空港) --> (Approximately 5 minutes on foot) --> Memanbetsu-kuko bus stop (女満別空港停留所) --> (Approximately 45 minutes by Kitami bus [To Kitami] (北見バス「北見行き」)) --> Kitami bus terminal (北見バスターミナル) --> (Approximately 10 minutes on foot) --> Kitami station (北見駅) --> (Approximately 65 minutes by Limited express Okhotsk [To Sapporo] (特急オホーツク号「札幌行き」)) --> Engaru station (遠軽駅) --> (Approximately 3 minutes on foot) --> Engarueki-mae bus stop (遠軽駅前停留所) --> (Approximately 90 minutes by Kitami bus [To Monbetsu bus termial] (北見バス「紋別バスターミナル行き」)) --> Monbetsu bus termial (紋別バスターミナル) --> (Approximately 10 minutes by Taxi)