[Motochi Coast in Rebun Island] Jizoiwa Rock and Menou Beach Are Famous for Good Place to Beautiful Sunset

Motochi Coast

Motochi Coast (元地海岸) with Menou Beach (メノウ海岸) and Jizoiwa Rock (地蔵岩) is a coast in the southwestern part of Rebun Island (礼文島), and is famous as a good place to see the beautiful sunset, too. The beach used to be a part of Love and Romance 8-Hour Course. But the beach to the Jizoiwa Rock is prohibited to enter at present because rocks may be fallen. So the number of visitors have decreased. Most of the visitors seem to come to find agates at the Menou Beach in front of the parking lot. As its name suggests (The Menou means "Agate" in English), this beach was named after finding a lot of the agates. But the agates may not be found now. The Sea of Japan is very beautiful, so the visitors are charmed by the blue. Admission free. The parking lot is free of charge.

Movie of Motochi Coast

Here is well-known as as a shooting place for Japanese movie "A Chorus of Angels (北のカナリア達)" that Ms. Sayuri Yoshinaga (吉永小百合), a famous actress, played a roll used here, too. A public restroom and a souvenir shop are beside the parking lot, and agate souvenirs can be bought at the shop.

Movie of A Chorus of Angels

There are some means of transportation for the island tourism, for example, a sightseeing bus and a fixed-route bus managed by the Soya bus (宗谷バス), a sightseeing taxi, a rental car, a rental motor scooter and a rental bicycle. I went around the Rebun Island by the rental motor scooter, and it was very comfortable. The Rebun has a lot of slopes, so I think that the bicycle is tough. By the way, if tourists raise their hand in the case of fixed-route bus happening to pass, they can get on the bus without a bus stop, and can get off the bus without a bus stop.

List of Means of Transportation for Island Tourism

Refer to following the means of the transportation in the Rebun Island. As for car rental comparison websites, you can compare vehicle rental prices on Jalan Rental Car (じゃらんレンタカー) and Rakutem Travel Rental Car (楽天トラベルレンタカー).

Soya Bus(宗谷バス)	They serve 2 island tourism cources, Rebun A (礼文A) and Rebun B (礼文B).	HP	ASOVIEW	Jalan
Toyota Rental Lease(トヨタレンタリース)	Their office is near the Kafuka Ferry Terminal.	HP	ASOVIEW	Jalan
Rebun Sighseeing Rent-a-car(礼文観光レンタカー)	Their office is near the Kafuka Ferry Terminal.	HP	ASOVIEW	Jalan
Nissan Rent-a-car(日産レンタカー)	Their office is near the Kafuka Ferry Terminal, and the Rebun Sighseeing Rent-a-car checks in at the reception desk.	HP	ASOVIEW	Jalan
Cat Rock(キャットロック)	They rent the rental motor scooter and the rental bicycle near the Kafuka Ferry Terminal.	HP	ASOVIEW	Jalan
Rebun Hier(礼文ハイヤー)	They also serve the sightseeing taxi.	HP	ASOVIEW	Jalan
Kaisei Taxi(開成タクシー)	They also serve the sightseeing taxi.	HP	ASOVIEW	Jalan
Ishido Hier(イシドウハイヤー)	They also serve the sightseeing taxi.	HP	ASOVIEW	Jalan

Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park

Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park (利尻礼文サロベツ国立公園) located in the northern Hokkaido between Rishiri Island, Rebun Island, Toyotomi Town and Horonobe Town is the northernmost national park in Japan, and has been designated as the national park since 1974. The area is 24,166 ha. It consists of 2 islands, wetlands and the coast, and beautiful nature such as the sea, mountains, wild flowers and wetlands is highlight. Because the Northern Hokkaido has few famous tourist attracsions, the national park is one of the most famous nature tourist attracsions. The Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park is divided into 4 areas, Rishiri Area (利尻), Rebun Area (礼文), Coastal Sand-dune Area (海浜砂丘) and Sarobetsu Area (サロベツ), and the Rishiri Area (利尻), the Rebun Area (礼文) and the Sarobetsu Area have a lot of highlights. Read More

Jizoiwa Rock

The Jizoiwa Rock is a huge rock in the northern part of the coast, and its height is about about 50 m. The rock was named as such because the huge rock looked like the guardian deity of children putting palms together from the sea. * The Jizo (地蔵) means "The guardian deity of the children" in English. The Jizoiwa Rock is one of 3 great strange shaped rocks in the Rebun Island together with Momoiwa Rock (桃岩) and Nekoiwa Rock (猫岩). In old days, visitors could reach the foot of the rock, and put their coins between gaps of rocks as offering money. But the private land is off-limits to tourists now.

Movie of Jizoiwa Rock

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Rebun. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Mitsui Kanko Hotel(三井観光ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Rebun(ホテル礼文)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hana Rebun(花れぶん)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Sakurai(旅館桜井)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sudomari Kamon(素泊まり花文)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Kamome-so(旅館かもめ荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Ukishima(旅館うきしま)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Uni(ペンション う～に～)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Sanko(民宿山光)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Sazanami(民宿さざ波)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Koeimaru(民宿香栄丸)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Yazawa(民宿やざわ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Hamanasu(民宿はまなす)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Momoiwa-so Youth Hostel(桃岩荘ユースホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Kame and Hamanasu(民宿 カメとはまなす)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Fukikaze(民宿吹風)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Nature Inn Hanashin(ネイチャーインはな心)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Miyajima-so(民宿宮島荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shima-no-Yado Rebunshiri(しまのやど れぶんしり)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Guest House Nonno(ゲストハウスのんの)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Sukotonmisaki(民宿 スコトン岬)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Petit Hotel Corinthian(礼文島プチホテル コリンシアン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Rebun-so(ホテル礼文荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Kaido(民宿海憧)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Seikan-so(星観荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushu Lakeside Campsite(久種湖畔キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Midorigaoka Park Campsite(緑ヶ丘公園キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten