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[Senboushi-misaki Park in Rishiri Island] Friendly Harbor Seals Can Be Watched at Lava Rocky Place

October 4th, 2015

CONTENTS

Senboshi-misaki Park
- Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park
Look of Senboshi-misaki Park
List of Accommodations

Senboshi-misaki Park

Senboshi-misaki Park (仙法志御崎公園) is a park in the most southern part of Rishiri Island (利尻島), and is the rocky seaside with a lot of strangely shaped rocks made from lave of Mt. Rishirifuji. Here is a pond surrounded by rocks like a fish preserve, and is famous for watching a harbor seal. Besides, Here is a lookout point to see the sea and Mt. Rishirifuji at the same time. A souvenir shop named "Kanko Misaki Bussan (観光御崎物産)", a resting place, a public restroom and a parking lot are built at the site. Admission free. The parking lot is free of charge.

Movie of Senboushi-misaki Park

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. Article is here

Look of Senboshi-misaki Park

The harbor seal swims leisurely in the pond, and seem to be borrowed from Wakkanai Noshappu Cold Current Museum (ノシャップ寒流水族館) or seem to be taken care of in the sea near the shore, and it is different harbor seal every year, so the harbor seal sometimes is not at the pond. By the way, feeds for the harbor seal are sold at the souvenir shop beside the pond. Probably the harbor seal might be friendly very much because it want to eat the feeds. Dried Rishiri Kombu and fresh sea urchin are sold at the shop, too.

Movie of Feeding Experiences

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking is provided (30 cars)
Business hour	Open 24 hours
Regular closing day	From November to April
Telephone number	+81-163-84-3622
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	714 042 776*18

List of Accommodations

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

Northern Rishiri

Kitaguni Grand Hotel(北国グランドホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishiri Marine Hotel(利尻マリンホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishirifuji Kanko Hotel(利尻富士観光ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Ayase(ホテルあや瀬)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tanakaya Hinageshikan(田中家ひなげし館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Narita(旅館なり田)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Ozeki(旅館大関)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Mukai(旅館夢海)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Green Wind(ペンション群林風)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Herasan-no-Ie(ペンションヘラさんの家)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishiri Umineko Guest House(利尻うみねこゲストハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishirisanso Hana-Rishiri(利尻山荘花りしり)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Maruzen(お宿マルゼン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kitaguni Grand Hotel Hana Cottage Kitaguni(北国グランドホテル花コテージ北国)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Reramoshiri(ペンションレラモシリ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tanikawaan(たにかわ庵)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Saihokutei(旅館最北亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rishiri Green Hill Inn(利尻ぐりーんひるinn)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sekiyokan * Ryokan Sekiyo(夕陽館 * 旅館夕陽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Yukuguni(旅館雪国)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Unigoden(ホテル雲丹御殿)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

Western Rishiri

Hotel Rishiri(ホテル利尻)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Island Inn Rishiri(アイランドインリシリ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shobugawa Ryokan(正部川旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Nakahara Ryokan(中原旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Kutsugataso(民宿くつがた荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Nagoriso(民宿なごり荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Ebisuso(民宿えびす荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Biyakoroso Adachi(びやころ荘　あだち)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

Southern Rishiri

Shimayado Hamada(島宿はまだ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Green House Fujii(グリーンハウスふじい)	Only Tel: +81-163-85-1030
Yama-to-Umi-no-Yado Hoshita(山と海の宿ほした)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Petit Hotel Kawaichi(プチホテル川一)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Fuji(旅館富士)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

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A page of Rishiri Island is here

Rishiri Island

Map

Transportation to Senboushi-misaki Park

New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港) --> (Approximately 50 minutes by Plane) --> Wakkanai Airport (稚内空港) --> (Approximately 5 minutes on foot) --> Wakkanai Airport bus terminal (稚内空港バスターミナル) --> (Approximately 35 minutes by Soya Bus [Wakkanai-kuko Line: To Wakkana ferry terminal] (宗谷バス「稚内空港線：稚内フェリーターミナル行き」)) --> Wakkana ferry terminal (稚内フェリーターミナル) --> (Approximately 100 minutes by Heartland ferry [To Oshidomari] (ハートランドフェリー「鴛泊行き」)) --> Oshidomari ferry terminal (鴛泊港フェリーターミナル) --> (Approximately 45 minutes by Soya bus [Rishiri Line: A course] (宗谷バス「利尻線：Aコース」)) --> Misaki bus stop (御崎停留所) --> (Approximately 5 minutes on foot)