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Beautiful Water Scenery After Hard Climbing -Sarubo Observatory and Sarurun Obseravatory in Shibecha-

April 8th, 2016

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Sarubo Observatory and Sarurun Observatory

Sarubo Observatory (サルボ展望台) and Sarurun Observatory (サルルン展望台) are on the east side of Kushiro-shitsugen Wetland (釧路湿原) and is located on the northwest side of Lake Toro (塘路湖). There are many lakes and marshes around here in the Kushiro-shitsugen Wetland, so wetlands, lakes, a road and a railroad make a good combination. 2 trailheads to the Sarubo Observatory and the Sarurun Observatory are provided, and there is the nearest trailhead on a parking lot. After visitors go up along precipitous trails, the trails ahead split in two around the top of a hill. By the way, please be careful for thefting from your vehicle on a parking lot. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge.

Parking Lot

Kushiro-Shitsugen Wetland National Park (釧路湿原国立公園) that 500,000 people visit every year is a famous sightseeing spot in the Eastern Hokkaido and is the largest wetland with 18,290 ha in Japan. It was designed as a wetland under Ramsar Convention in 1980, and developments had been limited strictly. There are many rare animals inhabit and plants including Japanese cranes, Blakiston's fish-owls that are only 100 in Hokkaido, Iijima Ruriboshiyanma (イイジマルリボシヤンマ) that is the remaining specy in the glacial epoch, Itou fish (イトウ) that is said to be a very rare fish, Kushiro jacob's ladder (クシロハナシノブ) that is the remaining specy in the glacial epoch, Bogberry and Yachibouzu.

Sarubo Observatory

Sarubo Observatory is built on the hill. It takes 15 minutes on foot from a parking lot. The trail is hard to walk. Sarubo means "Small Marsh" in Ainu language. The visitors can look over Lake Toro, Eoruto Pond (エオルト沼) and Makunto Pond (マクントー). A scenery with a railroad across a wetland is beautiful. It is popular with photographers of the railroad fan.

Atmosphere of Sarubo Observatory Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Sarubo Observatory

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking is provided (10 Cars)
Business hours	Open 24 hours
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Telephone number	-
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	576 870 304*25

Sarurun Observatory

Sarurun Observatory is built on the same hill . It takes 20 minutes on foot from a parking lot. The trail is hard to walk, too. Sarurun means "Wetland" in the Ainu language. The visitors can look over the Lake Toro, Ponto Pond (ポントー), the Eoruto Pond, the Makunto Pond and Sarurun Pond (サルルン沼). Yezo white-faced darter (エゾカオジロトンボ) that inhabits only in the Eastern Hokkaido lives in Sarurun Marsh at the foot of the hill and is called a flying jewel for rare species. Many people seem to come to only take a picture of the Yezo white-faced darter.

Atmosphere of Sarurun Observatory Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Sarurun Observatory

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking is provided (10 Cars)
Business hours	Open 24 hours
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Telephone number	-
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	149 899 381*41

Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Kushiro-shitsugen Wetland.

Lake Shirarutoro Campsite(シラルトロ湖キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Marshland National Park "Ikoi-no-Ie Kayanuma"(くしろ湿原パーク憩の家かや沼)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yamahana Onsen Rifre(山花温泉リフレ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Circle House Red Beret(サークルハウス赤いベレー)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Palude Kushiro(駅前ホテルパルーデ釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Super Hotel Kushiro-ekimae(スーパーホテル釧路駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Super Hotel Kushiro(スーパーホテル釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Route-Inn Kushiro Ekimae(ホテルルートイン釧路駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel AreaOne Kushiro(ホテルエリアワン釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Century Castle Hotel(釧路センチュリーキャッスルホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
La Vista Kushirogawa(ラビスタ釧路川)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Rasso Kushiro(ホテルラッソ釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Comfort Hotel Kushiro(コンフォートホテル釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Crown Hills Kushiro(ホテルクラウンヒルズ釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Axia Inn Kushiro(ホテルアクシアイン釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Royal Inn(釧路ロイヤルイン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Paco Kushiro(天然温泉ホテルパコ釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Prince Hotel(釧路プリンスホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kushiro(ANAクラウンプラザホテル釧路)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyoko Inn Kushiro Jujigai(東横イン釧路十字街)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiroshitsugen Toro Inn(釧路湿原とうろの宿)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Athele Inn(アスリートイン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Lodge Shirarutoro(シラルトロ温泉ロッジシラルトロ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tsurui Dosanko Ranch(鶴居どさんこ牧場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Lasting Hotel(ラスティングホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Kano(民宿かのう)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Frontier(ビジネスホテルフロンティア)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Marshland(ホテルマーシュランド)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Mercci(バリアフリーホテルメルシー)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Ryokan Tokiwaso(ビジネス旅館富喜和荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Marshland Annex(ホテルマーシュランド別館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Guest House Yasumizaka(民宿休坂)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Green Park(民宿グリーンパーク)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sumire Ryokan(すみれ旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Nakazono Daiichi(ビジネスホテル中園第一)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Wakatake Ryokan(若竹旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Heart'n Tree(ハートンツリー)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Shitsugen Tohro Youth Hostel(釧路湿原とうろユースホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

Booking.com

A page of Kushiro-shitsugen National Park is here

Kushiro-shitsugen National Park

Map

Transportation to Sarubo Observatory and Sarurun Observatory

New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港) --> (Approximately 50 minutes by Plane) --> Kushiro Airport (釧路空港) --> (Approximately 5 minutes on foot) --> Kushiro-kuko bus stop (釧路空港停留所) --> (Approximately 45 minutes by Akan Bus [Airport bus service] (阿寒バス「空港専用バス」)) --> Kushiro station (釧路駅) --> (Approximately 35 minutes by Local train [Senmou Line: To Abashiri] (普通電車「釧網線：網走行き」)) --> Toro station (塘路駅) --> (Approximately 35 minutes on foot)

New Chitose Airport station (新千歳空港駅) --> (Approximately 5 minutes by Rapid Airport Express (快速エアポート)) --> Minami Chitose station (南千歳駅) --> (Approximately 3 hours 30 minutes by Limited express Super Ozora [To Kushiro] (特急スーパーおおぞら「釧路行き」)) --> Kushiro station (釧路駅) --> (Approximately 35 minutes by Local train [Senmou Line: To Abashiri] (普通電車「釧網線：網走行き」)) --> Toro station (塘路駅) --> (Approximately 35 minutes on foot)