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  • Tsurumidai
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    Hokkaido Akanguntsuruimura Shimosetsuri
    Tsurumidai is a bird-feeding station that every year, between November and March, is visited by large numbers of Japanese Red-crowned Cranes. The Cranes are fed twice a day, in the morning and around 2:30 p.m. Originally, the Cranes were fed by the teachers and students of the local elementary school. When the school closed down, Ms. Tome Watanabe, who lived nearby, decided that she would keep feeding the Cranes, and has continued to do so since then, which is another reason for Tsurumidai’s fame. Sometimes, nearly 200 Cranes can be seen.

    Visited on a sunny but very cold day in late March and the snow has melted. There were perhaps 5-6 cranes. Feeding has stoppped here but I saw a field of cranes feeding themselves on fresh crops...

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  • Lake Akan
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    Hokkaido Kushiroshi Akanchouakankonsen
    Located within Akan National Park, Lake Akan is the fifth largest freshwater lake in Hokkaido. Lake Akan is famous as the habitat of the Marimo alga and the Kokanee landlocked salmon, both of which have been designated as Special Natural Monuments. In winter, the entire lake freezes over, enabling people to enjoy winter activities and sports such as fishing for Japanese Pond Smelt through the ice-skating, etc.
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  • Onnenai Boardwalk
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    Hokkaido Akan-gun Tsuruimura Onnenai Onnenai Visitor Center
    This is a wooden pathway that starts from the Onnenai Visitor Center at the western end of the Kushiro Wetlands. There is a two-kilometer barrier-free wooden boardwalk that allows you to stroll through the Kushiro Wetlands, observing the flora and fauna of the changing seasons. Also leading to the promenade of Kushiro Marsh Observatory, it is a very popular place to enjoy a gentle stroll. It takes approximately one hour to go around once. Depending on the season, you can enjoy seeing flowers such as bogbean, cotton grass and bog rosemary as you go around wetlands of reed, sedges and peat moss. In addition, you can see wild birds, and Heike fireflies from July to August.

    Arriving just after daybreak the bridge was busy but people faded away. I counted approx 15 cranes you need decent binoculars or scope, as well as the cranes I saw a white tailed eagle, kingfisher...

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  • Lake Mashu
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    Hokkaido Kawakamigunteshikagachou
    The mysterious caldera lake also called “Lake Mashu of Mist” has a circumference of 20 kilometers and depth of 212 meters. The water level of the lake remains unchanged although the lake has no rivers flowing in or out. The lake is characterized by its high water transparency because impurities do not flow into it. The Ainu people call the lake Kintan Kamuy-to (Lake of the Mountain Gods) and has long been idolized by them.
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  • Lake Kussharo
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    Hokkaido Kawakamigunteshikagachou
    Lake Kussharo is located in the Akan National Park in Eastern Hokkaido. It is the largest caldera lake in Japan and also the largest freshwater lake in Japan to freeze over completely in winter. On the south side the Wako Peninsula juts out and in the lake is Nakajima Island. It is said that about 500 swans migrate to the lake during the winter months and it is a popular spot to take photos.
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  • Cape Kiritappu
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    Hokkaido Akkeshigunhamanakachou Toubutsu
    This cape on the eastern side of the Kiritappu peninsula is officially named Cape Tofutsu. It is often used as a filming location due to its imposing cliffs. You can also see seal resting places Hokakeiwa rock and Mouraito's cliff from the observation platform, and since seal in the Ainu language is tokkari, this place is also known as Cape Tokkari.
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  • Mt. Iou
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    Hokkaido Kawakamigunteshikagachou Iozan
    Mt. Iou is a volcano with an elevation of 512 meters located close to the town of Teshikaga in Hokkaido. “Atosanupuri” is another name for Mt. Iou. You can enjoy dynamic scenery with white smoke and noise rising from the surface. Despite the ferocity of the volcano, many alpine plants still grow on the lowlands, including marsh tea which flowers from the middle to the end of June. The autumn leaf season is also recommended. Currently, the mountain is closed due to the danger of falling rocks, but you can enjoy the walk from Kawayu Onsen to Mt. Iou instead.
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  • Ayamegahara Wild Iris Garden
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    Hokkaido Akkeshigunakkeshichou Mabiro 321
    A picturesque destination situated along Prefectural Route 123 in Mabiro, Akkeshi Town, Akkeshi County, Hokkaido Prefecture. Some 300 thousand arctic irises come into bloom on the 100 hectare grounds of the garden from mid-June to late July. Visitors can also view over 100 species of other seasonal plants, including keyflower, buttercups, and Ezo Furo geraniums, and there's an observatory with a commanding view of the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Kushiro Marsh
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    Hokkaido Kushiro-shi Kushiro-gun Kushirocho Akan-gun Tsuruimura Kawakami-gun Shibechacho
    This is Japan's largest marsh and it stretches throughout the northern part of Kushiro City. It has a total area of approximately 18,290 hectares. It was registered under the Ramsar Convention in 1980, and nearly the entire area including the marshland was designated as Kushiroshitsugen National Park in 1987. More than 700 varieties of plants, about 200 kinds of birds and about 1,100 types of insects inhabit the marsh. Due to its vast size, using a car is recommended when travelling around.
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  • Cape Aikappu
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    Hokkaido Akkeshi-gun Akkeshicho Aikappu 5
    "Located in Akkeshi Bay, this cape was named to express the idea of ""getting over difficulties which seem impossible and gaining the crown of love."" The location offers scenic views of Daikoku and Kojima islands famous for seabird breeding and the Tsukushikoi coast, and it is also perfect for forest bathing."
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  • Kiritappu Wetland
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    Hokkaido Akkeshigunhamanakachou Kiritappushitsugen
    It is the fifth largest wetland in the country with an area of 3,168 hectares. The center of the wetland contains about 803 hectares of peat and was designated as a national natural treasure in 1922. It is also known as the “wetland of flowers” and is a beautiful marsh, of many species of flowers blooming from spring to autumn, including daylilies and irises.
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  • Lake Akan Frost Flower Lake Akan Frost Flower
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    Hokkaido Kushiro-shi Akancho Akankonsen
    Lake Akan Frost Flower Lake Akan Frost Flower image
  • Lake Taro
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    Hokkaido Kushiro-shi Akancho
    This small lake, a 30-minute walk from the entrance to the Mt. Oakan climbing trail, is surrounded by virgin forest. Lake Jiro is another 15-minute walk from here.
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  • Cape Namida
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    Hokkaido Akkeshi-gun Hamanakacho
    "A cape consisting of precipitous cliffs tens of meters high. Its name literally translates to ""Tears Cape;"" due to its appearance resembling the profile of a girl looking out to sea and crying, it is also known as the ""Maiden's Tears."""
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  • Shiriha Cape
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    Hokkaido Kushiro-gun Kushirocho
  • Mt.Oakan
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  • Takiguchi
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    Hokkaido Kushiro-shi Akancho Akankohan
  • Lake Akkeshi
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    Hokkaido Akkeshi-gun Akkeshicho Ponto Cho
  • Lake Takkobu
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    Hokkaido Kushiro-gun Kushirocho Takkobu
  • Lake Toro
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    Hokkaido Kawakami-gun Shibechacho
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Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.

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