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the Enjoy the great outdoors, from the Garden Road WONDERLAND to the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage site and four national parks ROUTE 01 New Chitose Eastern in summer ・ in

EXPLORE the WONDERLAND 07 Enjoy the great outdoors, from the Garden Road SUMMER the to the Shiretoko World Natural Heritage site and WONDERLAND four national parks 7days Eastern Hokkaido in summer ROUTE 01 As if to make the most of the limited season, all the fowers bloom in unison in summer when, invited by the breeze, the sunlight makes the heart futter and reminds us of the ROUTE pleasures of travel.

01 Wakkanai Day1 Furano START Mombetsu Kaze-no Garden Lake Saroma FINISH Mombetsu Utoro Abashiri 3 Ningle Terrace Airport 4 Rausu Rumoi 5 6 FINISH Asahikawa Nemuro Within the grounds of New Furano Prince Hotel Memanbetsu Airport is Ningle Terrace, a shopping area surrounded Asahikawa Biei Lake Kussharo Nemuro by the forest, where pretty shops can be found Airport Lake Akan Furano 2 Lake Mashu in the log houses built there. Throughout each Shintoku Obihiro Akkeshi Sapporo Kushiro season, more than 300 varieties of flowers 1 Airport Kushiro Kutchan New bloom in Kaze-no Garden, a small but splendid Chitose Airport Obihiro Airport garden surrounded by verdant tress that's a great place to take a stroll. START Muroran Lodging Urakawa DATA Esashi Airport 1 Tokachigawa Onsen Address／Nakagoryo, Furano-shi Hakodate 2 Akanko Onsen TEL／+81-167-22-1111（New Furano Prince Hotel） http://www.princehotels.com/en 3 Utoro Onsen 4 Utoro Onsen 5 Lake Abashiri Onsen START 6 Sounkyo Onsen Furano or or START Asahikawa Airport

Kaze-noNingle Garden Terrace 08 EXPLORE the WONDERLAND Travel BUS Car rental Jrrailway Buses are a useful part of your Eastern Hokkaido Travels, The JR rail network is a travel itinerary. Fixed-schedule tour Guided tour taxis add convenient way to travel through to East Hokkaido buses offer access to a number of convenience and value to Hokkaido, providing access to popular attractions on a single trip, your sightseeing plans. many regions with routes such as and inter-city express buses offer Sapporo to New Chitose Airport speedy,assle-free service. and Sapporo to Asahikawa.

Shimizu Obihiro Millennium Forest Kita no Yatai

A millennium -- to you or me, this may seem like an eternity. Our modern society A row of semi-alfresco food stalls located prizes speed, but perhaps we have become fixated on only what we can see downtown, just a 5-min. walk from Obihiro occurring before our eyes? Forests are different. In a forest, time flows in units Station. The street was created by a called millennia. Humans have achieved convenience and comfort, but at the cost group of people who wanted to of global-scale environmental problems. How does a forest perceive our world? rejuvenate Obihiro, and is made up of This forest looks to our future. Forests, gardens, agriculture, art, food. Let us approx. 20 unique stalls that serve a interact with nature from a variety of angles, and together think about our future. variety of cuisines, including yakitori, And that is the goal of Tokachi Millennium Forest. Japanese, Italian and Korean dishes, Nakafurano made by the individual owners from DATA Address／Minami10sen, Haobi, Shimizu-cho Kamikawa-gun TEL／+81-156-63-3000 ingredients produced in Tokachi. Farm Tomita http://www.tmf.jp/language/eng DATA Known as the home of lavender, Farm Tomita boasts some Address 10-7, Nishi1-jominami, of the largest lavender fields in . Four different ／ Obihiro-shi varieties are cultivated, each with different characteristics TEL／+81-156-63-3000 and peak viewing periods. As well as the lavender that blooms in summer, other flowers such as poppies and cosmos bloom from summer through autumn. DATA Address／15, Kisenkita, Nakafurano-cho Sorachi-gun TEL／+81-167-39-3939 http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en

Shimizu Obihiro or Lodging Day1 Tokachigawa Onsen

Forest Farm Tomita Kita no Yatai

Tokachi Millennium EXPLORE the WONDERLAND 09 Day2 Recommended Obihiro Tokachi sweets shops Manabe Garden Tokachi This "fairy-tale land" of a garden is known for a Toteppo Factory number of remarkable "first in Japan" and "best in In the Tokachi region in bygone Japan" features. The conifer garden here is times, a steam locomotive used to Japan's first -- and largest. Composed of Japanese run carrying sugar beet, the raw garden, western-style garden, and landscape Obihiro Shichiku Garden material of sugar. garden components, Manabe Garden is home to This 59,504-m2 garden has been nurtured for over 20 years by its owner, giant trees with ages over a millennium. This Address／17-3-1, Nishi6-jominami, Obihiro-shi Akiyo Shichiku, who set about developing it after turning 60. TEL／+81-155-21-0101 botanical display garden handles all aspects in-house, including tree cultivation, import, sales, DATA Address／Nisi4sen107, Bieicho, Obihiro-shi Cranberry HQ landscaping, and management. Take a break at the TEL／+81-155-60-2377 In Obihiro city, there is a pastry on-site cafe terrace and become one with this shop called Cranberry which is magical world of trees. You might even spot visitors famous for its sweet potato such as small birds or Hokkaido squirrels. products. Obihiro DATA Address／6, Nishi2-jominami, Obihiro-sh Address 2-6, Inadacho Higashi, Obihiro-shi ／ TEL／+81-155-22-6656 TEL／+81-155-48-2120 Tokachi sweets tour Ryugetsu Sweetpia Garden If you are speaking of Ryugetsu, Hokkaido is known for its sweets and it has to be Sanpouroku (literally Obihiro is particularly famous for its meaning three way six), delicious confectionery. That is because a Baumkuchen made to resemble white birch firewood the flour, milk, sugar, eggs, beans and which is one of Hokkaido’s other high-quality ingredients used to make classic souvenirs. the sweets are all produced in Tokachi. Address／9sennisi18-2, Shimotofuke, Otofuke-cho Kato-gun TEL／+81-155-32-3366

Akanko Onsen or or

Manabe Garden Shichiku Garden 10 EXPLORE the WONDERLAND Tokachi sweets tour 7days Eastern Hokkaido in summer ROUTE 01 Day3 Akanko Onsen Akanko Onsen Lake Akan Akan lakeside walk/ Ainu Theater Ikor Tour of Ainu Kotan Featuring indoor performances of the Iomante Fire Take a refreshing morning stroll along the Festival and puppet theater, as well as traditional wooden boardwalk amid the trees, while listening Ainu dance, which is a designated important Akan to the songs of the wild birds. On the shores of Sogakudai intangible folk cultural property of Japan and Lake Akan is Hokkaido's largest Ainu kotan Akan National Park's symbolic peaks, Mt. UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage. (settlement), where artistic wood carvings and O'Akan-dake and Mt. Me'Akan-dake. These two DATA other folk crafts catch the eye and shops selling mountains can be viewed side by side from the Address／4-7-19, Akancho Akankonsen, Ainu food can be enjoyed. In addition to one of Sogakudai viewpoint. The view of Mt. O'Akan-dake Kushiro-shi, the walking courses, why not experience the with its gentle slopes, along with Mt. Me'Akan-dake TEL／+81-154-67-2727 atmosphere of a completely different space? and its volcanic smoke, is a sight to behold. DATA DATA Address／4-7-19,Akancho Akankonsen, Address／Sogakudai, Lake Akan lakeside, Kushiro-shi, Akan-cho, Kushiro-shi TEL／+81-154-67-2727 TEL／+81-154-67-2505

Ashoro Lake Onneto

It is a lake at the western foot of Mt. Meakan which is about a 1 hour drive from the urban center of Ashoro and about 20 minutes from lake Akan.

DATA Address／Moashoro, Ashoro-cho Ashoro-gun TEL／+81-156-25-2141

Ashoro Akan Lodging or Day2 Akanko Onsen

Sogakudai Lake Akan Lake Onneto

Ainu Theater Ikor Akan lakeside walk Tour of Ainu Kotan EXPLORE the WONDERLAND 11 Teshikaga Mt. Io Shari

Atosa Nupuri means bare mountain in the Ainu Oshinkoshin language and refers to Mt. Io. Even at present this volcano has active eruptions WaterFall and is located about 3 kilometers from Kawayu It is located along the national highway as one hot spring district. heads from the center of Shari town towards the Utoro hot spring. It is possible to see the sheet of spray surfacing from bare rock and the powerful waterfall falling down at a short distance.

DATA Address／Utoronishi, Shari-cho Shari-gun TEL／++81-152-22-2125

Teshikaga Day4 Lake Mashu Rausu Shiretoko Pass Boasting a degree of transparency ranking next to lake Baikal in Russia. On a clear day, the lovely The summit of this trans-Shiretoko road, which links surface of lake Mashu is a deep blue color which Utoro in the town of Shari with Rausu, passes over is called Mashu blue. the ridges of the Shiretoko Mountain Range at an altitude of 738 m. It is a popular driving course amid DATA DATA the natural surroundings and, if the weather is fine, Address／Atosanupurigenya, Teshikaga-cho the road offers views of the Northern Territories' Address／Teshikagagenya, Kawakami-gun Kunashiri Island in the distance. Teshikaga-cho Kawakami-gun TEL／+81-15-482-2200

Teshikaga Shari Rausu or Lodging or Day3 Utoro Onsen

Mt. Io

Lake Mashu OshinkoshinWaterFall Shiretoko Pass 12 EXPLORE the WONDERLAND 7days Eastern Hokkaido in summer ROUTE 01

Utoro Nighttime safari

Enjoy a nighttime safari amid Shiretoko's abundant nature. See the deer on the grasslands, the hunting foxes, the star-filled sky and the silhouette of the Shiretoko Rausu Mountain Range against the moonlit sky. Learn more about the animals thanks to the guide's knowledge, and Whale-watching Cruise see different animal behavior to that of the daytime. Sharibus TEL +81-152-24-2054 There are very few places in Japan that can boast more sperm DATA ／ whale sightings than here. It is a location where the whales migrate so close to the coast, they can be observed from the land with the Day5 naked eye or with binoculars. Enjoy the thrill of a whale spraying water right before your eyes.

Abashiri Mt. Tento Utoro At a height of 207 m, Mt. Tento's name is derived from the Japanese meaning "as comfortable as Bear-watch heaven." In 1938 it was nationally designated a Utoro "place of scenic beauty." The observatory at the Cruise summit commands panoramic views of Lake Shiretoko is a region with a high Stroll along the Shiretoko Abashiri, Lake Notoro, the Sea of , the population density of brown bears. Shiretoko Mountain Range and the mountains of Many untouched places can only Five Lakes boardwalk Akan. Enjoy dynamic 360-degree landscapes in each season. be accessed by boat, and the A World Heritage site, Shiretoko is filled with extremely cruises are popular due to the mystic places. One of those places is the Shiretoko Five DATA high probability of bear sightings Lakes. Why not take a stroll along the relatively flat 3-km Address／245-1, Tentozan, Abashiri-shi while enjoying a cruise in comfort. boardwalk course around the lakes? TEL／+81-152-43-5951

Utoro Abashiri Lodging or Day4 Shiretokoshari Abashiri or Utoro Onsen Sta. Sta.

Cruise Cruise Mt. Tento Bear-watch Nighttime safari Whale-watching Shiretoko Five Lakes EXPLORE the WONDERLAND 13 Day Only 6 in May Abashiri Abashiri Prison Museum Japan's only prison museum. Set over an expansive ground, this facility preserves and displays the prison complex buildings of Abashiri Prison, which was in service since the Meiji Period. Perhaps most impressive is the five-winged radial prison house of five buildings fanned out from a central watch tower. A registered tangible cultural heritage of Japan, this structure is also the oldest wooden prison building in the world. These Abashiri Ozora historical buildings are populated by mannequin inmates so realistic you can almost hear them breathe. Step inside the Okhotsk Ryuhyo Abashiri Prison Museum and take a trip back in time. The Higashimokoto cafeteria even serves meals based on the actual recipes served Museum Shibazakura Park to prisoners. Have you ever touched an ice floe? Or tried spinning a Vast hillsides filled with vibrant pink shibazakura (moss Address／1-1, Yobito, Abashiri-shi damp towel in subzero temperatures? At the Ryu-hyo DATA phlox) blossoms create a truly breathtaking sight. TEL／+81-152-66-3111 (Drift Ice) Museum, visitors can try these and other Visitors will doubtlessly be surprised to learn that most of http://www.kangoku.jp/world arctic experiences, even in the middle of summer. The the moss phlox was planted by a single person -- by facility is located at the peak of Mt. Tento, about 10 hand. These hills tell the story of one man's love for minutes drive from JR Abashiri Station. The Hands-On flowers. The park began with a single bushel of moss Drift Ice Terrace is kept at -15 degrees Celsius, and phlox planted in a garden immediately after the end of contains actual drift ice. Visitors can touch the drift ice the war. The owner diligently spread the flowers into a firsthand, or try spinning a damp towel until it freezes veritable moss phlox park behind his house. This solid. You can also meet creatures from the Okhotsk remarkable story and beautiful sight would propel a tiny Sea, such as the clione sea angel. The observation town to nationwide fame. terrace provides a breathtaking panorama. DATA Address／393, Higashimokoto Suehiro, DATA Address／244-3, Tentozan, Abashiri-shi Ozora-cho Abashiri-gun TEL／+81-152-43-5951 TEL／+81-152-66-3111

Lodging or or Abashiri Sta. Kamikawa Sta. Day5 Lake Abashiri Onsen

Museum Higashimokoto Okhotsk Ryuhyo Shibazakura Park 14 EXPLORE the WONDERLAND Abashiri Prison Museum 7days Eastern Hokkaido in summer ROUTE 01

Kamikawa Kamikawa Sounkyo Mt. Daisetsu Photo Museum Sounkyo

The museum, which utilizes a disused elementary school building, boasts a permanent A gorge located in Daisetsuzan display of the work of Koetsu Ichine, a leading Daisetsu mountain photographer. National Park, originally known as Souunbetsu (river with many DATA Address／Sounkyo, Kamikawa-cho Kamikawa-gun TEL／+81-1658-5-3415 waterfalls) in the Ainu language.

DATA Day7 Address／Sounkyo, Kamikawa Kamikawa-cho Kamikawa-gun Mt. Kurodake Ropeway Located in Daisetsuzan National Park, Mt. Kurodake Asahikawa offers breathtaking mountainside skiing. Enjoy the Asahiyama Zoo silvery snow-capped scenery as you ride the Ropeway to the mountain's halfway point. Then change to the "Welcome!" Step inside this marvelous zoo and enter an amazing world chair lift and ascend to the seven-tenths point where you of animals. Penguins soar through the water as if flying, and polar bears will start your run. Typically opening in November, dive with a mighty splash! Orangutans display masterful balance and Kurodake is said to offer Japan's earliest natural snow grace on ropes and nets. Wolves howl in the distance. Now nationally skiing. If you can't wait for winter, head to Kurodake. famous, Asahiyama Zoo has revolutionized the zoo experience This is also an excellent spring skiing mountain. With throughout Japan by installing displays to maximize the natural ecology lifts open until Golden Week, you can visit Japan in and behavior of each animal. The lively animals create vivid new spring and still enjoy winter snow -- two seasons with scenes every day. How about a visit to this very special world? one trip! DATA Address／Higashiasahikawacho Kuranuma, Asahikawa-shi DATA Address／Sounkyo, Kamikawa-cho TEL／+81-166-36-1104 Kamikawa-gun http://www5.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/asahiyamazoo/ TEL／+81-1658-5-3031 zoo/top&index/pamphlet/english/top-english.html

Kamikawa Asahikawa FINISH Lodging or Day6 Sounkyo Onsen Asahikawa Sta.

or FINISH Sounkyo Asahikawa Airport Ropeway Mt. Daisetsu Mt. Kurodake Asahiyama Zoo Photo Museum EXPLORE the WONDERLAND 15