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KUSHIRO, ABASHIRI, SHIRETOKO and AKAN NATIONAL PARK PAGE 1/ 6 KUSHIRO, ABASHIRI, SHIRETOKO and AKAN NATIONAL PARK PAGE 1/ 6 PG-103 KUSHIRO, ABASHIRI, SHIRETOKO and AKAN NATIONAL PARK Blessed with four distinctive seasons, Hokkaido lies closer to the equa- (Marshland) National Park, Lake Mashu, Lake Akan and the easternmost tor than some of the world’s largest cities such as Paris, London, peninsula of Shiretoko from which Nature's splendor can be enjoyed. Munich, Rome and Montreal. The island occupies 22.1% of national ter- Winter in eastern Hokkaido starts around Nov. and lasts until May. ritory and is 40 times the size of metropolitan Tokyo. Featuring a The drift ice of the Sea of Okhotsk is a winter tourist attraction. It wealth of national parks and quasi-national parks, Hokkaido's rich natur- seldom snows in the Kushiro Marshland on the Pacific coast but the al environment includes exceptionally transparent lakes and vast marsh- temperature often drops to –20℃. land. In particular, eastern Hokkaido offers Kushiro Shitsugen Access: By Air To From Operated by Time required Fare (¥) Daily flights Tokyo (Haneda) JAS, JAL 1 hr. 40 min. 35,000 4 Nagoya ANA 1 hr. 50 min. 37,500 1 Memambetsu Osaka (Kansai) ANK 2 hrs. 10 min. 41,500 1 Sapporo (New-Chitose) JAS, ANK 45 min. 18,000 4 Tokyo (Haneda) JAS, ANA 1 hr. 35 min. 33,000 5 Nagoya JAS 1 hr. 40 min. 36,000 1 Kushiro Osaka (Kansai) JAS 2 hrs. 40 min. 39,500 2 Sapporo (New-Chitose) JAS 40 min. 16,500 4 Tokyo (Haneda) ANK 1 hr. 40 min. 35,000 2 Nemuro Sapporo (New-Chitose) ANK 45 min. 19,500 1 Buses to Abashiri and Kitami are available from Memambetsu Airport Terminal. “Akan-Mashu-Kokuritsu-Koen-sen” Bus operates between Memambetsu Airport and Lake Akan, stopping at major places of interest in between. ANA (ANK) *(0120)029-222, JAS *(0120)5-11283, JAL *(0120)25-5971 *Toll Free By Train To From Type of Train Time required Fare (¥) Daily runs JR Limited Express Abashiri 5 hrs. 30 min. 9,640* 5 “Okhotsk” JR Limited Express “Tokachi,” “Super Obihiro 2 hrs. 15 min. – 3 hrs. 7,020* 12 Tokachi,” “Ozora,” “Super Ozora” Sapporo JR Limited Express Kushiro 3 hrs. 50 min. – 4 hrs. 9,120* 6 “Ozora,” “Super Ozora” JR Limited Express Memambetsu 5 hrs. 15 min. 9,640* 5 “Okhotsk” Nemuro JR Nemuro Line (local train) 2 hrs. 25 min. 2,420 7 Kushiro Shiretoko-shari JR Semmo Line (local train) 2 hrs. 38 min. – 2hrs. 42 min. 2,730 5 (*Reserved seat fee included) By Express Bus To From Type of Bus Time required Fare (¥) Daily runs Abashiri 4 hrs. 55 min. – 5 hrs. 25 min. 6,210 9 Bihoro “Dreamint Okhotsk” 5 hrs. 35 min. – 6 hrs. 35 min. 5,600 9 Sapporo Kitami 6 hrs. 10 min. – 6 hrs. 40 min. 5,190 10 Nemuro “Aurora” 8 hrs. 25 min. 7,140 1 PAGE 2/ 6 KUSHIRO, ABASHIRI, SHIRETOKO and AKAN NATIONAL PARK Places of Interest: surrounding it. The southwestern part of the peninsula is resplendent Kushiro City with verdant woods, scores of lakes, swamps and marshlands, and beau- tiful coastlines. Kushiro, with a population of about 200,000, is the largest city in Eastern Hokkaido. It is known as a base for deep-sea fishing and also as Abashiri City being a "foggy town." Kushiro is a stepping-off point for tourist spots in eastern Hokkaido like Shiretoko and Akan. Kushiro’s popular tourist 8 Hokkaido Museum of Northern Ethnic Groups (北海道北方民 spots include Washo Market and Kushiro Fisherman’s Wharf where 族博物館) you can eat, drink, shop, relax and enjoy yourself. 15 min. by bus from JR Abashiri Sta. A very rare type of museum dealing with northern ethnic groups of Greenland, Scandinavia, and others. 1 Washo Market (和商市場) State-of-the-art equipment including “magic vision.” Open: 9:30 5-min. walk from JR Kushiro Sta. This market located in front of –16:30(enter by 16:00). Closed: Mon. and late Dec.–early Jan. Kushiro Station was reopened in Mar. 1999 following its restoration. Admission: ¥300. There are as many as 68 shops selling fresh seafood such as saury, hairy crab, salmon, shishamo (a kind of smelt), scallop and seaweed. You can 9 Abashiri Prison Museum (博物館網走監獄) see crabs moving about in water tanks. Open: 8:00 –18:00. Closed: Sun. 15-min. walk from JR Abashiri Sta. Located halfway up Mt. Tento, is the original Abashiri Prison building – used as a prison until 1984 – that has 2 Kushiro Fisherman’s Wharf MOO (釧路フィッシャーマンズワーフ been moved and opened as a museum. Open: Daily 8:00 –18:00 (Apr. – MOO) Oct.), 9:00 –17:00 (Nov. – Mar.). Enter 1 hour before closing. Admission: 15-min. walk from JR Kushiro Sta. A popular multi-purpose complex ¥1,050. standing beside Nusamai Bridge. Everything is fun to do here–from shopping to eating and drinking. The entire building is covered with glass 10 Okhotsk Aquarium (オホーツク水族館) in which there is an all-season botanical garden called Egg. Open: Daily 5 min. by bus from JR Abashiri Sta. Clione is the most popular attraction. (May–Oct., Dec.), shopping zone: 10:00–19:00 (9:30–19:30, Jul.–Aug.), The emphasis is on cold current creatures living in the northernmost part of restaurants: 11:00–22:00. Closed: Thur. (Jan.–Apr., Nov.) Japan such as “ookami-uo” (literally wolf-fish) and sea otters. Open: 8:30 –17:00 (Apr. 27 – Nov. 3), 9:00 –16:00. (Jan. 20 – Mar. 20.) Closed: Mar. 21 – 3 Nusamai Bridge (幣舞橋) Apr. 26, Nov. 4 – Jan. 19. Admission: ¥800. (Apr. 27 – Nov. 3), ¥600 (Jan. 15-min. walk from JR Kushiro Sta. is this city’s symbol spanning Kushiro 20 – Mar. 20). River. Erected on the bridge railings are four bronze statues–maidens of the four seasons created by four well-known Japanese sculptors. 11 Okhotsk Ryu-hyo (drift ice) Museum (オホーツク流氷館) 10 min. by bus from JR Abashiri Sta. A science museum adjoins Around Kushiro Tentozan Observatory. A permanent display of real drift ice is maintained. One room enables you to experience drift ice and another room features 4 Kushiro Shitsugen (Marshland) National Park (釧路湿原国立公園) a three-screen super-wide-vision theater. Open: 8:00 –18:00 (Apr.– Oct.), 40 min. by bus from JR Kushiro Sta. The nation's newest national park – 9:00 –16:30. (Nov.– Mar.) Closed: Dec. 29 – Jan. 5. Admission: ¥520. designated in July 1987 – stretches over several municipalities including the city and town of Kushiro. Measuring and occupying 26,861ha, 17 km 12 Kitahama Station (北浜駅) east-west by 36 km north-south, this is Japan’s largest marshland. It is a 20 min. by JR Semmo Line from Abashiri Sta. The station in the film, natural paradise inhabited by over 2,000 species of animals and plants. Abashiri Bangaichi, was modeled on Kitahama and Mokoto Stations. The park has several observatories with the most popular being The inside walls of Kitahama Sta. are covered with stamps and name Hosooka observatory (10-min. walk from JR Kushiro Shitsugen Sta.). cards pasted on by travelers. A tearoom sits next to the station. On a clear day you can see all the way to the northern edge of the marshland, Shari Peak, and to the northwest, the Akan Mountain Range. 13 Icebreaker "Aurora" (流氷観光砕氷船・おーろら号) UNESCO registered the park as a World Natural Heritage in 1993. 10 min. by taxi from JR Abashiri Sta., it departs from Abashiri Port. This cruise ship moves forward by breaking the 1-m.-thick drift ice in front of 5 Cape Kiritappu (霧多布岬) it. During the one-hour cruise you might see wild eagles and seals. 20 min. by bus from JR Hamanaka Sta., it is officially called Cape Tofutsu. Operating period: Jan. 20 – 1st Sun. of Apr. Fare: ¥3,000 From the lighthouse standing on the tip, you can see the Ainu-Kubiiwa rock as well as the magnificent ocean view. Vicinity of Abashiri City 6 Tsurui Dosanko Ranch (鶴居どさんこ牧場) 14 Lake Saroma (サロマ湖) 50 min. by bus from JR Kushiro Sta. and 50-min. walk from Tsurumidai 1 hr. by bus from JR Abashiri Sta to Sakaeura Bus Stop at the northeast- Bus Stop. You can ride a horse or hike to enjoy the natural splendor of ern shore of the lake. The largest lake in Hokkaido and the third largest the Kushiro Marshland. Open: 8:45 –17:00. Closed: Tue. in Japan. The sunset viewed from the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk is breathtaking. 7 Cape Aikappu (愛冠岬) 10 min. by bus bound for Kiritappu from JR Akkeshi Sta. Representative 15 Kitami Horseracing Track (北見競馬場) sightseeing spot in the town of Akkeshi. The islands Daikokujima and 25 min. by free shuttle bus from JR Kitami Sta. Both familiar and histori- Kojima, famous for their wild seals, can be seen just offshore. The "bell cal since the frontier days, this horseracing track comes alive with Ban- of love" called Bell Arch on the cape is popular among young couples. ei horseracing – horses each weighing almost one ton run pulling sleighs. Hokkaido has other horseracing tracks in Iwamizawa, Asahikawa and Nemuro City Obihiro. The long and narrow Nemuro Peninsula divides the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk. Nemuro is Hokkaido's easternmost city and where the sun rises the earliest in Japan. Right in front of Cape Nosappu lie the Kurile Islands. Nemuro is a small provincial town with a population of 34,500. Most appealing about Nemuro is the rich natural environment KUSHIRO, ABASHIRI, SHIRETOKO and AKAN NATIONAL PARK PAGE 3/ 6 Wakamatsucho Shiroganecho Matsuuracho 白金町 若松町 Chishimacho 松浦町 Kawakitacho Honcho 千島町 N 川北町 Nemuro City Shintomicho Shin-kushirocho 本町 新富町 新釧路町 ? Kushiro Sta.
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