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Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train

The Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train provides seasonal service between Kushiro and Kushiro Shitsuge…

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SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train

The SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train is a popular winter event in Kushiro, running powerfully through th…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Lake Akan

This caldera lake was created by an eruption about 150,000 years ago. The lake is dotted with four…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Cape Kiritappu

Cape Kiritappu is located at the eastern end of the Kiritappu Peninsula. The cape juts out into th…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Akanko Ainu Kotan

Lake Akan is located in the eastern part of Hokkaido, and Akanko Ainu Kotan is located in a corner…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kotan hot spring

These all-natural open-air hot spring baths sit at the heart of the Lake Kussharo region and are c…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kushiro Shitsugen National Park

This natural park was the first wetland in Japan to be inscribed under the Ramsar Convention on We…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Lake Kussharo

Lake Kussharo is one of the largest caldera lakes in Japan, with a circumference of 57 kilometers …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kushiro Washo Market

Washo Market is said to be one of Hokkaido’s top three markets alongside Hakodate’s Mo…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Notsuke Peninsula

Located between the Shiretoko Peninsula and the Nemuro Peninsula, the Notsuke Peninsula stretches …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kushiro Fisherman’s Wharf MOO

Next to Kushiro’s Nusamai Bridge sits the Kushiro Fisherman’s Wharf “MOO”,…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kushiro Marsh Observatory

The observation and exhibition facility, whose building is designed in the motif of the "yach…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Lake Mashu

Lake Mashu is a mysterious lake surrounded by the pristine nature of Akan-Mashu National Park. The…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Akanko Ainu Theater Ikor

Ancient Dance / Lost Kamuy: held all year longThe ancient dance performances of the Ainu (Hokkaido…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Tsurui-Ito Tancho Sanctuary

Located approximately 50 minutes by car from Kushiro Tancho Airport and 1 hour by bus from Kushiro…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Frozen Horizon Walk

Notsuke Peninsula, the largest sand peninsula in Japan, is 26 kilometers long, yet only 50 meters …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Hosooka Observatory

Kushiro Marsh offers a panoramic view of the magnificent scale of the endless expanse of Kushiro M…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Bokke Walking Trail

Hikers should not miss out on a 1.5-kilometer hiking route around the Akan Lake Eco-Museum Center.…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Todowara

Todowara and Narawara are trees withered by seawater and wind. Todowara are dead trees of a conife…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Mashu Viewpoint 1

One of three observatories on Lake Mashu along Highway 52. It is commonly known as "Omote Mas…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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