Untouched Hokkaido : Japan’s Natural Wonderland(Winter)

Untouched Hokkaido
Eastern Hokkaido has a history and geography all of its own. Despite its location in Japan, it is actually on the North American tectonic plate, and as a result it is full of extremely rare plant life. Eastern Hokkaido locals have coexisted for generations with the area's rare wildlife and the nature in the national parks that those animals call home, and as a result there are many natural areas that are untouched by human hands.
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Welcome to Eastern Hokkaido, an incredibly beautiful area filled with rare wildlife and natural wonders.
The area is blessed with an abundance of pure, natural water that transforms the landscape throughout the seasons.

Sarorun Kamuy
The Kushiro area is home to the natural habitat of the red-crowned crane, a designated special natural monument that was once called “sarorun kamuy”, which means “spirits that live in the marshlands”, by the native Ainu people.

Cape Kirakotan
Cape Kirakotan is a designated national natural monument area, and its name originates from when the marshland was still part of the ocean, 6 thousand years ago. It was found to be a natural breeding ground of the red crowned crane that was previously thought to be extinct.

Sunset Cruise
Kushiro is said to have one of the three most beautiful sunsets in the world, and the best place to see it is from a boat.

Robatayaki
Robatayaki is a style of cooking that is unique to the port town of Kushiro, and these restaurants are the perfect place to enjoy amazing food and delicious sake with friendly locals.

Sake : Fukutsukasa
Established in 1919, Fukutsukasa sake brewery blends delicious local spring water with the finest natural ingredients to create a wide variety of sakes.

Snowshoeing
Snowshoeing along the banks of Akan River brings you to a natural oasis that attracts many wild animals, a mystical place where the Ainu believed the spirits of fire and water coexist.

Ainu Culture
Ainu are the indigenous people of Hokkaido, who believe that spirits exist in nature. The culture and customs of the Ainu people remain strong in the Akan region.

Lake Kussharo
Lake Kussharo is the largest caldera lake in Japan and is home to a large number of wild swans that keep warm through the harsh winter near the natural hot springs.

Mt. Iou
Mt. Iou vents plumes of sulfurous steam through volcanic craters in the mountain side, creating a strong smell of sulfur in the surrounding area.

Kawayu Hot Spring
Hotels in Kawayu Onsen area draw their hot spring water from the same pure source, so abundant that even the river that flows through the town stems from natural volcanic springs.

Lake Mashu
The lake water is so pure it is said to be the second clearest water in the world, and the lake surface has a distinctively beautiful color known as Mashu blue.

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