• Abashiri which is the gateway to the World Natural Heritage Shiretoko
  • Abashiri which is the gateway to the world natural heritage Shiretoko
  • Abashiri which is the gateway to the world natural heritage Shiretoko

"Abashiri" which is the gateway
to the World Natural Heritage "Shiretoko"

Abashiri City, which is the gateway to the World Natural Heritage "Shiretoko", the center of Okhotsk, blessed with the seas and mountains.  "Hokuten no Oka Lake Abashiri Tsuruga Resort" rising to the hill of the callee peninsula protruding in the lagoon is located 15 minutes by car from Masumifetsu Airport.  It is located in the famous natural environment as a wild bird forest and an Asian skunk-cabbage grove.

Local Information

Nature
  • 01Notoro Misaki
    (Cape Notoro)

    Notoro Misaki (Cape Notoro)

    From this cape, you can see Lake Notoro and the coastline of Tokoro Town in the west, the Okhotsk Sea in the north and the Shiretoko Mountains far away in the east.

  • 02Abashiri shiei Misaki
    Bokujyo

    (Abashiri
    shiei Misaki Farm)

    Abashiri shiei Misaki Bokujyo (Abashiri shiei Misaki Farm)

    You can see Shiretoko Mountain Range and Lake Notoro.  It is also a hidden spot used to film movies.

  • 03Kitahama no Kaigan
    (Kita Hama Seashore)

    Kitahama no Kaigan (Kita Hama Seashore)

    It is located in JR Kitahama Station.  You can see a sea and drift ice from there.

    MAP

  • 04Notoro Ko
    (Lake Notoro)

    Notoro Ko (Lake Notoro)

    A crimson color of carpet is spreading on the lake.  This vivid landscape is coral grass in Lake Notoro.

  • 05Abashiri Ko
    (Lake Abashiri)

    Abashiri Ko (Lake Abashiri)

    From Abashiri to Memanbetsu area, a group of an Asian skunk-cabbage spread of 52ha, and it is one of the largest in the country.

    MAP

  • 06Kando-no-Michi
    Viewpoint Parking

    Kando-no-Michi Viewpoint Parking

    A tour course incorporating the standard route from the center of the city to Mt.  Tento and several spots where you can encounter a variety of rural landscapes.

Experience
  • 01Hokkaido Okhotsk
    Park
    (Tent Land)

  • 02Yobito
    Tancho Yuhodo

  • 03Flower Gardens
    HANA TENT

  • 04Phlox Park

  • 05Okhotsk
    Chipmunk Park

  • 06Abashiri
    Riverside Park

    Abashiri Riverside Park

    MAP

Culture・History
  • 01Michi-no-Eki Ryuhyou
    Kaido
    Abashiri
    (Roadside Rest Areas)

    Michi-no-Eki Ryuhyou Kaido Abashiri (Roadside Rest Areas)

    Open : 09:00-18:30
    (April 1 to October 31) /
    09:00-18:00
    (November 1 to March 31)
    Close : December 31 and January 1

  • 02JR Kitahama Station
    (Keishoku &
    Kissa Teishaba)

    JR Kitahama Station (Keishoku & Kissa Teishaba)

    A retro station whice is used for filming dramas and movies.  There is a coffee shop in the station.
    Open : 11:00-22:00
    Close : Tuesday and during New Year Holidays

    MAP

  • 03Abashiri
    Prison Museum

    Abashiri Prison Museum

    Open : 08:30-18:00
    (May 1 to September 30) /
    09:00-17:00
    (October 1 to April 30)
    *Last Entry is 1 hour before the closing time.
    Close / None

  • 04Abashiri City
    Historical Museum

    Abashiri City Historical Museum

    Open : 09:00-17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday /
    9:00-16:00 in winter (November to April)
    Close : Mondays, national holidays and the New Year's holiday (December 29 to January 3)

  • 05Hokkaido Museum
    of Northern Peoples

    Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples

    Open : 09:30-16:30
    09:00-17:00 (July to September)
    Close : Mondays (if a national holiday falls on Monday, the museum is closed on the next weekday; it may be temporarily closed; It is always open from February and July to September and closed from December 29 to January 3)

  • 06Moyoro
    Kaizuka-kan Museum
    (Ruins Museum)

    Moyoro Kaizuka-kan Museum (Ruins Museum)

    Open : 09:00-17:00 /
    09:00-16:00 in winter (November to April)
    Close : Always open from July to September; closes on Mondays and holidays from October to June; closes on the New Year's holiday (December 29 to January 3)

  • 07Tofutsu-ko
    Waterfowl
    and Wetland Center

    Tofutsu-ko Waterfowl and Wetland Center

    Open : 09:00 to 17:00
    Close : Mondays (or the next day if a holiday falls on Monday) and the New Year's holiday (December 29 to January 3)

  • 08Abashiri
    City Museum of Art

    Abashiri City Museum of Art

    Open : 09:00-17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday /
    09:00- 16:00 in winter (November to April)
    Close : Mondays, national holidays and the New Year's holiday (December 29 to January 3)

  • 09Okhotsk
    Ryu-hyo Museum

    Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum

    Open : 08:30-18:00
    (May to October) /
    09:00-16:30
    (November to April)
    10:00-15:00 during the New Year's holiday (December 29 to January 5)
    *Last Entry is 30 minutes before the closing time.
    Close : None

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