HOKUTEN NO OKA

Mysterious volcanic and lake scenery
Akan National Park

Myths of the Ainu still remain at mysterious Lake Akan . Misty Lake Mashu is one of the clearest lakes in the world. Lake Kussharo is Japan 's largest caldera lake. Experience the myths and mysteries of another world that remain in the forests and lakes.

Memories of creation
Kushiro Shitsugen National Park

Red-crowned cranes call and primeval plants hide in the marshland. The Kushiro River meanders gently, inhabited by the rare Japanese huchen. All the people encounter the memories of ancient times here.

Fix vivid memories
Abashiri Quasi-National Park

The blue Okhotsk seas and skies, the colors of flowers blooming in Koshimizu Natural Garden on Northern sand dunes, the red setting sun and white drift ice ? these bright seasonal colors leave deep impressions.

Visit a Unesco World Natural Heritage.
Shiretoko National Park

The name "Shiretoko" originates from the Airnu sir-etok , meaning "land's end." It's a treasure house of scenic beauty and wild animals that are rarely if ever seen elsewhere in Japan , such as brown bears, Ezo deer and Blakiston's fish-owls in forests and Steller's sea lions and seals in the ocean.