Tofutsu-ko(Lake Tofutsu):Ramsar site

Tofutsu-ko has an area of 900 ha and circumference of 27.3 km.Tofutsu-ko was created when the shallow bay facing the Sea of Okhotsk was closed by an elongated sandbar that was formed by the ebb and fow of tides.

Wild birds at Tofutsu-ko--more than 230 species!!

Steller's Sea Eagle spend their winter.

White tailed Sea Eagle also spend their winter. But some of them spend through the year , and it is a breeding spot for them.

Japanese cranes.

Koshimizu Naural Flower Garden.

This is a natural flower field, where approx.From spring to autumn, 40species of wild flowers including Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa,Lilium maculatum,and Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus var, yezoensis boom. It is located on the long and narrow sand hills, approx. 8km long, which is located along Route 244 between the Okhotsk Sea and Lake Tofutsu.

Abashiri Quasi-National Park

The park protects the waters and surrounding coastline of the lakes and lagoon along the Sea of Okhotsk.
This includes such lakes as Lake Abashiri and Lake Notoro as well as Lake To-futsu and Lake Saroma. Lake Saroma is the fourth largest lake in Japan .

Floating ice

The Sea of Okhotsk coast  is the northern hemisphere's southernmost region to see drifting sea ice. The sea ice typically reaches the coast around Abashiri in January and disappears again by late March .

Shiretoko National Park

The word "Shiretoko" is an Ainu word "sir-etok" meaning "end of the Earth".
In 2005, UNESCO designated the area a World Natural Heritage Site,

Akan National Park

There are 3 lakes at Akan National Park, Akan-ko, Kussyaro-ko and Masyu-ko .
The park can be divided into two general areas, Kawayu and Akan.