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Cape Stolbchaty, Kunashir Island (Visa Needed)

Cape Stolbchaty on the eastern side of the Kunashir Island.

GPS: 44.02542696671918, 145.6765122403166

Nature Rare Encounters: An 800-Year-Old Tree! Hokkaido's Forest of Light Nakajima Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Kurilskiy State Nature Reserve (Visa Needed) Kanrosensui ... Read more

Etorofu Island, Shana Village (Visa Needed)

(Upper left) Shana Village (択捉島紗那村) in pre-war days.
(Lower left) Current view of the same photo as above.
(Right) Mr. Tadaaki Iwasaki (岩崎忠明), a former islander

GPS: 45.229253865539874, 147.87380375356503

Late spring when all the flowers are in bloom

Mr. Tadaaki Iwasaki, 82, who now lives in Sapporo, was born and raised in Shana Village on the

Shikotan Island (Visa Needed)

GPS: 43.794542355841166, 146.7470546046475

The total land area of Shikotan is 225 km². The island is hilly, averaging 300 metres in elevation. The shores of the island are very indented and covered with oceanic meadows. The highest altitude is 412 m. The island is formed by the volcanic rock and sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous

Drift Ice Adventure

Drift Ice

In Japan, drift ice can be seen floating across the Okhotsk Sea, which is located in the northeastern part of Japan. Drift ice season is from January to March, with its peak in February. Drift ice-watching tours start at Abashiri and Monbetsu. Abashiri can be reached in forty minutes by direct bus from

Ubaranai SANGO Grassland

Address: 60-3 Ubaranai, Abashiri, Hokkaido 093-0135

In autumn, a part of Noto Lake is covered with red coral grass, which gives it a different look from the autumn leaves.
Due to this coral grass colony of Noto Lake, a wooden boardwalk has been set up to allow visitors to walk through the middle of the

Mt. Tento

Address: 245 Tentozan, Abashiri, Hokkaido 093-0044

Mount Tento (天都山, Tentozan) is a nationally designated place of scenic beauty in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan. Rising to a height of 207 metres, the mountain commands views over the Sea of Okhotsk, Lake Abashiri, Lake Notoro, Lake Tōfutsu, and, from afar, the Shiretoko Peninsula also Akan Volcanic Complex.

Sunflower Maze

Where: Sunflower Farm, Honbetsu, Tokachi 北海道中川郡本別町美里別東中地区

When: Usually August 11th to 16th

Open: 9am to 5pm

Fee: Adults 200 Yen, Kids 100 Yen

Map Code: 481 147 593*71

GPS: 43.1602377761627, 143.52542061970723

Tokachi Subprefecture Sarapark (Permanently Closed) Urahoro Forest Read more

Ryotei Hanayura

Phone: 0143-84-2322

Address: 100 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho, Noboribetsu-shi, Hokkaido 059-0551

URL: http://www.hanayura.com/

GPS: 42.49532008871803, 141.14170975435212

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RAD BROTHERS - Susukino, Sapporo

Phone: 011-561-3601

Address: 1F LC Ni Ban Kan, South 7 West 3, Central Ward, Sapporo Hokkaido

Open: Monday to Sunday, public holidays, the day before public holidays: 6pm to Roughly 6am (Food L.O. Roughly 5:30am, Drinks L.O. Roughly 5:30am)

Closed: New Year's Day - January 1st.

Company Name: RAD BROTHERS