ワッカ原生花園 / Wakka Primeval Flower Garden

オホーツク海とサロマ湖を隔てる砂嘴にあるワッカ原生花園。サロマ湖展望台から一望する景色は雄大

Wakka Primeval Flower Garden is located on a sandbar separating the Sea of Okhotsk and Lake Saroma. The view from the observation deck of Lake Saroma is magnificent.

ハマナスの丘公園 / Hamanasu Hill Park

札幌の北約20kmの石狩川河口にある原生花園。砂嘴の先端まで歩いて行くことができる

A wildflower garden located at the mouth of the Ishikari River about 20 km north of Sapporo. You can walk to the tip of the sand spit.

利尻島/ Rishiri Island

利尻島は道北にある周囲約60kmの円形の島。島のシンボルの利尻富士は、標高1721mと富士山の約半分ながら美しい形の山。札幌から利尻空港までは飛行機で30分

Rishiri Island in northern Hokkaido is a circular shaped island of about 60 km in circumference. Mt. Rishiri Fuji, the symbol of the island, is a beautiful 1721-meter-high mountain; about half the height of Mt. Fuji. It takes 30 minutes from Sapporo to Rishiri Airport by plane.

礼文島/ Rebun Island

礼文島は道北にある南北に29km、東西に8kmの細長い島。美しい高山植物や変化に富んだトレッキングコースが魅力。礼文島への交通の便は船のみ

Rebun Island in Northern Hokkaido is long and narrow, measuring 29 km from north to south and 8 km from east to west. Beautiful alpine flora and varied trekking courses are the attraction. The only transportation to Rebun Island is by boat.

天売島 / Teuri Island

100万羽の海鳥が繁殖するとされる周囲12kmの小さな島、天売島。札幌から車で北へ3時間半、フェリーに乗り換えてさらに1時間半。上空からの写真の画面右(北)の港はフェリーターミナル。左(南西)には野鳥観察スポットの赤岩展望台があります

Teuri Island, a small island with a circumference of 12 km, is said to be where one million seabirds breed. It takes 3.5 hours by car north of Sapporo and another 1.5 hours by ferry.  The port on the right (north) of the picture below is the ferry terminal, and ‘Akaiwa Rock’, a bird watching point, is on the left (Southwest).

奥尻島 / Okushiri Island

奥尻島は道南にある南北27km ,東西11kmの細長い島。シンボルの鎬釣岩をはじめ、変化に富んだ海岸の景色がおもしろい

Okushiri Island in southern Hokkaido is 27 km from north to south and 11 km from east to west. The symbol, Nabetsuru Rock, as well as its varied coastal views, make the island an interesting place to visit.