Best around Kushiro Spot List

Japan's largest marshland, viewed from observatories on its east and west sides — home to red-crowned cranes and sika deer

Japan's clearest lake, famed for its deep ”Mashu blue” surface and the mystical sea of clouds that sometimes drifts over it at dawn

Enjoy fine cuisine in a historic station building

A large-scale mall on the waterfront

Lake Toro and other bodies of water can be surveyed here

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

Dig in the sand to unveil this hot spring

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

A slow-paced tour through the center of the Kushiro Shitsugen wetlands

Hot spring steam drifts through the town: a picture perfect onsen

A lively onsen area brimming with shops

Learn about the Kushiro Shitsugen wetlands with display panels and video footage

A popular outdoor bath near the lake shore

One of Hokkaido's three most famous bridges

Pick your sashimi and enjoy making your own seafood rice bowl

See Japanese cranes in the wild

Overwhelming in scale

Some thirty establishments form a beacon of Ainu culture

The powerful scents and sounds of a hot spring area