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■Cape Nosappu
This is Japan's easternmost cape located at 43°22'58 ' North Latitude and 145°49'16 ' East Longitude. It is closest to Sunrise.
■Lake Furen
This is a brackish lake with an area of 57.5km2 and a circumference of 96km, located both in Nemuro City and Bekkai Town. It is surrounded by diverse nature including vast wetland, forests and sand dunes.
■Shunkunitai
This consists of 3 sand bars with a total length of 8km, a maximum width of 1.3km and a total area of about 6,000ha. Its rich primeval forests leave us strong impact with one of the country's largest Japanese rose communities in Sand Dune 1,a pure Japanese red pine forest in Sand Dune 2 and gigantic trees in Sand Dune 3.
■Cape Hanasaki 'Kurumaishi'
This is a rare basalt radial joint shaped like a car wheel, due to which, it is also called "a wheel stone." It is designated as a national natural monument.
■Northern Natural Flower Garden
This natural flower garden with an area of about 75ha facing the Sea of Okhotsk fascinates visitors with Iris setosa filling the garden like a purple carpet from late June to late July.
■Meiji Park
This is a park which used to be a stock farm that was established as the second one in Hokkaido. Some remaining silos are a symbolic remnant of its past. These silos are among the oldest brick silos that are preserved in Japan.
■Cape Ochiishi
This cape is located at the base of the Nemuro Peninsula, jutting into the Pacific Ocean. The inland area of the cape is designated as a national special natural monument, and it is a southern limit of the natural growing area of Rhododendron parvifolium.
■Onneto
This is a brackish lake with a circumference of 15km. It is surrounded by ezo spruce forests, and the view from the Onneto Ohashi Bridge, the gateway to the downtown of Nemuro City, is quite impressive.
＜Nemuro Sightseeing Mascot Character- Nemurow＞
Hi! I'm Hokkaido's eastern point, Nemuro born Nemurow! I may look a little sleepy, or nemuso, but I promise I'm full of energy!
Nemuro City is famous as an easternmost city in Japan.
It has Cape Noshappu that is visited by many tourists with their camera ready to take pictures of sunrise.
Standing on the cape, you will be amazed by dynamic natural scenery with the border between water currents of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean clearly seen.
Blessed with vast nature, the fish catch of the Nemuro Port (one of the major fishing ports in Japan), is always among the highest in Hokkaido.
Let us introduce the City of Nemuro, the Kingdom of Gourmet, with various must-see spots.
An audio guide service convenient for visiting the scenic spots of Nemuro has become available!
You can just walk around with your smartphone! When approaching a main scenic spot of Nemuro, you will be notified by sound.
You can feel as if you are being informed by a local guide, and it's simple to use.
It covers all the main scenic spots of Nemuro.
You don't need to apply for anything, or carry a special device.
Just install the free application, SkyDesk Media Trek, (provided by Fuji Xerox Co.,Ltd.) onto your smartphone, and you can use it straight away as often as you like.
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→ After installation of the application, download the book, Nemuro, to My Book from the Book Store, and start using it. ※ Please be aware while wearing headphones using this application not to disturb or bother others. |
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■The location of Nemuro
・Eastern Point (north latitude 43°20'25" east 145°
25'27"), approximately 50 km east to west, 25 km
north to south
・The south side of the penninsula faces the Pacific
Ocean and the north faces the Okhotsk Sea.
・Population: approximately 27,000
【Origin of the word】
In the native Ainu language the place is called Nimuoro (place where trees grow luxuriously)
【Natural Features】
Cool summers, and little snow in winter
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year | |
| Average temperature （℃） |
-1.1 | -1.6 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 11.5 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 18.8 | 14.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
| Precipitation （mm） |
35.5 | 22.6 | 52.5 | 66.5 | 102.1 | 90.9 | 121.7 | 120.8 | 167.0 | 106.3 | 84.5 | 50.4 | 1020.8 |
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There is a great range of accommodations in the area, which includes reasonable Japanese-style inns, B&B, and western style hotels. You can enjoy Japanese style meals throughout the region, but for those who do not enjoy Japanese cuisine, western-style meals are available in most of the towns. This area is also very rich in natural hot springs. In most of the inns and hotels, you can enjoy Japanese-style public hot-spring baths, which are wonderfully relaxing after a long day out in the field birdwatching. For those not interested in experiencing this traditional Japanese culture, western-style baths may also be available; it is best to make your intentions clear when you choose your accommodations.
Western-style rent-a-car service is available at each aitport, and is quite reasonably priced. Driving around this area in summer is very pleasant, but driving on Frozen winter roads is challenging and may be dangerous for beginners. Hiring an English-speaking bird-watching guide is recommended, and we have several that we can introduce you to. They can provide you not only with bird-watching guiding service, but will also drive for you and will be there to interpret the language and culture you experience during your stay.
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Early September,Nemuro Crab Festival |
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Mid September,Nemuro Saury Festival |
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Nemuro Sightseeing Cruise |
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You can visit tourist spots in Nemuro City by regularly-operated bus or by seasonally-operated sightseeing bus. If you are not in a rush, enjoy traveling the City of Nemuro by using these local bus routes.
You can visit the City of Kushiro, one of the neighboring municipalities by train running on the JR Nemuro Main Line (also called by its nickname, the Hanasaki Line). From Kushiro, the JR Senmo Line train (famous as "Norokko Train" in summer) takes you to the City of Abashiri via the famous Kawayu Hot Spring Resort that participated in the Hot Spring Summit, and via Shari Town.
Bus routes operated by Nemuro Kotsu Bus take you to Bekkai and Nakashibetsu via Akkeshi.
From Nakashibetsu, you can go to Shibetsu, Rausu, Utoro and Kushiro by bus operated by Akan Bus.
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| 【Railway】 | Hanasaki Line | Nemuro | - | Hanasaki | - | Attoko | - | Hamanaka | - | Akkeshi | - | Kushiro |
| Kushiro | - | Obihiro | ||||||||||
| Kushiro | - | Sapporo | ||||||||||
| Kushiro | - | Shari | - | Abashiri | ||||||||
| Abashiri | - | Sapporo | ||||||||||
| Shari | - | Utoro | ||||||||||
| Utoro | - | Sapporo |
| 【Bus】 | Nemuro Kotsu | Nemuro | - | Sapporo（Highway bus） | ||||||||||
| Nemuro | - | Cape Nosappu, Onneto, Shunkunitai, Lake Furen, Kurumaishi, Ochiishi, Habomai | ||||||||||||
| Nemuro Kotsu | Nemuro | - | Kushiro | |||||||||||
| Nemuro Kotsu | Nemuro | - | Attoko | - | Bekkai | - | Nakashibetsu | |||||||
| Akan Bus | Nakashibetsu | - | Kushiro | |||||||||||
| Nakashibetsu | - | Shibetsu | - | Rausu | - | Utoro | ||||||||
| Nakashibetsu | - | Kaiyodai, Yoroushi | ||||||||||||
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| 1. | Nemuro Station | |||
| 2. | Kotohira Jinja： | Hanasaki Line, | 9 minutes. | Get off at "Shiomi-cho", 7 minute walk. |
| 3. | Northern Territories Exchange Center 'NIHORO'： | Attoko Line, | 10 minutes. | Get off at "Hoppo-yonto Koryu Center Iriguchi", 10 minute walk. |
| 4. | Museum of History and Nature： | Hanasaki Line, | 12 minutes. | Get off at "Kurumaishi Iriguchi", 10 minute walk. |
| 5. | Kurumaishi： | Hanasaki Line, | 12 minutes. | Get off at "Kurumaishi Iriguchi", 20 minute walk. |
| 6. | Shunkunitai Wild Bird Sanctuary： | Attoko Line, | 18 minutes. | Get off at "Tobai", 2 minute walk. |
| 7. | Shunkunitai： | Attoko Line, | 18 minutes. | Get off at "Tobai", 10 minute walk. |
| 8. | Roadside station, 'Swan 44 Nemuro'： | Attoko Line, | 20 minutes. | Get off at "Hakuchodai", Short walk from the bus stop. |
| 8. | Lake Furen | Attoko Line | 20 minutes. | Get off at "Hakuchodai", Short walk from the bus stop. |
| 9. | Habomai Fishing Port： | Nosappu Line, | 35 minutes. | Get off at "Habomai Teiryusho", 10 minute walk. |
| 10. | Cape Nosappu： | Nosappu Line, | 45 minutes. | Get off at "Nosappu Misaki" |
| 11. | Meiji Park： | Koju Junkan Line Nosappu Line, | 19 minutes. 7 minutes. | Get off at "Akebono-cho", 5 minute walk. Get off at "Akebono-cho", 5 minute walk. |
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