About a 10-minute walk from the station. Kushiro is the perfect base for your stay. Conveniently located for both sightseeing and business. The "just right distance" allows you to make effective use of your time. If you're enjoying a trip to Hokkaido, make Kushiro your base. Reservations can be made through the profile URL. ▶Kushiro Prince Hotel https://www.instagram.com/kushiroprincehotel/...

A luxurious Instagram giveaway is starting 🎁 Enjoy winter in the Kushiro area and win premium local products! Just share the winter charms of the Kushiro area on Instagram for a chance to win wonderful local specialties! From Lake Akan Onsen in Kushiro City to Hoso-oka Observatory in Kushiro Town, Otowa Bridge in Tsuruimura, Lake Mashu in Teshikaga, and Tawa-He Observatory in Shibecha, the Kushiro area is full of winter-only spectacular views. Relax your mind and body at hot spring resorts and nature-rich spots! Check the website for details! https://ja.kushiro-lakeakan.com/things_to_do/22082/...

[Advance Reservation Required] Winter 2026 “Teshikaga Eco Passport” Town Sightseeing Bus Now Running! We are announcing the Winter 2026 operation schedule for the Mashu–Kussharo Sightseeing Loop Bus, which visits the main scenic spots around Teshikaga. The loop bus ticket, the “Teshikaga Eco Passport,” is available again this year in two options: a 2-day pass and a 3-day pass. Please make a reservation in advance and take advantage of it. It is recommended for those who are uneasy about driving or who want to enjoy sightseeing around Teshikaga with ease. For details, check the link “Teshikaga Navi.” Operation Period Saturday, January 24, 2026 – Sunday, March 1, 2026 Fares Adult Child 2-day pass (2 days) 2,000 yen 1,000 yen 3-day pass (3 days) 3,000 yen 1,000 yen Contact Mashu Lake Tourism Association 3-3-1 Mashu 3-chome, Teshikaga, Kawakami District, Hokkaido 088-3201, Japan TEL: 015-482-2200 Email: masyu_as@peace.ocn.ne.jp https://www.masyuko.or.jp/news/2025winterecopassport/...

Tsukatte Fukkatsu ♨️ Soak in the highly acidic Kawayu Onsen, whose waters can even dissolve nails, and let its baths melt away your everyday gloom and sever unwanted ties!! The Kawayu Onsen bond-cutting bath tour plan is on sale at Kawayu Kanko Hotel, KKR Kawayu, and Oyado Kinkiyu Annex Suikazura‼︎🎶 If you can’t spare that much time, we also offer a day-trip ema (votive plaque) for 2,000 yen each✨Come refresh both mind and body with the bond-cutting bath tour～💪♨️

[Marsyuko Tourism Association launches an official LINE account. A stamp rally with luxurious prizes is also underway!] The official LINE of the Marsyuko Tourism Association is being launched. Along with it, the LINE stamp rally event "Teshikaga Hikari Quest – Shine! Kawayu Onsen" will begin. The event runs from Wednesday, October 1, 2025 to Sunday, November 30, 2025, and participation is free. Enjoy the stamp rally and also try your luck in the prize drawing for luxurious rewards. First, check the official Marsyuko Tourism Association LINE account! [Teshikaga Hikari Quest – Shine! Kawayu Onsen] "Once there were eight lights that lit Kawayu Onsen. One day, those lights were mysteriously drawn away and set out to travel around Teshikaga. And now a rumor goes like this…" ‘Whoever gathers the eight lights will be granted a treasure.’ Restore the town’s lights with your own hands! Event period Wednesday, October 1, 2025 to Sunday, November 30, 2025 How to participate 1. Add the Marsyuko Tourism Association official LINE account as a friend by scanning the QR image on the poster, then check the message! 2. Visit the Hikari spots in any order and at any time you like, scan the QR images displayed at each spot to earn points! 3. Enter for selectable prizes according to the number of points you collect! Fill in the required information on the application form sent via LINE and submit. *For details, please check the message on LINE.* Hikari spots 1 Kawayu Onsen footbath 2 Roadside Station 3 Mashu Lake Kamui Terrace 4 Kawayu Bedrock Terrace 5 Wakoto Field House 6 Lake Kussharo Sunayu 7 Mt. Io MOKMOK Base 8 Watanabe Experience Ranch LINE procedure 1 Access the official LINE (poster QR image or friend search) 2 Check the message 3 Start the stamp rally! https://www.masyuko.or.jp/news/kannkoukyoukailine/...

[July 27 – September 26] Mobile bus tour between Kushiro and Kawayu Onsen begins! A mobile bus tour linking Kushiro Prince Hotel and the streets of Kawayu Onsen is starting! The period runs from Sunday, July 27, 2025 to Friday, September 26, 2025, about two months. Buses from Kushiro to Kawayu Onsen operate three times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and buses from Kawayu Onsen to Kushiro run three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This is a slow-paced, day-long mobile bus tour that stops at various sightseeing spots along the way. Each direction follows a different route, so please use it for both outbound and return trips. Accommodation and meals are not included in the tour. https://www.clubgets.com/loginet_express/... https://masyuko.or.jp/news/2025_bustour/...

Midsummer in Teshikaga Spots you should definitely visit 🚌🎶 📍Wakoto Peninsula (Lake Kussharo) ___________________________ This area is often filled with people trying canoeing or stand-up paddleboarding. You’ll frequently see friendly large dogs enjoying the water with their owners, which makes the scene feel wonderfully heartwarming 🐶🛶✨ Of course, just strolling is perfectly fine. You can find yourself mesmerized by the clear surface of the water and breathe in deliciously fresh air—this beautiful nature alone satisfies all your senses. Be sure to fully enjoy Teshikaga’s nature 🦕💖 https://masyuko.or.jp/enjoy/wakoto/...

Of the four passes offering views of Lake Kussharo, the most famous is Bihoro Pass. Called a "spectacular view of the nation," it offers a breathtaking, grand panorama of beautiful Lake Kussharo. The morning sea of clouds and the New Year’s sunrise are both dramatic, making this one of Japan’s premier panoramic viewpoints. https://masyuko.or.jp/enjoy/bihorotoge/...

Kussharo Kotan Ainu Museum stands in Kotan on the shores of Lake Kussharo, where Ainu people have lived since ancient times. You can hear the living breath of Ainu life and culture. https://masyuko.or.jp/enjoy/ainu_m_s/...

Ponponyama, a mountain with high geothermal activity that emits mysterious sounds. It is a small, friendly peak, ideal for forest bathing and birdwatching. Here we introduce Ponponyama. https://masyuko.or.jp/enjoy/ponponyama/...

<Regarding the Lifting of the Closure on the Mashu-dake Trail> The Mashu-dake trail, which had been closed from the Mashu Lake First Observatory to Mashu-dake due to confirmed bear activity, has been reopened as of today. While passage is now allowed, please use the trail only after taking the usual safety precautions. https://masyuko.or.jp/news/mashudakekinshi/...

Tsutsubetsu Pass Among the four passes around Lake Kussharo, Tsutsubetsu Pass stands highest in elevation. The road is narrow and steep, climbing like a mountain trail, and each bend opens onto a new view that makes you feel excited just by driving through. As the season approaches, we recommend Tsutsubetsu Pass for a scenic drive. https://masyuko.or.jp/enjoy/tubetutoge/...

Kawayu Onsen accommodation discount available (from May 7 – for residents of eastern Hokkaido only) A discount campaign for stays at Kawayu Onsen is being offered to residents of Kushiro, Nemuro, Okhotsk and Tokachi in eastern Hokkaido. The campaign runs from Wednesday, May 7, and is available every day except Saturdays. Come to Kawayu Onsen while this opportunity lasts. (The offer ends when the budget runs out, so act quickly!) <Kawayu Stay Discount 2025 Overview> [Eligible Period] Weekdays and Sundays from Wednesday, May 7, 2025 to Friday, July 18, 2025 [Discount Amount] 2,000 yen per adult and 1,000 yen per child per night [Eligibility] Residents of Kushiro, Nemuro, Okhotsk and Tokachi [How to Apply] ・Check each facility’s official website for details. ・Applications open on Thursday, May 1. ・The campaign ends when the budget is exhausted, so please apply early! <Participating Facilities> To make a reservation, click the name of each accommodation to view its official website. ・Kawayu Kanko Hotel 015-483-2121 ・KKR Kawayu 015-483-2643 ・Oyado Kinki-yu 015-483-2211 ・Oyado Kinki-yu Bettei Suikazura 015-486-9701 https://masyuko.or.jp/news/20250430/...

Kawayu Ganban Terrace, the origin of Kawayu Onsen. This sightseeing spot features hot water gushing out where it flows down from Mt. Iou. It is also an area that symbolizes Kawayu Onsen and underwent renovations in October 2024, drawing even more attention as a tourist spot. Here we introduce the charming Kawayu Ganban Terrace. For more details, please see Teshikaga Navi. 〈Kawayu Ganban Terrace〉 Location: Kawayu Onsen area, Teshikaga, Kawakami District, Hokkaido Phone: 015-482-2200 (Mashu Lake Tourism Association) Fee: Free Season: Open year-round Hours: 24 hours https://masyuko.or.jp/enjoy/18129/...

NICE TO MEET EVERYONE WHO WATCHES THE COOL JAPAN VIDEOS. This is Kushiro Prince Hotel. Located in the heart of Kushiro City, Hokkaido, Kushiro Prince Hotel is a Hotel overlooking the beautiful night view of Kushiro and the scenery of the port city. You can see the Kushiro River and the Pacific Ocean, and the sunset in Kushiro, which is called "One of the World's Three Great Sunsets", is a must see. At dusk, a beautiful and magical magic hour Unfolds, and the ever-changing colors of the sky Fun a fascinating landscape. Surrounded by Nature, Kushiro, Hokkaido is also known as a Gourmet city where you can enjoy Famous sunset Spots and Fresh seafood, and Kushiro Prince Hotel welcomes guests with a restaurant where you can enjoy Hokkaido ingredients, a shop with Souvenirs unique to Hokkaido, and Guest Room that supports a comfortable stay for Accommodation guests. Access to popular Sightseeing spots in Kushiro is also good. There are many attractions around Kushiro Prince Hotel, such as the Kushiro Fisherman's Wharf MOO along the Kushiro River, the Kushiro Art Museum where you can enjoy art and culture unique to Hokkaido, and the Washo Market where you can enjoy Local Fresh seafood. Enjoy a comfortable Hotel stay at Kushiro Prince Hotel along with the beautiful scenery of Kushiro. ◆Access to Kushiro Prince Hotel ・Access by plane The nearest airport, Tancho Kushiro Airport, is served by flights from New Chitose Airport and Tokyo Haneda Airports. Tancho Kushiro Airport to Kushiro Prince Hotel is about 30 minutes away by Car or Taxi, and you can use a rental car or Limousine Bus to travel comfortably. ・Access by Train and Bus It is about a 10-minute walk from JR Kushiro Station or about 5 minutes by Taxi. It is also possible to Use City Bus from the station to the Hotel, so the Access is very convenient. ・Access by Car It takes about 270 minutes to get from Sapporo City to Kushiro Prince Hotel Use Eastern Hokkaido Expressway. It is also an ideal location for Drive trips around the Eastern Hokkaido Area, and the Hotel has one of the city's largest Car parking lots. ◆Kushiro Prince Hotel Accommodation Plan Kushiro Prince Hotel offers a variety of accommodation plans to suit the purpose and scene of your trip. In this post, we will introduce some of the Accommodation Plan. ・ [Dinner and breakfast included] Standard plan The plan includes dinner and breakfast at the restaurant on the top floor, so you can enjoy a relaxing stay at the Hotel. Dinner is served as a Western course (Western set) and breakfast is served at the buffet. ・Accommodation Plan with Ocean View Guaranteed ♪ Late Checkout You can enjoy the view on the upper floors. Use late check-out the next morning and stay in your room until 12:00. Other, we also offer a variety of Accommodation Plan, such as business Use and recommended plans for family and group trips that can Use 4 or more people. ◆Room Introduction at Kushiro Prince Hotel Kushiro Prince Hotel has open guest rooms with beautiful night views of Kushiro and the Pacific Ocean, so you can choose the room that suits your travel purpose. 【 6~14F Standard Floor 】 ・All rooms overlook the Pacific Ocean "Twin Room" ・ Functional room "Single Room" facing Kushiro City ・Overlooking the mouth of the Kushiro River in the Pacific Ocean "Suite Room" ・ Use by 4 people! Recommended for families "Fourth Room" 【 15th & 16th Floors 】 ・ "Twin Room" where you can Fun "One of the World's Three Great Sunsets" in blue weather ・ "Single Room" with beautiful Sunrise and night view ・ Overlooking the Pacific Ocean! "Double Room" with king-size bed ・ "Suite Room" where you can Fun the best scenery in Guest Room In addition, all rooms require amenities such as "bath towels", "face towels", "bath mats", "shampoo", "rinse", "body soap", "toothbrushes", and "cotton swabs". In addition, all Guest rooms have free Wi-Fi (wireless). ◆Restaurant introduction of Kushiro Prince Hotel At the restaurant in the Hotel, you can enjoy the taste of Hokkaido ingredients. ・Western cuisine "Top of Kushiro" It is an open restaurant where you can Meals while Fun the sunset of Kushiro, which is a one of the three best sunsets in the world with a full glass wall. * Private rooms are also available. ・Japanese Restaurant (Breakfast) Rice from Hokkaido, which is particular about the variety and production area, is served in a kettle. In addition to being served hot, you can enjoy ingredients that are particular about cooking methods, including plenty of Hokkaido ingredients such as sashimi and grilled fish to accompany the rice. * By reservation only. ◆Sightseeing spots around Kushiro Prince Hotel ・Kushiro Fisherman's Wharf MOO A shopping and gourmet facility located along the Kushiro River within a 10-minute walk. Local Fresh seafood is lined up at the market and shops selling Souvenirs unique to Kushiro. In particular, it is also popular as a spot where you can see the beautiful sunset of Kushiro Specialties in the evening. ・Kushiro Art Museum Within a 5-minute walk, it is a Spot where you can experience Kushiro's culture and art. Held in exhibitions of works by local artists and famous art exhibitions from all over the country are held, so you can enjoy the artistic side of Kushiro. ・Washo Market Within a 10-minute walk, it is a market that represents Kushiro's food culture. The specialties "Katte-don" is a style that allows you to choose your favorite seafood and make your own favorite Kaisen Donburi, and is popular with many tourists. ・Kushiro Shitsugen National Park It is the largest wetland in Japan and a scenic spot in Hokkaido. It takes about 30 minutes to get there by Car or rental car from Kushiro Prince Hotel. It is a treasure trove of Nature with precious flora and fauna, and you can enjoy the scenery of Four Seasons and you can also see wild animals such as Yezo sika deer and wild birds. Observation decks, promenades, canoeing, and other spectacular views of the marshland. ・Cape Kiritabu Cape Kiritabu, a Access of about 90 minutes by Car or rental car from Kushiro Prince Hotel, is located in the Hamanaka Town of Hokkaido and is also called "Cape of Mist" Spot a superb view. It is characterized by Precipitous cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and if you are lucky, it is known as a valuable place where you can observe sea otters floating in the sea, and it is also popular as a fantastic landscape covered in fog and a famous landmarks for sunsets. ◆Recommendations of Kushiro Prince Hotel Kushiro Prince Hotel is an accommodations with comfortable guest rooms, exquisite gourmet food, and a convenient location for sightseeing while feeling the atmosphere unique to the port town of Kushiro. Sightseeing spots abound in the surrounding area, making it an attractive area where you can enjoy both food and scenery. To make your trip to Kushiro even more special, please spend a blissful time at Kushiro Prince Hotel. In COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, we will Broadcasting Kushiro Prince Hotel recommendations and Latest Information, so please follow us.

Kushiro in winter was quite full of highlights Dance of red-crowned cranes, SL, and animals such as striped long-tailed and Ezo owls I would like to go again next year

Special discount coupons are available at Kawayu Onsen! Tokutoku Coupon 2025 A special campaign called the Tokutoku Coupon has started for guests staying at hotels in the Kawayu Onsen district! Guests who stay at any of the four properties—Kawayu Kanko Hotel, O宿 Kinkiyu, Bettei Suikazura, or KKR Kawayu—will receive discount coupons worth a total of 3,000 yen that can be used at restaurants and eateries in the Kawayu Onsen district. Pick up your coupons at your hotel front desk and present them when dining at participating establishments to receive the discount. The campaign runs from January 15, 2025 through March 15, 2025, but it will end once supplies run out. Please take advantage of this offer and enjoy one of the pleasures of Kawayu Onsen.

SL Winter Marshland running again this year! The SL Winter Marshland is an SL sightseeing train Car that makes one round trip per day on weekends between Kushiro and Shibecha on the Kusami Main Line. Boarding can also be reserved. Please come and see the brave figure running through the white and silver Kushiro Marshland.

I’m Aoki from the Teshikagacho Regional Revitalization Team!! At the Mashu–Shibecha–Tsurui Promotion Board, we ran a 3-day, 2-night monitoring tour for international students from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China attending Japanese language schools, showcasing the winter natural beauty and gastronomy of Eastern Hokkaido. I accompanied the group in Teshikaga from the afternoon of the second day through the final day 😊 For lunch we went to Marukibune, where you can enjoy Ainu cuisine, and had a venison rice bowl called “Yasei-don.” We then visited Retara Chip on the shore of Lake Kussharo for souvenirs and swan spotting, followed by popular spots including Lake Mashu Kamuy Terrace and Mount Io MOKMOK Base ✌️ That night we stayed at Oyado Kinkiyu, with the buffet served in a separate building, Honeysuckle♪ Guests enjoyed dishes made with local ingredients and an all-you-can-eat feast of large crab—did they enjoy the crab? 🦀 Afterward we joined a nighttime tour of the hot spring river and learned about Kawayu Onsen♨️ How was the onsen at the ryokan afterward?? 😊 On the final day, after breakfast, we tried a headwater canoe experience guided by Matatabi, the canoe operator🛶 Wearing dry suits, we played by the riverbanks and in the snow, and everyone’s smiles and energy lifted our spirits 😆 Later we took the train from mashu station, ate boxed lunches from the local-ingredient-focused diner and coffee shop Poppotei, and headed to Kushiro Station 🚃𓈒𓂂𓏸 I hope this trip became an unforgettable experience for everyone 🙏 I, Aoki, also learned a great deal ✨ Thank you very much.

Itsukushima Shrine offers costumes for Shichigosan. We will lend you kimonos or costumes for 3-year-old boys, 5-year-old boys, and 7-year-old girls. The number is limited, so please make a reservation as soon as possible if you wish. ☎0154－41－4485 First fruit fee including costume 7,000 yen, 10,000 yen