Hokkaido" nature & sightseeing" Information

　"Flower Island of northernmost , Alpine plant is a step!" -Rebun-tou

■ Rebun Island

　　　　The island which floats on the Sea of Japan with the Rishiri island by ferry from the northernmost city Wakkanai in Hokkaido for about 2 hours is the Rebun island.

　　　It is the island with charm that belong to the area of "Rishiri, Rebun, and the Sarobetsu national park", and a precious alpine plant, and the beauty of the coastline and marine products delicious to it are eaten.


The alpine plant of the Rebun island
　　　(the back is the Rishiri island)

■ Charm

▼Charm Part １..."Suprise! the whole island is flower garden"

　　　　The kind of flower which blooms on the Rebun island is 300 sorts. On the island,a walk way is improved and anyone can do observation of a flower through seven courses.


　　The tourist who goes a walk way

　　　　There are also many kinds which that we are on this island can only see, and they are in a flower. The representation of them is the "Rebun lady's slipper orchid(Rebunatsumoriso)" of the Orchidaceae plant.


　　　"Rebun lady's slipper orchid"

　　　　"Rebun lady's slipper orchid(Rebunatsumoriso)" is the flower that was a unique form in the cream-colored,and colony has been limited,and has been generous protection. Based on "Conservation Act of a seed", it has been specified as the "specific inside rare wildness animals-and-plants kind."

　　　　The colony will be open to the public, Only within six midmonths from May the end of the season when a flower blooms every year.


　 　" a characterful atmosphere"

　　　　When it is called a flower characterful to one more, it is "Leontopodium discolor(Rebunusuyukiso)" of the Orchidaceae plant. We are the feature, and it is "the town-designated flower" of the Rebun-cho that it seems that snow lay on the petal, and it is a group of the "edelweiss" of the Alps.


　Light white "Leontopodium discolor"
(summer)

　　　"Leontopodium discolor"（autumn）

　　　　On the Rebun island, even if the flowers which bloom only in a thousands of meters of alpine do not climb a mountain, they can see underfoot immediately.


　　"Chishimarindo" (Gentianaceae)


　　　　"Tougebuki"（Orchidaceae plant)

　　　　We want you to remain in a number of days or the Rebun island, to walk along a leisureliness and seven courses at its own pace, and to take and enjoy a photograph in observation of a flower.

▼Charm Part 2..."Fun of the coastline"!

　　　　There is a Rebun island with the island of the northernmost end which bears a snowstorm, and the coastline is also one of the highlights.

　　　The coastline especially beautiful in West Coast of an island, strangely shaped rocks, etc. are highlights.


　　　　"Agate-coast(Meno-coast)"

"Momoiwa"which carried out the characterful form

　　　　"a rock and the setting sun "

　　　　There is also pleasure which observes the beauty of the coastline made by being deleted by septentrional rough sea in the middle of appreciation of a flower.

▼Charm Part 3..."Delicious Gourmet"

The charm of an island is not only nature, such as a flower. A fresh sea urchin is eaten. As for a sea urchin, two kinds, are eaten by the season.


　　A seasonal sea urchin is eaten.

　　　　In addition, fresh delicacies from the sea unique to an island, such as processed goods, the Cod soup, etc. of an Atka mackerel, are eaten.


　　"Processed goods of Atka mackerel"

■ Picture provided

▼"General tourist information"

▽The Rebun island sightseeing association... 0163-86-1001
- HP is "please check here"


▼"Flower live information"

▽ NPO Rebun Island Nature Information Center... E-mail:rebun.sjc@maroon.plala.or.jp
- HP(Rebun Flower Live Information) is "please check here"