Hokkaido"nature & sightseeing" Information

　"Tulip garden of a Hokkaido No.1, Impressed by the grace Lake Saroma brings"

■ Yubetsu-cho

　　　　The northeast part of Hokkaido, Yubetsu-cho in the Sea of Okhotsk mostly located in the central part.

　　　Drift ice crowds like a regular service late in January every year. Moreover, We bring about the beautiful nature blessing which also faces 3rd biggest the lake and the Saroma lake in the whole country, and the literary man who visited [ abundant delicacies from the sea or here ] also extols.

　　　　Drift ice leaves one year of beginning of Yubetsu-cho, and it will begin from the place where a colorful flower begins to bloom in May in spring which wakes up from a winter when northern countries are long.

■ Charm

▼Charm part１..."The tulip park in Hokkaido.No 1"

　　　　　The symbol of Yubetsu-cho and a tulip begin to bloom colorfully -- We bite and tell starting of the 　"Kamiyubetsu tulip park ".


　 　Kamiyubetsu tulip park (May)

　　　　In the park of width 13ha, the tulip of 200 kinds is planted and We will begin to bloom various over about one month from May. We are a schedule for about one month after May 1 every year, and "a tulip festival" starts and a tulip and others also brightens the beauty to proudly, freely as its seasonal arrival.


The tulip [ in full bloom / splendidly ]

　　　　Many people visit to see this, and We blow the joy at which it was opened wide from the walk and a lengthways cold winter, and spring has done the inside of a garden each in his own way to the limit, and close it.


　See a tulip public inside a garden.

　　　　The joy for the persons concerned and the townsmen of a tulip park is a time of people who planted all together and whom the flower bed which is full of the idea which We show various bore the fruit, and visited showing the expression of impression.


　　　 Plant the bulb of a tulip.

　　The park started as an old-man plantation in Showa 50.

　　　　Then, led by an old person, by local people's self-sacrificing efforts, We show a spatiality for every year and will come to be completely loved by people of a start and the whole country as a "tulip park" in Showa 63. Now, We became a treasure of the town.


"a treasure of a town" by care of townpeople

▼Charm part２...You can meet the Tom (TOM)& jelly (JRY "JERRY") of Yubetsu !?

　　Although "Tom (TOM)& jelly (JERRY)" is a familiar short animation film and draws conflict of a pussy cat and a rat comically also on television,If TOM &JRY (JERRY) of the Yubetsu version will get people to get interested, it will be attractive for a town as follows, and will apply the name as a symbol of the important institution which tells the history of a town.

　　　　Therefore, if you come to Yubetsu, anyone can meet "Tom and Jerry of the Yubetsu version."


- Tom (TOM)

　　　　TOM is a cultural center of the town equipped with the large hall, and the center of the charm is the "comics art museum" put side by side.


The "cultural center" of "comics art museum" juxtaposition

　　　　It is said that "T" of TOM imagined the tulip, "O" imagined Okhotsk, and "M" imagined comics, respectively.

　　　　Mr. writer Monkey Punch associated with Hokkaido -- We carry out [Ms.Yumiko Igarashi] and, in Ms. Machiko Satonaka, the original picture of Mr. Shoutaro Ishinomori and others, etc., possession and an attractive work have a set and impressiveness in 500 points.


- Jelly (JRY)

　　　　JRY is the "Tonden historical museum" which feels the dynamism built in order to leave lengthways the history (We imagine JOINT-ROOTS-YUBETSU) of Yubetsu-cho of having been pioneered by the united Tonden-soldier's.


　　　　"Tonden historical museum"

　　　　Inside a hall, a tool, life articles including the building of a Tonden-soldier's pioneering phase, etc. are exhibited.

　　　　It is the building where we got the history of the town blocked. Moreover, various experiences at the time of exploitation are made. Since the museum is prepared immediately near the tulip park, it can drop in easily.


　　 Exhibit a Tonden-soldier's home.


▼Charm part 3..."Yubetsu"food" is fresh delicacies from the sea."

　　　　Yubetsu-cho faces 3rd biggest the lake and the Saroma lake also in the Sea of Okhotsk and the whole country.

　　　　The Saroma lake has 92 km of circumferences, a lake has inlet between the Sea of Okhotsk, and We have become a brackish water lake where sea water goes back and forth.

　　　　For this reason, the Sea of Okhotsk off Yubetsu and the Saroma lake are prosperous also in aquaculture, and delicacies from the sea serve as representation of "food" of Yubetsu in them.


- "Sea of Okhotsk" ... A scallop, hairy crab, etc.


　　　The landed scallop from Yubetsu


- "Saroma lake" ...an oyster,scallop,hokai-shimaebi, etc.


　　　　　　　　　Oyster

　　　　Fresh delicacies from the sea are eaten from the Sea of Okhotsk and the Saroma lake being close to a fishing ground.



▼Charm part 4..."the Saroma lake which sends many blessings"

　　　　The Saroma lake is not only a fishing as stated so far. We send to people who visit blessings [, such as an nature scene, ] of attractive many, such as the setting sun and a stock of a flower.


- The stock of a flower

　　　　The stock of a flower is seen in the Saroma lake in the beginning of spring and autumn.

▽ lakeside ... At the beginning of spring, in a wetlands, the stock of the "giant skunk cabbage" of a symbol is seen for white bracts every year.


　The stock of a giant skunk cabbage



▽ lakefront ... The "glasswort" (Sangosou) which grows in a paludal with salt colors redly, and as it covered with the red carpet, We shine a lake in autumn.


　　 The stock of a glasswort


- Impressed by the setting sun which falls to a lake!

　　　　　We cannot overlook the setting sun which falls to the Saroma lake, either. Many cameramen flock regardless of a season to take a picture of the setting sun.

　　　　　We carried out various works, such as a shot which put in the fishing boat which takes delicacies from the sea, and have stored my different position in setting and a camera. 　　　


The setting sun into which I put the fishing boat

　　　　It is also the Saroma lake that I can occasionally photo an unhoped Shots.


The precious shots which entwined the swan

-"Let's go Ryugu-road、 winter and summer near lake inlet... It is experience by all means!

　　　　The first equipment is formed in inlet of the Saroma lake with which We fill the Sea of Okhotsk in the world which prevents the drift ice of the Sea of Okhotsk going into a lake. Here the "Ryugu-dai observatory" is installed and We can feel the severity of winter which drift ice washes at hand.


　 Drift ice which is visible from a observatory

　　　　On the other hand, near the "Ryugu-dai observatory" of summer, We can glorify fully nature -- the starlit sky of the whole sky can watch night -- a campsite also being established for about one month and enjoying a camp.


"Sanrizuka campsite" and the Saroma lake


- The origin of the name of "Ryugu"!

　　　　By the way, We go to a "Ryugu-dai observatory" from the Yubetsu street using a "Ryugu road" about 12-km. since that "Ryugu road" was fascinated with the untaught magnificence of the Saroma lake and was expressed as "the way following Ryugu" when the literary man and Mt. Keigetsu Omachi of Meiji visited Yubetsu in Taisho 10, 　　　
　　　　We hear that that name was given to this road, and, as for that monument, it is installed in it there.

■ Picture provided

▼ Yubetsu-cho sightseeing division sightseeing staff ... 01586-2-2111

* HP of a town ... "Here"

▽ kamiyubetsu tulip park... 01586-8-7356

* HP of a park is "here."