Hokkaido"nature & sightseeing" Information

　"Drift ice" real experience ! , also contact with the animals of the sea

■Mombetsu

　　　　The northeast part of Hokkaido, Mombetsu facing the Sea of Okhotsk From January to March, it is filled with the drift ice which crowds from north, and the coast in Mombetsu becomes "all in solid white " every year.
　　　
　　　We touch drift ice directly, or the tourist ship which breaks the drift ice of the offing and advances begins to run by Mombetsu, and We are revitalized in it as a strongpoint of the sightseeing which can do various experiences about drift ice -- a drift ice festival is also held -- as if it was waiting for this.


　Mombetsu where drift ice crowded

　　　Moreover, We can perform contact with a marine animal, and also flowers of flower gardens including the abundant delicacies from the sea caught in the coast or the offing and two Gensei-kaen blooms all over.
To Mombetsu which is full of a charm centering on drift ice, you can visit using Mombetsu Airport.

■ Charm

▼Charm Part１..."City of the drift ice"

　　　　At the end time of summer, the drift ice which the ice stretched on the coast in Russia of the maximum northern part of the Sea of Okhotsk was removed repeatedly, was piled up by the strong north wind, and became large continues the long trip to south, and arrives at the Mombetsu coast every year from the middle of the month in January to the end of the month.

　　　　And We fill till March in spring which the temperature of the Sea of Okhotsk rises and We begin to solve, and make white city and Mombetsu. In the meantime, in Mombetsu, various attractive experiences with drift ice which come into contact with are made!


- It is real experience about drift ice!

　　　　In Mombetsu, "real experience" which looks at the drift ice which arrived on the shore, touches by a hand directly, or sits down upwards is made.

　　　　Immediately near the sign can describe drift ice safe and safely especially at a "drift ice cape." If drift ice sticks on the shore, the sound of a wave will disappear and the calm world will visit in a hit.We can also hear this time and a blunt sound out of which drift ice rubs and comes without being interfered by whom if its ears is strained intently.


　 The drift ice of "drift ice cape"

- Drift ice is also a "Instagram" spot! ... White & Blue world!?


　Blue of the drift ice which crowded

　Blue of the sea where drift ice began to loosen



- Experience of a drift ice iceboat!

　　　　It is drift ice experience by the iceboat to which beginning to move divides ice into and it goes in drift ice with the season of drift ice.

　　　　In Mombetsu, from January 10 to the end of March, We turn operation and two large drills to which the icy sea was attached by the ship, and "the Garink II" breaks ice and cruises every year.

　　　　The passengers liable to strain will also raise a cheer all at once in the beginning, if the cruise in drift ice is begun.


　　　　　　　"Garinko II"


- "Drift ice festival" in the heavy cold!

　　　　"Monbetsu drift ice festival" will be held in heavy cold February.

　　　　Since the ice of the transparent nature cut down from the swamp in the suburbs is being used for the feature of a festival of Mombetsu, each ice-statue shows brilliant brightness.

　　　　By the whole festival, we use 2000 ice. 　　　We hold 2019 in February 8 to 11.


"Large ice-statue" (2018 and drift ice festival)


- Event experience of a festival

　　　　The event for which the drift ice which is full of an idea in cold waits is performed colorfully!

　　　　one in it -- "-- Hugging in icicle patient convention"-- the expression on which clings to an icicle in a protection-against-the-cold figure, and has been embraced by whom most lengthways in the tight convention ", or competes for durability, and they wear a face crimson from a child to an adult and which We bear -- "Ganbare from a scoreline! "and a barracking were flying.

　　　　There was a prize of this convention with the Mombetsu noted product "crab", and its endurance was also special in getting.


　"Hugging in icicle patient convention "



- Those with an institution which study "drift ice" in summer!

　　　　By drift ice Monbetsu, even if it is not a drift ice season, the institution which studies the period until drift ice is made is located in Mombetsu. It is Hokkaido prefectural "the Okhotsk drift ice science center."

　　　　The interior of a room is kept at 20 below the freezing point degrees, a tourist puts on heavy winter clothing, and We can touch in drift ice, and also the poisson which cannot be seen usually is seen and also the aquarium which shut up the poisson into ice is a very attractive exhibition corner from the name of a poisson being known.


It is "drift ice experience" in summer

　　　　　　An icy aquarium


▼Charm Part　2..."Contact with the animal of sea!"

　　　　There is also an institution which children and an adult appreciate. It is the "Okhotsk Tokkari center."

　　　　A "Tokkari" is a "seal" in Ainu's people's words, and is just going to carry out the protection rare activities of the seal also in the whole country.

　　　Here, since feeding, and the body can be touched, it is a popular site.


　　Experience which touches a seal

▼ gourmets are delicacies from the sea!

　　　　Mombetsu is abundant in delicacies from the sea, such as "being scallops to crab."


　　　　　　　　Hairy crab

　　　　In an eating place in the city, the "Mombetsu gourmets" who elaborated the ideation, respectively, such as a "seafood bowl" etc. packed focusing on seasonal fishes, is eaten by year-round. (How much is Scallops in a lower seafood bowl as full OK at crab、salmon,etc.?)


The noted product of Mombetsu "seafood bowl"




▼Charm Part　3... "flower garden also welcomes you!"

　　　　In Mombetsu, two Gensei-kaen and lavender fields are welcoming the tourist who loves nature.


- Beginning - of June (early summer)

"Osamuro Gensei-kaen" ...

　　　　We are known in the stock of the rugosa rose which blooms over 1 km of coastlines. The kind of flower is 50 sorts.


　　Rugosa rose of Osamuro Gensei-kaen


- From seven midmonths to eight midmonths (summer)

The "Okhotsk drift ice park lavender field" ... Four kinds 17,000


The lavender field where a scent relieves the heart

- From nine midmonths to 10 beginning of the month (autumn)

"Komuke Gensei-kaen and Lake Komuke" ...

　　　　　　The gregarious-life place of coral grass (glasswort), Canaan of a wild bird.


　Common grasswort which colors redly, and Lake Komuke


▼ It is a tourist's promotion of attraction by the collaboration with the town of circumference! We expect large use of "Mombetsu Airport! "

　　　　We has put the power to attract the tourists for abundant "delicacies from the sea" and "airports" through exchange with a neighboring town in Mombetsu at the strong point.

　　　　We connect Yubetsu-cho known for a "tulip", and Takinoue-cho known for "Moss phlox and others", and We are planning and carrying out from five midmonths of the time when a flower blooms, Okhotsk round tour applying [ of the name of "Hanayuyu" ] it early in June.

　　　　In order to promote a tourist's attraction, maintenance of the transportation network which accepts many tourists taking advantage of the charm of this ground is indispensable.

　　　　The further use of Mombetsu Airport where the regular service operates as the bearer -- expectation has started to how We plan.


Mombetsu Airport where a tourist's use is expected

■ Picture provided

▽ Mombetsu-city sightseeing exchange promotion room ... 0158-27-5181

* HP of Mombetsu is "here."