On Neto

I just walked on a forest road about 1.5km from the entrance to the Onneto Waterfall where the Onneto encampment is located. Two-way hot water waterfall flowing on a rock surface of about 50m high. Under the influence of manganese ore, the rock surface is covered with a black color. It is noted as a place where a valuable manganese oxide production phenomenon can be seen on the ground in the world, and is designated as a national natural monument.

The roadside station is located at the intersection of national highways connecting the Kushiro area and the Tokatsu area, and is used as a tourist base for the Tokatsu area. Because it was built on the site of the abandoned line of the Furusato Galactic Line "Ashoro Station", the feature of the railway remains in and around the hall. At "Shop & Bakery Ashoro", a specialty shop with a focus on Rawanbuki products and cheeses and dairy products, as well as a bakery selling freshly baked bread, among other items, is set up. "Rawanbuki Soft" topped with Rawanbuki sauce is a recommended dish for its surprising combination. There is also a gallery that displays the stage costumes of Chiharu Matsuyama, a singer from Ashoro, and the history of his release works.

In the middle of Higashi-Hokkaido, a museum with a special display that expresses the "evolution of sea mammals" with the skeletons of related fossils and living animals, centered on fossils of primitive desmostilids and cetaceans found from Ashoro-cho. The skeleton of a large whale is impressive. In the fossil workshop, "mini excavation" where you can experience excavating fossils and minerals of the world by yourself is popular.