Tsurumidai

At Tsurui Dosanko Ranch, you can experience horseback riding with small and gentle Dosanko horses. There are half-day and full-day horse trekking courses that allow beginners to enjoy the nature of the Kushiro Wetlands. Reservations are required for both. Depending on availability, there are also lead horse rides within the ranch and a 45-minute course around the ranch that can be booked on the day, so please confirm by phone in advance. The center house has a light meal and café corner, as well as accommodation facilities, where you can relax while watching the horses that are pastured throughout the year.

A place where the Japanese cranes gather on a 10ha grassland opened by the late Mr. Yoshitaka Ito, who has been feeding the Japanese cranes for many years. It is adjacent to a nature center run by the Japan Wild Bird Association, where rangers and volunteers explain the ecology of the Japanese crane. Currently, rangers are feeding activities between November and March when food becomes scarce on the moors where the Japanese cranes live. Feeding is carried out twice a day at 9 o'clock and 14 o'clock.