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Route 238, 244 and 334, which connects about 370km from Cape Soya to Utoro, is commonly known as the Okhotsk Line, and is a scenic course where you can drive while looking at the Sea of Okhotsk.

Facilities that introduce ice floe from different angles. Among them, the image of the drift ice seen on the dome screen is a must. In the cold experience room kept at minus 20 degrees, you can experience the winter of Okhotsk even in the middle of the summer, and real drift ice and ice-pickled fish are displayed like an aquarium, as well as the experience of freezing soap bubbles. You can also enjoy the ice floe observation room and playland.

Science theater with an ice floe theme. Inside the hall, there is a permanent exhibition room where you can enjoy learning ice floe, a "severe cold experience room" where you can experience minus 20 degrees even in midsummer, and a "dome theater" that screens images of Okhotsk's majestic nature on a 360 ° screen. Popular is Clione aquarium. More than 100 cryones can be observed at all times. An entrance corner overlooking the Sea of Okhotsk is equipped with a souvenir stand. The surrounding area is full of highlights such as the Okhotsk Tower, artificial swimming beach, and drift ice observation room.

"Tokari" means seal in the Ainu language, and here we are treating injured seals and rehabilitating them to return to the sea. There are four large outdoor ponds and 10 indoor ponds, and you can take a closer look at the ecology of about 20 seals, including the Gopma seal and the ringed seal. Observing seals swimming in the water through a glass, or seeing seals in close proximity at Aizarashi Square, you can have an unforgettable experience (time of feeding: 10:30, 11:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15).

An observation tower located 1km off the coast, where you can see the emerald green Sea of Okhotsk in the summer and the white sea covered with drift ice in the winter. It displays fish from the Sea of Okhotsk and the cryone, which is said to be a fairy of drift ice during the ice season.

Day-trip bathing is also accepted at Setose Onsen, a mountain-based inn where the hot water from the source is washed over the gourd-shaped inner hot water. You can also drink showers and karan in the hot springs.

A road station marked by a triangular roof along Route 333. Since the Marusebu district was once a town of forestry, it displays and sells many original wood crafts. It boasts a good sound that is used in a concert hall, and features a lot of wood inside the building and a through to the ceiling. Concerts such as piano, cello and violin have been held so far. The precious piano using local red pine pine is played automatically by classical music, and you can enjoy its beautiful tone at any time. There are also souvenir sales and direct sales outlets on the premises, and it is well received if you can spend a leisurely time.

The theme museum was created under the cooperation of the "Society of Artists Drawing with Mouth and Feet", reusing the abandoned school building of the former Marusepu Municipal Taketoshi Elementary School branch school. In addition to an art gallery displaying works by world-active mouth and foot-drawing writers, there is also a rare world butterfly specimen corner, a fossil corner, and a memorial room for the Wuli Elementary School. The full-size dinosaur in the dinosaur model corner is impressive.

A museum with a collection of wooden toys from about 40 countries around the world. There are 10,000 large and small wooden toys on display and store. There are plenty of facilities for both adults and children to enjoy, such as a corner where you can play in the French block "KAPLA(R)" and a workshop where you can experience handmade wooden toys.

A forest park in the town of Tōtaru, east of Hokkaido, close to the Sea of Okhotsk. "Amamiya 21", a steam locomotive of the Hokkaido Heritage Forest Railway, runs through the park and attracts attention even if it is not a railway fan. Train photography is also held during the cherry blossom season and the moonlight season. The natural environment that overlooks the majestic mountains is also suitable for an auto camp set up on the site. In the immediate vicinity of the park, there are also facilities such as Insect Ecology Hall, where live insects can be observed throughout the year, Marusepu's Local Museum, and Nikiki Onsen.