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Gelato, made with fresh Abashiri milk, has over 60 flavors, with plenty of flavor variations using fresh fruits and vegetables; single 400 yen, double 500 yen and triple 550 yen.

It sells mainly sea products from Okhotsk, such as salmon and scallops, as well as cooked-up hairy crabs, which are vigorously boiled in a large cauldron in front of you.

At Lake Alora, which is rich in sight, we have a canoe experience. We are going on a canoe tour that traces the Kanjou Peninsula, which is covered by a natural forest of hardwood trees, hear the voices of wild birds, and see the white-tailed kingfisher as the main one.

Dōto, the only tourist fruit garden in Japan that has a history of more than 100 years since its inception. It grows all fruits (approximately 100 species) that can be made in this area, such as plums (mid-August-late October), prunes (early September-late October), etc. In addition, from the plantation, it is also possible to observe many wild animals such as Sika, a species unique to Hokkaido. Ezoris, jays (wild birds of the crow family) are found.

On the banks of the Abashiri River, an active-duty prison that still remains in the former Banland. Its predecessor was the Abashiri Prisoners Foreign Office, which was set up in 1890 for the purpose of accommodating felony inmates transferred from jailers around the country for road clearing in Hokkaido. The heavy brick gate, built in 1922, is made of brick made by burning earth inside the prison. This red brick gate is visited by many tourists as a memorial shooting spot. Of course, because it is an active prison, you cannot enter the premises, but you can get close to the front gate.

A round-trip course that runs from JR Abashiri Station to Line 244 via Mt. You can enjoy the drive while taking a turn around the scenic points, including the vast rural landscape, as well as the view point parking, which offers a panoramic view of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Shiretoko. White flower garden of potatoes in June-July, golden wheat field spread in autumn, and you can meet a different landscape every time you visit.

More than 900 valuable materials are displayed in the permanent exhibition room, which is the country's only museum dedicated to northern ethnic groups that can understand the culture of ethnic groups living in the north, such as Ainu, Russia, the United States, Canada, Nordic countries, and China. There are also real-life materials, such as clothes made from the intestines of seals and birch-bark vessels, which show the wisdom and techniques of the northern peoples, and they lend free five-language audio guides from Japan, Britain, China, Korea and Thailand. In the lobby, there is an experience corner where you can touch fur and musical instruments, as well as experience of Ainu and Mongolian folk costumes. The viewing duration is about 40 minutes.

A museum that has been relocated, restored, or recreated prison structures built during the Meiji and Taisho eras, when Abashiri Prison was called Abashiri Prison. It was opened in 1983, and the eight buildings that were relocated are National Designated Important Cultural Properties and six are registered Tangible Cultural Properties. It is a museum where you can learn the history of the prison, which was the pioneer of pioneering Hokkaido, through these cultural treasures and materials.

An exhibition house with an ice floe theme. Real ice floe is placed in the ice floe experience room kept at minus 15 degrees, and you can experience the winter of Okhotsk, which is very cold throughout the year. Clione, also known as "the angel of the pack ice," is also on display in captivity, such as the fish fish and namedango. There is also the Tentsuyama Observation Deck, and the landscape from Tentsuyama, which overlooks the Sea of Okhotsk and the World Natural Heritage Site of Shiretoko, is designated as a national cultural treasure "Meishatsu".

The sixth course of the Lake Buk Ski Area, which extends about 3.5ha at the top of the Mount Tiandu, is a flower garden only in summer. It is from early August to late September, and about 40,000 marigolds and salvias add color.