Rishiri, Akan & the far edges

利尻・阿寒45°11′ N 141°14′ E2 towns3 stays

Rishiri rises straight out of the sea off Wakkanai and skis to the shoreline. Out east the Akan volcanoes and the drift-ice coast wait for riders who will drive a full day for them.

TownsContours every 50 m

Photo by Akira Hasegawa on Unsplash and others, credited in the gallery

2 in Far edges

Towns and neighbourhoods町

Akan

Far edges

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Rishiri

Far edges

TownPop. 3,870Far edges

3 in Far edges

Places to stay宿

Akan Tsuruga Besso Hinanoza

Akan · Far edges

Ryokan¥¥¥¥

Lakeside hotels at Akanko Onsen stand behind the frozen, snow-covered surface of Lake Akan

Smelt-fishing tents dot frozen Lake Akan below Mt. Oakan, near the lakeside ski hill

Akan Yuku no Sato Tsuruga

Akan · Far edges

Onsen hotel¥¥¥¥31,350

Fir trees stand before the white tower of the former Hanayuuka, now The Forest Akan, in Akanko Onsen

The Forest Akan Tsuruga Resort

Akan · Far edges

Onsen hotel¥¥