While we saw a lot of the region, Lake Akan in Akan-Mashu National Park, with a side trip ... something you can only see in Japan at this time of year and in Hokkaido. Drift ice is a naturally ...

Conceived in 1931, Japan’s land-scarce topography made it necessary for their National Park System to combine ... They have a settlement along Lake Akan, where visitors can meet them, watch ...

Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

Covering 410 kilometers, the Hokkaido East Trail will link three national parks: Kushiro-Shitsugen (Kushiro Marsh), Akan-Mashu and ... To the north is Lake Kussharoko, Japan’s biggest caldera ...

Rugged, beautiful, untamed and steeped in a unique culture, the island of Hokkaido in north Japan has emerged ... what attracts tourists to Akan Mashu National Park towards the eastern side ...