Experience adventure and the accompanying Ainu cultural activities.

The sea mists that form over the Pacific Ocean on the coastal region of the tourism area cross the Kushiro Wetlands and turn into seas of clouds or fog around Lake Akan, Lake Kussharo and Lake Mashu in the northern region. The lake water replenishes the surrounding area, becoming rivers that flow into the wetlands before once more returning to the ocean. The workings of Mother Nature form the base of the Ainu’s “Mizu-no-Kamuy” (spirit of water); experience the extraordinary in a world apart, by means of overwhelming natural surroundings and the Ainu culture that thrived there. A feature of this Mizu-no-Kamuy tourism area is the ability to directly sense the importance of “symbiosis with nature” symbolized by the “marimo” algae balls that continue to be protected here at Lake Akan, which – after becoming extinct in Iceland – is the only place in the world where they can be found.