Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park

Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park, Japan's most northerly national park takes in the Sarobetsu Plain at the northernmost tip of Hokkaido and the offshore islands of Rishiri and Rebun. This area, of particular interest to birdwatchers, can be reached from the port of Wakkanai.

Thanks to the warm Tsushima Current Wakkani (pop 60,000), in Soya Bay, is ice-free throughout the year. South of the town are Toyotomi and the little seaside resort of Toyotomi and the little seaside resort of Toyotomi-onsen. From Toyotomi Station there is a bus to the Sarobetsu Plain with the Sarobetsu Gensei Kaen, a well-watered garden with sub-Arctic vegetation (azaleas, etc).

Off the coast opposite the Sarobetsu Plain lies the almost