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On the shores of Lake Akan, there is a village of Ainu Lake, which is the village of the Ainu people of Hokkaido. Today, there are about 200 Ainu people living here, the largest number in Hokkaido. Akan Lake is located in the eastern part of Hokkaido, Japan. It is a crater lake with a circumference of 30 kilometers, an altitude of 420 meters and a water depth of 45 meters. There are big islands, small islands, yahita islands, and loyal islands on the lake. The island is beautiful and beautiful. It is the mysterious lake where the natural monument, Chlorella, grows. It takes 1 hour and 25 minutes to take a tour around the lake. On the way, there is a Chlorella exhibition observatory on the loyalty island. Lakeside Hot Springs is one of the famous hot spring resorts in Daodong.

When it comes to Japan, people will think of the Yamato nation. In fact, Japan is not a single-ethnic country. Apart from the ethnic group, there is also a little-known minority. This is the Ainu Ainu people living in the Hokkaido area. Handicrafts, traditional songs, religious ceremonies, etc., to explain to the world the meaning of "Ainu". The origins of the Ainu people are still unknown. They have European faces, prominent brows and thick hair, which are completely different from the appearance of the surrounding East Asian people. Their language is in the Malay Polynesian language. Many Japanese names such as "Sapporo" and "Small" are derived from Ainu. Currently, only Eskimos and American Indians in the world still use the language. They are considered to be the only indigenous people in Japan who once occupied Japan, and were gradually expelled by Chinese, Korean, Mongolian, Malay, and Indonesian people in the Northeast, and now living in northern Japan.

What is unique about Hokkaido is the traditional Ainu village watching traditional dance performances. Little is known about the Ainu (I also asked the next mother..) The Ainu people have been living in Hokkaido and the northeastern Japan, the land of Tokushima and other places. Ainu people have long been engaged in fishing and hunting, and most of them later turned to farming. In ancient times, it used to be dressed in bird feathers, animal skins, and fish skins; Good at making and driving canoes. There are unique wooden huts. Today's clothing, food, housing and transportation have nothing to do with the Japanese. The content of the dance performance is basically to show the usual life of the Ainu people: hunting, cooking and cooking, and finally the participation of everyone to dance together is quite interesting.

Akan Lake Hot Spring Street, there is a strange place, the indigenous village of the Ainu. The venison variety that can be eaten in Hokkaido is Shrimp Yilu, which was once known as Shrimp in Hokkaido. The number of deer stag deer living in Hokkaido is estimated to be about 560,000 in 2013. According to Hokkaido's plan, the target was reduced to 380,000 in 2016 and the impact on the environment was verified. I checked the history. It is reported that in 2013, Hokkaido collected a total of 130,000 heads, of which one third was used for food. Even if you feel that the number of venison consumed per year is huge, in Hokkaido cuisine, venison is one of the characteristics to be carefully searched for. Akan Lake is home to many Aboriginal Ainu people, so you can taste the freshest and authentic venison dishes here. The venison rice bowl is the main push, and the large pieces of venison and onions are quickly fried, and the gravy is covered with the rice. The venison has a lot of lean meat and tastes a bit like beef, but it has no astringency and a rough taste, and it tastes a little sweeter than beef.

Embark on the most primitive journey in Hokkaido to explore unknown territories

❄️When it comes to Hokkaido, people always think of powder snow, hot springs, and colorful lights.🌲However, in the World Heritage Shiretoko Peninsula, Akan Mashu National Park and Kushiro Wetland in the east of Hokkaido, the tranquility and primitiveness covered by the original forest are the real charm of Hokkaido. - 【Travel Highlights】 ⛵Ice floe spectacle｜Sailing on the boundless ice field 🚶🏻Shiretoko Trekking｜Walking around the Shiretoko Five Lakes, encountering animals that appear from time to time 🙋Encounter with Red-crowned Cranes｜Hundreds of Japan's special natural monuments come here to overwinter ♨Winter hot springs｜Healing time surrounded by lake views and mountains 🦀Luxury seafood｜The fresh and sweet taste of Kushiro's catch is mouth-watering 🦌Natural paradise | Various rare wild animals and plants live freely - 【Encounters on the way】 ✅Abashiri and Shiretoko｜Okhotsk icebreaker, Abashiri Prison Museum, Shiretoko Five Lakes Trekking, Ice Walking ✅Akan and Mashu｜Lake Kussharo Sunayu, Lake Mashu, Winter Ranch, Lake Akan, Ainu Village, Lake Akan Ice Carnival ✅Kushiro｜Wetland Observatory, Wetland Canoe, SL Winter Wetland Number, Bihoro Bridge Sunset, Kushiro River Lotus Ice, Wa Shang Morning Market, Crane Village ✅Obihiro｜Otsu Gem Ice, Yatai Village, Tokachi River Hot Springs - 【Accommodation】 🏡Lake Abashiri Tsuruga｜Taste seasonal seafood and feel the Ainu indigenous style and Okhotsk legend while bathing in natural hot springs 🏡Tsuruga Bisei｜Only 25 high-end open-air guest rooms, allowing tourists to feel at home on the shore of Lake Akan and find their spiritual homeland 🏡Seijaku House｜The single-story building seems to grow out, with guest rooms distributed on the periphery, and the restaurant and large bathhouse surround the central courtyard with changing scenery in all seasons - 【Delicacies】 🍜Kushiro Ramen｜Use bonito, kelp, etc. to make soy sauce soup base, the noodles are curled and extremely thin, which is very different from general ramen 🔥Robatayaki｜Mainly fresh fish and shellfish seafood, paired with various vegetables and grilled with charcoal, feel the full fresh taste and slight saltiness of seawater 🍱Victory Bowl｜Buy rice in advance and then go to the seafood market to choose salmon, sweet shrimp and even crab and other ingredients, paired with soy sauce and mustard to make a unique capricious seafood rice - 【Itinerary Overview】 ❄D1 Okhotsk Sea 🚢Okhotsk Sea Icebreaker ❄D2 The Last Secret 🚶🏻Shiretoko Five Lakes Trekking, Ice Walking ❄D3 Swan Lake in the North Country 💁Watch swans in Lake Kussharo Sunayu, experience the winter ranch, climb the Lake Mashu observation deck, and celebrate the ice carnival in the Ainu village ❄D4 Wetland Water Journey 🛶Canoeing in Kushiro Wetland, climbing the observation deck, taking the SL Winter Wetland Number to Kushiro City to watch the sunset of Bihoro Bridge ❄D5 Hometown of Red-crowned Cranes ♨Choose your own victory bowl at the Wa Shang Market, look for the traces of red-crowned cranes, pick up gem ice on the Otsu coast, have dinner in Obihiro Yatai Village, and take a bath in Tokachi Hot Spring Village ❄D6 Farewell to Hokkaido ✈️Return/Continue to travel to other cities in Japan

Visitors who have not been to Hokkaido may not know the name of "He Ya". This hotel group developed only in Hokkaido is famous for "If You Are the One". The hotel where Feng Xiaoxiao stayed in the movie is the group's Akan Lake. The seat of the cockroach. "" is the meaning of missing hometown in Japanese. Walking into the hotel lobby, the dark-toned environment creates a calm atmosphere, and the wood carving crafts everywhere can reflect local characteristics. There are shops, small library rooms and other facilities on the ground floor. The outside is full of soup, which is a bit cold in winter. In addition, some drinks in the bar and drinks from the restaurant are free. A total of 25 rooms, each with an open air, but the five types of landscapes are divided into lake side, side view, street side, since it is definitely preferred to the lake side. Looking through the large window to the Akan Lake, the feeling of time lapse is too beautiful.

The cafeteria here is also very good, very large, the dishes are very complete, the most loved fresh shrimp, it is really Hokkaido, eating seafood is really very fresh. It is recommended to have a Sapporo beer. The beer here is the most famous. To eat more Arctic shrimp, it is really big.

When you come to Lake Akan, you will naturally come to the movie "If You Are the One". Those who have seen this movie may remember the hot spring hotel where Qin Fen and Xiao Xiao stayed: the Akan Heya Villa, the sacred forest surrounded by the Aboriginal people. Heiya Group is a group specializing in medium and high-end hot spring hotels in Hokkaido. There are three hotels under the group in Akan Lake, which are the seat of the scorpion, the sacred place, the wing of Heya, the price From high to low. is the hotel where Shu Qi was filmed when he was shooting "Do Not Disturb". It is often difficult to find a room. The house is tense. The price per night is about 4K-5K (2 people, including breakfast and dinner). Step into the seat of the scorpion, in the "Deer of the Deer Soup", soaked in the feet, overlooking the Akan Lake view. Inheriting the traditional charm, the entire hotel can be barefoot. We have chosen the mid-price range for a long time, with private soup may be 5k+ per night

Punch a super dream hot spring, you can take a hot spring with the swan! The eastern traffic of Hokkaido is extremely inconvenient, but for this super beautiful hot spring that can be soaked with swan, we first take JR and then transfer to the bus, then chartered to go, but it is not a trip, Akan Lake is really beautiful! This hot spring is called Gudan Hot Spring. It is located on the shore of Qushui Road in Hokkaido and can only be driven by car or chartered. The spa is not big, it is open-air, and it is free of charge! This hot spring is forbidden to bare bubbles, so be sure to bring a swimsuit. There are two small houses next to the hot springs that can change clothes, divided into men and women, and there are public toilets in the parking lot not far away. We arrived at around 9 in the morning, and there was no one at all. There will be a group of swans playing outside the hot springs, and its a dream to take pictures. Recommendation: Before 10 o'clock in the morning and one hour before sunset, it is better to go to the light. Equipment: Swimwear, towels (all of which must be provided) Traffic: Sit JR to Kushiro, on the left side of the station No. 15 and other buses, there are not many flights, to be advanced Buy tickets at the station and go to the hotel on Lake Akan, 2,700 yen per person. We booked a chartered one-day tour online, and the return route was from Akan-Lake Road. In the peak season, the chartered car was 3,800 RMB. The result was a small tourist car (a dozen small buses).

Embark on the most primitive journey in Hokkaido to explore unknown territories

❄️When it comes to Hokkaido, people always think of powder snow, hot springs, and colorful lights.🌲However, in the World Heritage Shiretoko Peninsula, Akan Mashu National Park and Kushiro Wetland in the east of Hokkaido, the tranquility and primitiveness covered by the original forest are the real charm of Hokkaido. - 【Travel Highlights】 ⛵Ice floe spectacle｜Sailing on the boundless ice field 🚶🏻Shiretoko Trekking｜Walking around the Shiretoko Five Lakes, encountering animals that appear from time to time 🙋Encounter with Red-crowned Cranes｜Hundreds of Japan's special natural monuments come here to overwinter ♨Winter hot springs｜Healing time surrounded by lake views and mountains 🦀Luxury seafood｜The fresh and sweet taste of Kushiro's catch is mouth-watering 🦌Natural paradise | Various rare wild animals and plants live freely - 【Encounters on the way】 ✅Abashiri and Shiretoko｜Okhotsk icebreaker, Abashiri Prison Museum, Shiretoko Five Lakes Trekking, Ice Walking ✅Akan and Mashu｜Lake Kussharo Sunayu, Lake Mashu, Winter Ranch, Lake Akan, Ainu Village, Lake Akan Ice Carnival ✅Kushiro｜Wetland Observatory, Wetland Canoe, SL Winter Wetland Number, Bihoro Bridge Sunset, Kushiro River Lotus Ice, Wa Shang Morning Market, Crane Village ✅Obihiro｜Otsu Gem Ice, Yatai Village, Tokachi River Hot Springs - 【Accommodation】 🏡Lake Abashiri Tsuruga｜Taste seasonal seafood and feel the Ainu indigenous style and Okhotsk legend while bathing in natural hot springs 🏡Tsuruga Bisei｜Only 25 high-end open-air guest rooms, allowing tourists to feel at home on the shore of Lake Akan and find their spiritual homeland 🏡Seijaku House｜The single-story building seems to grow out, with guest rooms distributed on the periphery, and the restaurant and large bathhouse surround the central courtyard with changing scenery in all seasons - 【Delicacies】 🍜Kushiro Ramen｜Use bonito, kelp, etc. to make soy sauce soup base, the noodles are curled and extremely thin, which is very different from general ramen 🔥Robatayaki｜Mainly fresh fish and shellfish seafood, paired with various vegetables and grilled with charcoal, feel the full fresh taste and slight saltiness of seawater 🍱Victory Bowl｜Buy rice in advance and then go to the seafood market to choose salmon, sweet shrimp and even crab and other ingredients, paired with soy sauce and mustard to make a unique capricious seafood rice - 【Itinerary Overview】 ❄D1 Okhotsk Sea 🚢Okhotsk Sea Icebreaker ❄D2 The Last Secret 🚶🏻Shiretoko Five Lakes Trekking, Ice Walking ❄D3 Swan Lake in the North Country 💁Watch swans in Lake Kussharo Sunayu, experience the winter ranch, climb the Lake Mashu observation deck, and celebrate the ice carnival in the Ainu village ❄D4 Wetland Water Journey 🛶Canoeing in Kushiro Wetland, climbing the observation deck, taking the SL Winter Wetland Number to Kushiro City to watch the sunset of Bihoro Bridge ❄D5 Hometown of Red-crowned Cranes ♨Choose your own victory bowl at the Wa Shang Market, look for the traces of red-crowned cranes, pick up gem ice on the Otsu coast, have dinner in Obihiro Yatai Village, and take a bath in Tokachi Hot Spring Village ❄D6 Farewell to Hokkaido ✈️Return/Continue to travel to other cities in Japan

The first time I know Lake Akan is [Suicide in Lake Akan] by Junichi Watanabe. The lake is beautiful, to be admired at different times of the day.

The classic old work "Happiness Yellow Handkerchief", some of the scenes in the movie were selected in Akan Lake. At that time, there was only a lonely hotel on the shore of Lake Akan, and the surrounding area was ridiculous. Who would have thought that after decades, because Feng Xiaogang, the Chinese director, made the town famous, perhaps half of them knew Hokkaido. Today, resort-style spa hotels are located on the lakeside, and Lake Akan is also a popular place. Ahan Town is a very small town, famous for its Akan Lake. The whole town is a Y-shaped street, adding up to a total length of 100 meters. A cold town in the evening has a charm, fresh air, quiet streets, making us feel comfortable all year round in a smoggy, suffocating city. Although the town is relatively remote, the street lights are a little dim, there are almost no people on the street, and occasionally they drive through a car, but our foreigners are not nervous at all on strange roads. As we walked and walked, the Japanese-style hotels here mostly featured first-class hot spring baths, and there were few local specialties in the shops.

Seeing the Swan Chu Lulu Lake on the shore of the Kussharo Lake is the largest lake in the Akanmo Week National Park. There are several hot springs on the southeast side that can be bathed. In winter, the lake will freeze, but because there are hot springs in the ground, some of the high-heated ice melts, and four to five hundred swans inhabit each year. First come to the sand soup. There is a hot spring pouring out of the sand at the lakeside. If you are interested, you can dig a pool to make an open-air hot spring. Although the weather was good, the wind blew very cold, and almost thought that the swan would not be able to skip this place, and it was hiding on the other side. The nearby store can buy salt-free popcorn to feed the swan. Then go to Gome Hot Springs. This open-air hot spring facing the Kussha Lake has been cleaned regularly by locals. The dressing room is divided into men and women. The pool is one, with a rock partition in the middle. You can wear a towel or bathrobe to soak. Looking at the scenery of the distant mountains is very beautiful, the swan is swimming around, but the winter is too cold, quickly pat the swan, wrap the clothes on the body, no courage to make hot springs.

Lake Kussharo is pretty and relatively untouristed. The white swan on the lake was not seen at all, because it was integrated with the snow. Until come to shore of lake, the swan appeared in droves.

The Lake of Kussharo in winter has a pure beauty. The snow covered the hues of the surrounding mountains, the lake was frozen, and only ink was left between the heavens and the earth. As the second largest crater lake in the world, the rich geothermal heat has distributed many hot springs along the lake. It is the warmth of this ice that attracts more than 500 swan to spend the winter here. We came to the hot springs at the lake at 6 am. The rolling snow-capped mountains have not yet awakened, and the white water vapor is floating on the narrow lake without ice. The whole world presents an attractive blue. A big swan didn't know what time it had already flown here, swimming, fake, and the orange-colored mouth was cut through the mist. There is a feeling of loneliness and sorrow between the heavens and the earth. When the third swan appeared, the sun had already passed through the entire Kussha Lake, and the big swans flew in groups from the jungle across the lake. They are flying almost on the frozen lake, bending and hovering as they approach the hot springs, and slashing the tranquility of the Kussharo Lake in an elegant posture. You can buy popcorn that the big swan loves in the visitor center. When they get the "maximum reward", they will flap their wings and play, sing high songs and soar above the snowy peaks under the blue sky as a reward for people. The most enjoyable is the dusk on the lakeside. The visitors are far away and there is no flaw. Sitting in the open-air Gudan Hot Springs, wearing a bath towel, facing the rolling snow-capped mountains, guarding the gentle sunset, drinking pure sake, watching the sky being dyed into blush, the last big swan reluctantly came ashore, started, Flying, screaming, and plunging into the last evening of the other side.

After leaving Lake Akan, we are going to see the Japanese Cranes in Tsurui-mura. The birds here are backlit all day in wintertime.

I like nature and peace of life. In Hokkaido in winter, there are some snowy clouds in the snow, and there are some light figures in the snow-covered snow. It is a world-famous protected animal red-crowned crane known as Japans special natural monument. Because of the love and care of the locals, the number of red-crowned cranes in the world is decreasing, and the number of red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido is increasing year by year. Every winter is the best time for many Japanese and foreign tourists to come to enjoy the cranes. The most famous view of the crane in the village is the Yinyu Bridge. To catch the crane dance in the early morning fog, it must be earlier than the bird, helpless, we are not allowed to schedule this trip, we can only leave the regret for the next time. Hezu Village's Tsuruga Terrace is also a famous place for cranes. It is a private territory, so it can only be shot outside the fence. Under the blue sky, three cranes pass from the top of the head from time to time. They gathered in an open space and took them with their long legs. They were leisurely and squatting, not afraid of people. They used long, pointed foods to carefully prepare the corn for them. And the earth whisper whisper, a harmony, earth silent, red-crowned crane silent, serene still.