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Akkeshi (厚岸) is actually the oldest port in Eastern Hokkaido, the Matsumae clan established a trading post in the 1600s. The town is set on a pleasant gulf coast leading to the brackish lake Akkeshi-ko, best-known for both its tasty kaki (oyster) and asari (clam).
The area is designated as Akkeshi-Kiritappu-Konbumori Quasi-National Park (厚岸霧多布昆布森国定公園).
Sightseeing
Akkeshi Conchiglie
厚岸コンキリエ
5min walk from Akkeshi Station
Located behind the train station, this scenic michi-no-eki has good views over the town and the bay. The collections of eateries in Conchiglie is the best place to taste local cuisine. You will find a charcoal-grilled barbecue place, restaurant and oyster bar. The staff offers a range of Japanese-speaking guided tours, including canoeing in the wetlands.
A Uroko
エーウロコ
18min walk from Akkeshi Station
Akkeshi fishery cooperative operates this good seafood market beside Akkeshi-ohashi bridge over the lake. You can buy and taste inexpensive fresh oysters, crabs and dried fishes here. Highly recommended.
Akkeshi-ohashi
厚岸大橋
20min walk from Akkeshi Station
The 456m, red-colored Akkeshi-ohashi is the town’s iconic bridge over the scenic bay. You can see Kaki-jima (oyster islet) and its shrine on the lake from the sidewalks.
Akkeshi Maritime Memorial Hall
厚岸町海事記念館
13min walk from Akkeshi Station
Opposite the town hall is this small maritime museum with displays on the local fishing community and history. It also exhibits relics of Tasmanian whaling ship that went down off Akkeshi in 1850.
Akkeshi Folk Museum
厚岸町郷土館
3.7km south of Akkeshi Station
Situated in front of Kokutai-ji, this seasonal small museum contains historical materials, artifacts of Kokutai-ji and Akkeshi Jinja.
Kokutai-ji
国泰寺
10min by bus from Akkeshi Station
At the foot of Barasan-misaki, Kokutai-ji is Eastern Hokkaido’s oldest temple established in 1804 by the Edo shogunate. The temple precinct and its cape makes for a pleasant stroll.
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Hotels
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Hotel Gomi
ホテル五味
1min walk from Akkeshi Station
Located in front of JR Akkeshi Station, this well-established hotel boasts seafood dinner with oyster and grilled fish. There is also a wine & whisky bar.
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Seaside Inn Hotel Akkeshi
シーサイドインホテルあっけし
15min walk from Akkeshi Station
A few minutes’ walk from the fishing port, this Showa-style hotel offers simple Japanese- and Western-style rooms, with communal baths. You can hire fishing gear.
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Suzuki Ryokan
丸ス 鈴木旅館
2.5km south of Akkeshi Station
At the foot of Osonae-yama near Akkeshi-ohashi, Suzuki Ryokan has tatami-mat rooms and share facilities. Local oysters are served for dinner.
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Getting There
JR TRAIN
Trains from Kushiro on the JR Nemuro Line (also called the JR Hanasaki Line) stop at Akkeshi (50min).
BUS
Kushiro Bus 25 runs from Kushiro Station bus terminal stop 9 to Nenohi-koen (子野日公園) via JR Akkeshi Station (1hr 20min), Akkeshi-Gyogyo-Kumiai-Chokubaiten (厚岸漁業組合直売店 A Uroko) and Kokutai-ji.
Getting Around
BUS
On weekdays, Hamanaka Municipal Bus (浜中町営バス) connects Nenohi-koen with Kiritappu Onsen Yuyu (霧多布温泉ゆうゆ) along the coastal road.
Information
Akkeshi Tourist Information Center
厚岸町総合観光案内所
On the ground floor of the Akkeshi Conchiglie near the train station.
Akkeshi Station
厚岸 | 앗케시
Address：1 Miyazono, Akkeshi-cho, Hokkaido
Distance：46km from Kushiro
Elevation：30m
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