Engaru | Travel

Ganbo-iwa

瞰望岩 (がんぼういわ)

20min walk from Engaru Station

If you are waiting for a train or bus, it is an ideal time to a 15-minute climb the huge rock of Ganbo-iwa (78m) with good views over the town and its environs. This Pirikanoka (beautiful form) was an old battlefield of Ainu and called Inkar-us-i, the town name of Engaru comes from here. Get there on foot from the south side of the Town Museum.

Taiyo-no-Oka Engaru Park

太陽の丘えんがる公園 虹の広場

40min walk or 7min by taxi from Engaru Station

From September to mid October, Engaru Park is covered in around 10 million of cosmos. It is also famous for its phlox which peaks in late May. This park is possible to get there by taxi or on foot from Ganbo-iwa.

Engaru Town Museum

遠軽町郷土館

8min walk from Engaru Station

Located at the foot of Ganbo-iwa, this small museum displays permanent exhibits on the local history, including artifacts and railway (including old JR Nayoro Line for Monbetsu).

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Hotel Sunshine

ホテルサンシャイン

5min walk from Engaru Station

This red-brick hotel on Route 242 has renovated rooms, and is in a good location in the center of town near JR Engaru Station, as well as the bus terminal. Don’t miss Kanimeshi (かにめし: crab meat on rice) dating back to the early-Showa period.

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