Ice floe in Abashiri City
Ice floe in Abashiri City
Ice floe in Abashiri City
Ice floe in Abashiri City
Ice floe in Abashiri City
Ice floe in Abashiri City Ice floe in Abashiri City Ice floe in Abashiri City Ice floe in Abashiri City Ice floe in Abashiri City

Feb.

Abashri is located in 44 degrees north latitude. From late January, visitors can see ice floes (floating sheets of ice) in the Sea of Okhotsk. You can try the drift ice sightseeing boat ”Aurora”. If you are lucky, you might see clione (known as the naked sea butterfly), seals, steller's sea eagles, foxes, or ezojika deer.

  • Address

    Higashi 4-5-1, Minami 3-jo, Abashiri, Hokkaido

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  • Entry fee

    -

  • Opening Hours

    the drift ice sightseeing boat "Aurora"
    Boat runs everyday from 20th January and 5th Aprilfrom 9:00 to 15:00, number of boats changes according to the season

  • Closed

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  • Website

    http://www.ms-aurora.com/abashiri/inde...

  • Best Season

    Jan., Feb., Mar.

  • Point

    You need a prior reservation for the Drift Ice Sightseeing Boat 'Aurora'. You have higher possibilities to observe floating ices from the mid February to the early March.

  • Nearest Station/IC Access

    - About 40 minutes by a direct bus from Memanbetsu Airport (via JR "Abashiri Station")
    - About 10 minutes by a direct bus from JR "Abashiri Station"

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