Stadiums/Arenas
KKS Kushiro Kouseisha Ice Arena
KKS Kushiro Koseisha Ice Arena is an indoor ice skating rink in Kushiro City, with an outdoor skating rink next to it. Address: 1-1 Yanagimachi, Kushiro, Hokkaido Opened: 1979 Gett …
Kushiro Ice Arena
Kushiro Ice Arena is the home arena of the Hokkaido Team (Asia Ice Hockey League). Address: 3-6-33 Tottoriodori, Kushiro, Hokkaido Capacity: 3,739 Opened: 1996 Getting to the Stadi …
Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval (Obihiro no Mori Speed Skating Rink)
The Meiji Hokkaido Tokachi Oval is an indoor speed skating rink in Obihiro City, used as a venue for the 2017 Asian Winter Games speed skating competition. It is located at Obihiro …
Obihiro no Mori Athletic Stadium
Obihiro no Mori Athletics Stadium is in Obihiro City. It is a stadium where official games of the Nadeshiko League of women's soccer are held several times a year. The stadium is l …
Obihiro no Mori Baseball Stadium
The stadium holds an official game for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters once a year. The stadium is located at Obihiro-no-Mori Sports Park, which includes an athletic stadium, an i …
Obihiro no Mori Ice Arena
Obihiro no Mori Ice Arena is in Obihiro City. The arena is located at Obihiro-no-Mori Sports Park, which includes a baseball stadium, an athletic stadium, and a public swimming poo …
Obihiro Racecourse (Ban'ei Horse Racing)
Ban’ei horse racing is one of the famous attractions in Obihiro. Ban'ei Horse Racing is the only race of its kind in the world. Large draft horses, weighing about 1 ton, race on a …
Shitsugen no Kaze Arena Kushiro
Shitsugen no Kaze Arena Kushiro is an indoor arena in Kushiro City, where the B league's Levanga Hokkaido (Professional Basketball League) plays an official game sometime. The aren …
Taiho Sumo Memorial Museum
The Taiho Sumo Memorial Museum is located in Kawayu Onsen, where 48th Yokozuna sumo wrestler "Taiho" spent his childhood. The museum exhibits the glorious history of sumo wrestler …
Tottori Dome (Kushiro City Community Gymnasium)
Tottori Dome is a gymnasium with a dome-shaped roof in Kushiro City, and the main arena has artificial grass on the floor. It is a gymnasium mainly open to local citizens for indoo …
Windhill East Hokkaido Stadium (Kushiro City Baseball Stadium)
An official game for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters is held at this stadium once a year. The stadium is located at Kushiro Sports Park, which includes an athletic stadium, a Shit …
Yotsuba Arena Tokachi (Obihiro City General Gymnasium)
Yotsuba Arena Tokachi is the arena where Levanga Hokkaido (Professional Basketball League) holds official games sometimes during the regular season. Address:1-1-1 Odorikita, Obihir …
Sightseeing Attractions
Kaminoko ike (Hokkaido)
The nearby Lake Mashu is called the Lake of God in the Ainu language. The pond is called "Kaminoko-ike (Kami = God)" because it is made of groundwater from Lake Mashu. This pond is …
Kamuiwakka Hot Falls (Hokkaido)
The Kamuiwakka Hot Falls is a place to combine sightseeing with the Shiretoko Five Lakes. From the Shiretoko Five Lakes, drive in the opposite direction to the town of Utoro, and f …
Kuma no Yu Hot Spring (Hokkaido)
From Shiretoko Pass, head towards Rausu-cho, and just before the Rausu Visitor Center you will find the Kumano-yu bathhouse. There is no address, so you have to drive carefully to …
Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train (Hokkaido)
The Norokko Train is a train that takes you from Kushiro Station to Touro Station with a view of the Kushiro Marsh. Unlike the observatory, the train runs close to the marshland, s …
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Tawadaira Observatory (Hokkaido)
The Tawadaira Observatory is a large ranch that offers a 360 degree view of the horizon and can be reached by car from Kushiro City in less than an hour and a half. It is a very va …