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Kushiro, Hokkaido / 釧路市湿原展望台

Kushiro Marsh Observatory

A city-run observatory over Kushiro Marsh, Japan's first Ramsar wetland, with exhibits, a rooftop view and a 2.5 km boardwalk loop.

The Kushiro River with snowy banks and dead trees under a blue sky
Kushiro Marsh (the Kushiro River in the marsh; not the observatory)Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized) · License · Source

Last official check

25 Sept 2026

Traveler reports

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Next scheduled check

24 Dec 2026

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Getting there
Train / Bus / Car
Admission
Paid (see the price below)
Closing days
Has closing days (see below)

Before you go

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Opening hours

8:30-18:00 (April 1 - September 30) and 9:00-17:00 (October 1 - March 31); last entry 30 min before closing (per the 2020 leaflet).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Closed

Closed December 31 - January 3.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Admission

Adults and university students 480 yen, high school 250 yen, elementary and junior high 120 yen (group discount for 15+). The ground floor (shop, restaurant) is free. Free for holders of a physical, intellectual or mental disability certificate and one companion, and for Kushiro residents 65+. The "Shitsugen 55 Pass" for five local facilities is 1,030 yen (valid 5 days).

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Getting there

About 15 km (30 min by car) from JR Kushiro Station; Akan Bus Tsurui Line to "Shitsugen Tenbodai". About 15 km (18 min by car) from Kushiro Airport.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Parking

7 bus, 108 car and 3 accessible spaces; free.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Accessibility

Of the 2.5 km boardwalk loop, about 1 km (going clockwise) is barrier-free.

Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
Not yet confirmed

Payment

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Address: Kushiro, Hokkaido (Japanese address: 北海道釧路市北斗6-11)

Official site: https://www.city.kushiro.lg.jp/shisei/shisetsu/1007655/1007656/1007869.html

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Visiting respectfully

  • Local etiquettePaid exhibits start on the 2nd floor (marsh wildlife, a model of the giant Ito salmon). The 3rd-floor observation room and rooftop look over the marsh, Kushiro city and the Akan mountains. A satellite observation deck stands along the boardwalk.Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site
  • Local etiquetteBear bells can be borrowed at the reception desk (per the 2020 leaflet).Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site

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