Click to jump to the text.

JAPAN

Japan is situated in northeastern Asia between the North Pacific and the Sea of Japan. The area of Japan is 377,873 square kilometers, nearly equivalent to Germany and Switzerland combined or slightly smaller than California. Japan consists of four major islands, surrounded by more than 4,000 smaller islands.
日本語 English
繁體中文 簡体中文
한국어  

 
From airport to destination

Search route by station

Enter station name

From.....

Cancel

To.....

Cancel

Search routes by area
Search a different route
 
Before using the Planner, read the following items to help make your sightseeing trip safe and enjoyable.

Usage Guide

JNTO TRAVEL PLANNER

Use the "JNTO TRAVEL PLANNER" for train and map information helpful in traveling around Japan.

  • By simply entering the departing and arrival station, get an overview of train transfer method, fares, and travel time.
  • By simply selecting the arrival airport and major train stations around Japan, find routes to stations nearest your destination.
  • Display a map of the arrival train station and areas surrounding sightseeing spots.

Read the "Usage Guide" and use this service for a safe and enjoyable trip in Japan.

Usage Guide

Copyright

日本語 English 繁體中文 簡体中文 한국어

Attractions

Tourist Facilities of Japan

Arrange Your Travel
  1. Home >
  2. Arrange Your Travel >
  3. Attractions >
  4. Tourist Facilities of Japan
Text starts here.

Museums

Hokkaido

Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido

The Sea of Okhotsk lies in the northeast of Hokkaido and is surrounded by islands such as the Kamchatka Peninsula, the northeasternmost point of the Asian continent. The Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido is a hands-on science center where visitors learn the nature, culture and life of the area in a mysterious manner, and provides a wide range of information about sea ice, including the formation of sea ice and its correlation with global-scale climate changes. In addition to the exhibition of documents, there is a room with its temperature maintained at minus 20 degrees, where visitors can touch real sea ice, and a dome called Astrovision, where there are aerial photographs of sea ice and the carpet of flowers on the seashore of Okhotsk on a 360-degree full screen.

Address
11-6 Motomonbetsu, Monbetsu-shi, Hokkaido

Admission Fee
450 yen

Closed
Mondays (except national holidays), the next day of each national holiday, New Years holidays (Dec.'

Directions
JR Engaru Station/Hokumon Bus/1 hr./Okhotsk Tower Iriguchi Bus Stop/On foot/1 min.

Regional Information