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Overview
Japan's largest marsh. Red-crowned cranes breed here, and the Kushiro River meanders across it toward the Pacific.
About this place
A national park spanning Kushiro, Kushiro Town, Tsurui and Shibecha in Hokkaido. It is Japan's largest wetland, with an area of about 220 sq km. Red-crowned cranes, a Special Natural Monument, fly here, and the meandering Kushiro River flows through. Hosooka Observatory is about 10 minutes on foot from JR Kushiro-shitsugen Station. Free to stroll; parking: 50 spaces, free.
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