Notsuke Peninsula Ice Horizon Walk

The Notsuke Peninsula in the eastern part of Hokkaido stretches 26 km long, making it the largest sand spit in Japan. There, a spot called Todowara, where a withered forest of todomatsu fir trees eroded by seawater still remains, exudes an almost eerie atmosphere. The expanding horizon seen in the summer transforms in the winter into a silvery white wonderland of ice as the seawater freezes over in the eastern Hokkaido cold. At the starting point of the Ice Horizon Walk is the Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center, where you can learn about the area's four seasons and different flora and fauna. Make this your base for a journey into the natural wonders of the Notsuke Peninsula.