屈斜路湖

这个地方很有趣，明明是个湖，可是却看到很多人穿得像是去海边一样戏水、玩沙。这边最特别的地方是在湖旁边的沙滩挖个洞，然后就可以有温泉跑出来，当地人称此为砂汤。此外，这里也可以划小船、踩天鹅船。

不同季节到访屈斜路湖，均可好好享受大自然春季骑马散步夏季划独木舟或泛舟秋季健行或泡湖边温泉冬季赏御神渡奇境及冰湖上探险加上掘开砂有温泉水跑出来(小心，很热)冬天有数以百计野生天鹅渡冬如此多姿夕采的湖，下一趟会不同季节再来!

Lake Kasshuro was one of the best highlights of our visit in autumn Oct 2014. The autumn beauty of the lake and the changing colours of its surrounding forest was really a visual treat. The place was practically empty! Though it was raining, we still went ahead with hiking in the surrounding forests and hills. It was one exhilarating hike!

When your tour vehicle pulls up at this venue, you instinctively know you come to a special place. Central to this lake attraction are the famous resident whooper swans (think they pronounce it as 'hoopers'). You can buy food to feed the swans and take pictures of them, among them and possibly with them. But don't alarm them though :)The lake is very windy and during winter season, exceptionally cold. So do standby your ears mittens and heat pads when you are there. Pictures of the swans will make any photo albums just that more special :)

Sand Onsen was great and interesting as the water of the lake is cold and the sand onsen next to it is hot.

If you want to get photographs of whooper swans, this is the place! It is very cold so be prepared, but their is a convenience store/gift shop on the premises with a bathroom. I, personally tried to always use the beautiful restroom next to the parking lot. There is also a restaurant in the convenience store (which I did not eat at, so I cannot reply as to the quality).

Had a fun time at the lake, as there were dozens of whoppers swans swimming near the shore. They even went on land. The swans do not seem to be afraid of human interaction, and everyone around us were snapping pictures of/ and with the swans.

Large lake - there's a nice walk on the wakato peninsula, lots of free rotemburos but they are mixed so you cant be shy! just nice to eat and drink in the lakeside cafes and browse the ainu craft shops

The largest of the three lakes in Akan National Park. We didn't stay near this lake so we chose 2 spots to stop by:-(1) The Sand Hot Spring on the east where we had so much fun. In early June, the lake water was still very cold. However, once you dig the sand, hot water surfaces. Pretty amazing phenomenon and feeling. So freezing water and hot water were merely 3 inches apart as illustrated. Tip

My family and I joined a guided tour around Hokkaido, and during our tour of the Akan National Park area, we stopped by Lake Kussharo for a salmon hotpot lunch. The lunch venue was by the lake itself, and it had this onsen which supplies drinkable water, which is apparently quite rare in Japan. I thought it was quite a relaxing experience, having lunch by one of Japan’s largest caldera lakes. We were actually on the Sunayu Onsen side, but since our tour guide didn’t let us try that, I shall include my review here instead. In fact, apart from us, I didn’t see any other tour groups here or any locals relaxing in the onsen. It was quite cloudy that day, but at least the view of the lake wasn’t obscured by dense fog, so we had quite clear views of the lake during our lunch.

We were here just before the Japanese schools break up for the summer and the place was really quiet. There are footbaths fed by the hot springs around the lake and the usual pedlos. It was obvious from the sale of childrens' buoyancy aids in the souvenir shops that swimming in the lake was allowed, but we didn't see anyone swimming, though we did put our feet in from the benches at the edge and the water was warm.

Stayed on the lake for your nights. It escapes the clouds of Lake Mashu. Very tranquil. No sign of that monster paired with nessy.

急遽、貸切タクシーを屈斜路湖に向けてもらう。湯が沸くために岸近くは氷結しない。白鳥の湖である。湖をバックに写真を撮った。前々回このでカメラを落とした。いわく因縁付きの場所である。

前日に摩周湖展望台から夕日に照らされた屈斜路湖を眺め、当日川湯温泉から美幌峠へ。駐車場に車を止め歩いて展望台に到着。ここから眺める屈斜路湖はまた格別です。川湯温泉から美幌町への通過地点ですが、是非立ち寄って景色を堪能して欲しいです。

紅葉はまだ残っていました。イチョウの葉っぱが見事です。ただ、白鳥の飛来がまだで、強風、極寒、観光客もほとんど居ず・・・やはり、この季節は航空券が安いだけあって難しいです・・白鳥さんと戯れたかった～～