One of the few places where it is possible to get a slight taste of who the Ainu were and what they were about is in Akan National Park. Located in eastern Hokkaido, around 60 km north of Kushiro ...

Lake Akan or Akanko is a spectacular crater lake in Akan National Park covering about 13 km2 with gorgeous lookout spots from Mount Oakan-dake, Mount Meakan-dake, and the colorful Lake Onneto. Akanko ...

This region is protected as part of Akan National Park, but Takada is a permitted guide and we are allowed to enter. We are alone on the road and slow down only for crossing deer and particularly ...

Lake Mashu, located in Akan National Park on the island of Hokkaido, is famed for the mysterious mist which often settles over the waters. Unsurprisingly, there's plenty of myth surrounding the ...

Torii gates at the entrance to Akan-Mashu National Park on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan. The area has long been home to a concentrated population of Indigenous people ...