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What is Tsubetsu like?
Tsubetsu-cho (Tsubetsu Town) is located in the eastern part of Hokkaido, and is a healthy town with abundant clean air from the forests that cover 86% of its total area. The town has a thriving agriculture, dairy farming, forestry, and lumber industry. The nearest airport, Memanbetsu, is only about 30 minutes away, and within 2 hours you can reach Tokyo (Haneda, Narita), Osaka (Kansai International Airport), and Nagoya (Chubu). The town is a center of attention for its food and environment, with farm products grown in clean river water, high quality beef and dairy cattle as valuable foodstuffs, and wooden spoons and forks used for box lunches and other items attracting attention. Young people from outside the area who prefer to live in harmony with nature are attracted to this town.
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Forest therapy in the Nonno Forest.
The Nonno Forest in Tsubetsu-cho has a magical power to heal and energize us. Walking through the forest with a Nonno Forest therapist (instructor), listening to the sounds, feeling the smells, and enjoying yourself, you will feel lighter in mind and body. Take in the clean air of the forests of Tsubetsu-cho, the town of trees, and experience forest therapy to relieve daily tension, depression, and fatigue by filling your body with negative ions.
The sea of clouds at Tsubetsu Pass.
Experience the spectacular scene of a sea of clouds spreading over Japan’s largest caldera lake / Lake Kussharo, changing mysterious colors as the sun rises (sunrise from June to October). The encounter rate is an astonishing 70% in some seasons, making it a popular choice for cloud sea enthusiasts. The attraction of the sea of clouds show is that the cobalt blue Lake Kussharo (79.3 km² in area) is completely covered by it.
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