Tentang lokasi ini: Akan
Danau Akan, kaldera, terkenal sebagai habitat marimo (Monumen Alam Khusus). Kota onsen Akanko, desa budaya Ainu Kotan, festival Marimo musim panas, lapisan es musim dingin, dan pengamatan astronomis menjadikannya tujuan foto sepanjang tahun.
Sorotan utama
- Marimo Exhibition Observation Center (Churui Island) — reached by sightseeing boat; close-up views of the Special Natural Monument spherical algae
- Ainu Kotan — one of Hokkaido's largest Ainu settlements, with Old-Style Dance performances, wood carving shops, and living tradition
- Lakeside Promenade — a walking path past «Bokke» mud volcanoes, contrasting the lake surface with volcanic terrain
- Winter Ice Festival (January–March) — smelt fishing, snow sports, fireworks, and skies full of stars
- Marimo Festival (October) — an Ainu ritual returning marimo to the lake, a mystical subject for photography
