Informazioni su questo luogo: Muroran
Muroran, porto industriale nel sud di Hokkaido, offre il «Paesaggio Notturno Industriale di Muroran», Patrimonio Notturno del Giappone. Ponte Hakucho, capo Chikyu (Capo Terra) e vedute dal monte Sokuryo contrastano mare e industria in modo fotogenico.
Punti salienti
- Industrial nightscape — one of Japan's Five Great Factory Nightscapes; the classic shoots are from Iwaizumi Observatory, Mt. Sokuryo, and Hakucho Bridge
- Hakucho Bridge — Hokkaido's longest suspension bridge at 1,380 m, with night illumination cycling through seven colors; links the Etomo Peninsula to the mainland
- Cape Chikyu — 140 m cliffs over the Pacific, ranked first among «Japan's New 100 Tourist Destinations»
- Mt. Sokuryo Observatory (200 m) — overlooks the Muroran cityscape, port, Hakucho Bridge, and the Pacific; an iconic night-view location
- Dolphin and Whale Watching — May to October, Minke whales, dolphins, and orcas appear in the Pacific waters
