Kiritappu Wetland

wetland area in Hamanaka-cho, Akkeshi District, Hokkaidō, Japan.

The peatland in the center of Kiritappu wetland (803ha) was nominated as a natural treasure of Japan in 1922.

[4] Kiritappu Wetland is on the northeast side of Japan, on the east side of Hokkaidō, facing the Pacific Ocean between Kushiro and Nemuro.

[2] On the north hill lies Kiritappu Wetland Center (霧多布湿原センター), a visitors' center run by Kiritappu Shitsugen Trust N.P.O.

On the height of the west part of the wetland there is an observation deck.

Peatland in the center of Kiritappu wetland
Hare's-tail cottongrass in early July
Hemerocallis middendorffii flowers and wooden boardwalks