Ozora - town in Abashiri District, Hokkaido, Japan

Ōzora (大空) is a town in Okhotsk, Hokkaido.

Understand

Ōzora was formed on 2006 as a result of the merger of the town of Memanbetsu, and the village of Higashimokoto. The name of the town means "Large Sky".

Get in

By plane

• Memanbetsu Airport (女満別空港, MMB), 201-3 Memannbetsu-Chuo, 女満別中央201-3, 43.8814°, 144.1588°. Regular flights are 6 flights from New Chitose, 3 - 6 flights from Haneda and 1 flight from Chūbu per day. There are bus services to/from Abashiri via center of Memanbetsu to fit each flight.

By train

JR Sekihoku main line runs through Memanbetsu Station from Sapporo to Abashiri. Limited Express Okhotsk runs 4 round trips per day. About 5 hrs from Sapporo to Memanbetsu.

By bus

There is Intercity bus service for Memanbetsu and Higashimokoto.

• Dreamint Okhotsk (ドリーミント オホーツク号) - Hokkaido Kitami Bus and Abashiri Bus are operating the service. It runs through Memanbetsu from Sapporo to Abashiri with 9 round trips per day. About 5 hr 30 min from Sapporo to Memanbetsu.
• Eagle Linner (イーグルライナー号) - Hokkaido Chuo Bus and Shari Bus are operating the service. It runs through Higasimokoto from Sapporo to Shari with 2 round trips per day. About 5hrs from Sapporo to Higashimokoto.

Get around

By train

Sekihoku Main Line runs in Memanbetsu area. Local train runs 9 round trips per day between Kitami and Abashiri. There are 2 stations in the town.

• Memanbetsu Station (女満別駅), 43.91595°, 144.17079°. Limited express stops
• Nishimemanbetsu Station (西女満別駅), 43.879985°, 144.148264°. 1.2 km from Memanbetsu Airport.

By bus

There is a local bus service in each Higashimokoto and Memanbetsu area. Bus services are often between Abashiri and Memanbetsu Airport. But other area is a small number, not suitable for tourism.

By car

Rental car

There are many rental car shops near Memanbetsu Airport.

• Nippon
• Orix
• Times

See

• Shibazakura Park (芝桜公園), 393 Suehiro, Higashimokoto, 東藻琴末広393 (8 km southeast from center of Higashimokoto), 43.7827°, 144.31308°, +81 152 66-3111. Best time to see is mid-May - early-Jun. Moss phlox (Shibazakura) blossoms bloom in the park in spring. ¥500
• Asahigaoka Park (朝日が丘公園), Asahi, Memanbetsu, 女満別朝日, 43.90876°, 144.21547°. Park is located on a hill of Memanbetsu. Views of 360° can watch from the observation deck. Sunflowers bloom in summer. Free

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Camp

• Memanbetsu Lakeside Campsite (女満別湖畔野営場), Memanbetsu-Kohan, 女満別湖畔, 43.919945°, 144.17835°, +81 152 74-4252. Open July - September yearly. Located beside Lake Abashiri. There is a hot spring nearby. ¥300
• Shibazakura Park Campsite (芝桜公園キャンプ場), 43.782125°, 144.314346°, +81 152-66-3111. Period May - Sep. Free site ¥300. Auto camp site ¥1500+

Mid-range

• Yumoto Hotel Sansui (湯元ホテル山水), 3-2-3 Memanbetsu-Kohan (5min walk from Memanbetsu station), 43.91550°, 144.16629°, +81 152 74-2343. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. Bath is the hot spring. Located side Lake Abashiri. Stay +2 meals ¥7800+. Only bath ¥390 (11:00 - 23:00)

Connect

Go next

• Kitami
• Abashiri
• Bihoro