
Seasonal Landscape of Akan


Seasonal Landscape of Akan

The mountains of Akan welcome each season with a different expression. Be soothed by the forest and be still by the lake—we have arranged a number of activities for you to fully enjoy the Akan’s graceful nature.
Venture into Akan’s deep forest at night. Experience a new performance that uses ancient ceremonial dance of the Ainu. World-class adventure activities await you. This is a place at which all people are bewitched by their time spent here.

Business Information for the 2025 Season
Time(Start time)
May 10th~Aug 8th 19:30~21:00
Aug 9th~Aug 29th 19:00~21:30
Aug 30th~Sep 12th 18:30~21:00
Sep 13th~Sep 30th 18:00~21:00
Oct 1st~Nov 2nd 17:30~21:00
Nov 3rd~Nov 8th 17:30~20:30
Starts every 15 minutes during the following hours.
(Umbrellas are not allowed inside the venue, so please bring a raincoat, etc. Rain coats are available for purchase on site.)
*Duration of tour: approx. 50 min.
KAMUY LUMINA TourAkan Mashu National Park is a rare place as its volcanoes and lakes are adjacent to each other
And over 90% of this park is untouched nature.
Animals, plants, mountains, rivers, and lakes exist that are unique to Akan.
Nature guides who are fully versed in this field have seasonal activities on stand-by for you that can be savored only for a short period each year.
In Akan, have your spirits roused in way the city cannot.
A kotan is a village lived in by the Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido.
Located in the Akan Ainu Kotan is a theater at which ancient ceremonial dances that have been performed for generations can be viewed.
From March 2019, a new production will be performed that reveals the background to the extinction of the Hokkaido wolf (Horkew Kamuy), which co-existed alongside the Ainu.
Performances of ancient ceremonial dances and contemporary dances unlike any you’ve never seen before can be enjoyed here in digital 7.1 surround sound.
