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The main southern gateway to the Akan National Park is the
industrial town and port of KUSHIRO , which has a domestic airport and
is also served by ferries from Tokyo. There's no special reason to
linger in town, except perhaps to see the excellent natural history
exhibits at the Kushiro City Museum (9.30am-5pm; ¥360), southeast of the
train station and across the river. The dramatic exterior is designed to
represent the outstretched wings of a tancho crane; inside, you'll see a
reconstructed mammoth skeleton, carnivorous marshland plants, detailed
life histories of bird, insect, fish and mammal species of the area,
displays on prehistoric human life and an excellent collection of Ainu
artefacts. There are few signs in English, but staff are happy to try to
answer your questions.
If you do have some time to kill in Kushiro while waiting for a
transport connection, you could do worse than head down to the colourful
Fisherman's Wharf , a redeveloped waterside complex of shops and
restaurants. The place also goes by the odd nickname of MOO, which
apparently stands for "Marine Our Oasis".
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