Otoshibe’s Townscape and the Pacific Ocean

Otoshibe’s Townscape and the Pacific Ocean

Otoshibe Park

MAP No.2 [Otoshibe Park／Otoshibe’s Townscape and the Pacific Ocean Bird’s-eye View Signboard]

Otoshibe Park, located on a high hill that overlooks Funka Bay and the downtown area of Otoshibe, boasts a total of 5,000 azaleas in eight varieties, from early bloomers to late-flowering types, which combine with the park’s cherry blossom trees to offer a rich display of color to the delight of visitors.

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Bird’s-eye View of Ainu Language Place-names

Muna-us-pet

Monashibe, Sakaehama

Place where weeds grow tall

O-tes-pet

Otoshibe

Place where fish traps are set at the river mouth

Inun-us-nay

Inu-nushi

River with a fishing hut

Mo-nup-tay

Monotai

Small, flat hillside/forest

Warunpe-nup

Warabino

Bracken meadow

Kuri-pa-ke

Kurohage

Place with many clouds

I-ru-e-sar

Irisawa

Field of cogon-grass with bear footprints

Kamu-yu

Kaminoyu

Upper hot springs

Nup-tay

Nodaoi

Wild woods

Yu-o-i

Yui

Place with a hot spring

Yam-uk-us-nay

Yamakoshi,Yamakoshinai

Marsh where chestnuts are always gathered

Puy-un-pet

Byuhi River, Buyube

River where there are always marsh-marigolds

O-u-kot-nay

Okutsunai River

Marsh where the river mouths join together

Tu-kotan

Atsuta, Tokotan

Place where there was once a Kotan

Yu-rap

Yurappu River, Yurappu

River where a hot spring flows downstream

Mem

Memu River

Place where a spring bubbles forth

Sara-un-pet

Saranbe River, Saranbe

River at the tail (due to being the furthest downstream of the branches the Yurappu River)

Panke-ru-pes-pe

Namari River

Lower route / River with a lower crossing over mountains

Penke-ru-pes-pe

Penkerupeshupe River

Upper route / River with an upper crossing over mountains

Hopepo-nay

Hopepo River

Place where an Ainu elder named Hopepo lives

Tu-petoma-i

Tobetomari

Forked path

Shuruk-ta-ush-hattar

Shuruk-ta-ush-hattar

Pool where aconite roots are always gathered

Tuwar-pet

Towarubetsu River

Lukewarm river

Pui-ta-ush-nay

Hanaura

Marsh where marsh-marigold roots are always gathered

Huru-emko

Yamazaki

Half a hill

Pon-shirar'ika=Pon-shirara-ika

Pon-Shirarika River

Small overflowing river

Shirar'ika=Shirara-ika

Shirarika River

Overflowing river

Kunne-shuma or Kunne-shirara

Kuroiwa

Black rock

Rukotchi

Rukotsu River

Footprints / There are footprints leading to the Great Bear mountain

Pinne-ray

Binnira / Kasuga

Where a stag died

Shuruk-ta-us-nay

Shuruk-ta-us-nay

Marsh where aconite roots are always gathered

Late Edo Period Bird’s-eye View of Otoshibe Area (O-tes-pet)

You can view a bird’s-eye view from the late Edo period.The image will scroll horizontally.

You can view a bird’s-eye view from the late Edo period.
“Ezo Reki Kenshin Zu” (Verified Map of the History of Ezo), Hakodate City Central Library Archives

■Otoshibe’s Townscape and the Pacific Ocean

Otoshibe Park

Irisawa 360, Yakumo-cho, Futami-gun, Hokkaido 049-2564

Otoshibe Park

Approx. 14 mins walk from JR Otoshibe Station

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