Lake Saroma

What it is

• The largest brackish lake in Japan and the third largest overall
• A coastal body of water protected as part of Abashiri Quasi-National Park
• A major production site for local scallop and oyster farming
• A 152 square kilometer lake separated from the sea by a long sandbar

What to see

• A 26-kilometer sandbar that divides the lake from the Okhotsk Sea
• The Wakka Primeval Flower Garden, a designated Hokkaido Heritage site
• An observation deck on Mount Horoiwa providing views over the entire area
• Two artificial openings where the lake water connects to the sea
• Glasswort colonies at Cape Kimuaneppu that change color seasonally

When to go

• Autumn to see the glasswort colonies turn a deep red color

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.