Cape Notoro jutting out into the Sea of Okhotsk in Abashiri City's Misaki

It is a cape jutting out into the Sea of Okhotsk, with only a lighthouse and an office at its tip. From here you can see Lake Notoro and the coast of Tokoro Town to the west, the Sea of Okhotsk to the north, and the Shiretoko mountain range in the distance to the east. In winter, you can see drift ice earlier than anywhere in Abashiri, and the views are amazing.

The name "Notoro" comes from the Ainu word "No-Oro," which means "at the cape." It is also famous as a location for the Toyota Prius commercial and for the movies "Helen the Baby Fox," "The Chef of Antarctica," and "How to Get Your Targeted Love."