SPOT
The best view of Lake Saroma from the lakeshore. It is said that the Ainu people used to watch for fish. The meaning of "Piraolo" is "a place with a cliff" in Ainu language (pira = cliff, oro = place). It is also the setting of a legend of a sad love story between a young Ainu man and his daughter.
佐呂間町Location
Tomibushi, Saroma Town, Joro County Piraolo Observation Deck
Marked by a sign on National Route 238
On the hill behind Saroma Fishery Cooperative Association, about 200 meters up the hill after turning off the national highway onto a side road.
The information is current as of April 2024.
Please check the official website for details.
