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Tomamu Unkai Terrace

Sea of clouds flows like waves over the mountain range

The Sea of Clouds Terrace is located adjacent to the gondola station at the summit of Mount Tomamu (1,088 meters above sea level), about a 13-minute gondola ride from the base of the Hoshino Resort Tomamu.

If you are lucky, you can see the sea of clouds that forms early in the morning during the summer season, spreading out like a white carpet over the magnificent landscape, and mountains floating in the sea of clouds that flows like waves.

The Sea of Clouds Terrace has an indoor café and sofas where you can relax, sip a cloud-themed drink, and take in the view.

Three Types of Sea of Clouds

There are three types of cloud seas with different views.

The first is a Pacific sea of clouds, which can be seen when sea fog generated off the eastern coast of Hokkaido is blown over the Tokachi Plain by southeasterly winds and over the Hidaka Mountains, and looks like a large waterfall.

The second type is the Tomamu sea of clouds, which can be seen when heat escapes into the sky and cooled air accumulates at the bottom of the basin-like topography (radiative cooling), and appears as a sea of clouds covering the resort at the foot of the mountain.

There is a bad-weather cloud sea that can be seen when the weather is bad or getting worse,
A layer of rain clouds and fog that occurs as if clinging to the mountains.

Cloud Walk

A deck designed to resemble the shape of clouds rising from the slopes of a mountain, allowing visitors to experience the sensation of walking on a sea of clouds in the air.

Cloud Pool

A huge hammock-like facility measuring approximately 10 meters in each direction.
Designed in the shape of clouds, the maximum height from the ground is approximately 8 meters, giving visitors the feeling of floating above the clouds on a net.

Kumo no Yubinya (Cloud Postman)

Postcards sold at Unkai Terrace can be sent around the world free of charge by posting them in the light blue Unkai Post Box.

Climbing Mt.

From the gondola station at the top of Mt. Tomamu where the Sea of Clouds Terrace is located, the trail climbs to the top of Mt.

From the top of the mountain, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the mountains, and if you are lucky, you will be surrounded by a sea of clouds.

Information

Name
Tomamu Unkai Terrace
トマム 雲海テラス
Link
Official Site
Address
Tomamu Sea of Clouds Terrace, Shimukappu Village, Yufutsu-gun, Hokkaido
Telephone number
0167-58-1111
Hours of operation

Gondola early morning hours
5:00-8:00
Varies depending on the season.

Closed

Open period
May-October

Admission fee

Adults 1,900 yen
Elementary school students 1,200 yen
Pet 500 yen
Free for preschool children
You can ride as many times as you like on the same day of purchase.

Parking lot
Available (free of charge)
Access

5 minutes by free shuttle bus according to the JR Tomamu Station timetable.

Tokachi, Kushiro, Nemuro

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