ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Kushiro

ANA Crowne Plaza Kushiro is a contemporary hotel on Kushiro’s Fishermen’s Wharf. Conveniently located for Kushiro airport and train station, it offers an excellent base for exploring east Hokkaido and visiting some fine restaurants.

The Western-style guestrooms and suites are amongst the largest in their class, with high quality bedding, an en suite with shower and bath, and views of the city or ocean.

There’s a generous buffet-style breakfast featuring Japanese and Western cuisine, and three restaurants. Del Nord offers international cuisine from locally sourced, seasonal produce, Unkai serves traditional kaiseki cuisine with local sake, and Teppanyaki Fuji cooks seafood and WAGYU beef on an iron-griddle table in front of diners.

Kushiro is surrounded by marshland that is now a designated national park and home to endangered Japanese cranes. The park is fantastic for hiking and birdwatching, and there are nature trails and lakes, ideal for fishing and canoeing.