Pacific cliffs and a white lighthouse. Muroran's spectacular coast
| From Tomakomai Station | By car about 1 h (about 67 km by road) Estimated from road map data. Traffic lights, congestion and winter roads can make it take longer. |
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| Area | Shiraoi, Noboribetsu, Muroran & Toya |
| Our photos | 2016, 2018, 2025, 2026 |
| Map | Route from Tomakomai Station / Open map |
What are Cape Chikyu and Tokkarisho, Muroran like?
Cape Chikyu is a cape in Muroran City facing the Pacific Ocean. The white Cape Chikyu Lighthouse stands on top of high cliffs. The name is said to come from the Ainu words “Poro Chikeue” (parent cliff).
From the nearby Tokkarisho and Charatsunai viewpoints, you can also see cliffs dropping into the sea and small coves. Muroran is also known as a city of night views of factories.
Getting there from Tomakomai and travel time
From JR Tomakomai Station, it takes about 1 h by car. The distance is about 67 km by road.
Travel times are estimates based on the road distance from map data (OpenStreetMap), assuming an average speed of about 55 km/h (about 70 km/h for routes longer than 40 km). Traffic lights, traffic jams and winter road conditions can make the trip longer. Please check the latest road information before you go.
How people living in Tomakomai can enjoy it
From Tomakomai, you can make a day trip on the coastal road or the expressway. Our president visited again and again from 2016 to 2026, taking photos in different seasons and at different times of day.
Having such large-scale coastal scenery within the same Iburi region is one of the attractions of living near Tomakomai.
Our photo record
Our president visited in November 2016, April 2018, May 2025 and April 2026 and recorded about 1,011 photos.
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Photos: Banana House Inc. (taken by our president). Do not reuse without permission.
Our photo records and timestamp certificates
The 9 photos in this article were taken on site by our president. We list the SHA-256 hashes of the published files and have them signed by timestamp authorities (DateSealed, DigiCert, Sectigo)(First certified: 2026-11-03 12:40 JST). A signature shows that the same file existed before that time; it does not prove the date the photo was taken.
You can check the signature and hash of each photo from its timestamp certificate. To see whether a photo you saved matches our records, use the photo timestamp verification page (Japanese) .
Nearby spots
- Hakucho Bridge, Muroran (about 6 km in a straight line / from Tomakomai Station about 1 h)
- Kojohama Onsen (about 25 km in a straight line / from Tomakomai Station about 40 min)
- Noboribetsu Onsen (about 25 km in a straight line / from Tomakomai Station about 40 min)
Looking for a home or selling in Tomakomai?
“Lake Shikotsu or Noboribetsu on weekends”, “I want to live near the airport”: we suggest areas that fit the way you want to live. We also help with selling and vacant houses.
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