Ouji Forest

Ojinomori Forest is located in Asajino township and is mainly planted coniferous forest owned by Oji Paper. There are a shed and parking at the entrance, but contact in advance is required to watch inside of the shed. There is another parking if you drive a car toward the slope for a minute. From the parking, there is a woodchip trail for 20 minute walk and is a view point at the end of the trail, where you can watch Sakhalin spruce wetland forest. Around the shed and parking on the top of the slope, there is mixed conifer and deciduous forest. Here you can listen to Siberian blue robin, Japanese robin, Narcissus Flycatcher, Asian stubtail, Eurasian Bullfinch, Eurasian Wren in May to July. At conifers, for example Todo fir, you can watch resident birds, Willow tit, Marsh Tit, Coal tit, Japanese Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest and Eurasian jay, and may watch Black woodpecker. At open area, White-tailed Eagle may pass through. You can walk in Ojinomori Forest in winter, but need snowshoes and pay attention not to lose your way.