Akan

Akan lies among the forests and volcanic mountains of eastern Ezo. Lake Akan is overlooked by the peaks of Oakan and Meakan, and its shores bear signs of the heat beneath the ground. At Bokke, mud bubbles up from the earth; the name comes from an Ainu word meaning “to boil”. The surrounding woods include spruce, fir and broadleaf trees and provide habitat for the deer of the northern island.