歌才山毛櫸林 / A Japanese Beech Forest in the Utasai Area

歌才山毛櫸林（位於黑松內町）是自然生長的山毛櫸的最北界線，被指定為天然紀念物。歌才為黑松內町的地名。這裡有可以在山毛櫸林內散步的道路。入口處有停車場兼一個小公園，位在從黑松內町延伸到洞爺湖的道道266線旁。山毛櫸是溫帶的落葉闊葉樹的代表樹種。另一方面，日本的山毛櫸林的最南界線位於鹿兒島縣。

A Japanese Beech Forest in the Utasai Area (Kuromatsunai Town) is the northernmost stand of wild Japanese beech trees, and is designated as a Japanese Natural Treasure. There is a two kilometer long walking path in the forest. It takes about two hours return on foot, and visitors should be careful of wild bears. At the entrance of the forest, there is a small park with free parking. This is on Hokkaido's Prefectural Road 266, which connects to Lake Toya. The Japanese beech is a species of broad leaved deciduous tree representative of Japan and it can be found in Kagoshima in Kyushu Island, the southernmost point of mainland Japan.