Okotanpe湖 / Lake Okotanpe

Okotanpe湖（位於千歲市）是與Onneto湖、東雲湖並列於北海道三大秘湖。在那一帶生長著蝦夷松和冷杉等原始森林。雖然有一條可以走下去到湖畔的細小道路，但是對於一般人來說是非常難走的山路。開車無法前往湖畔。晴天時湖面會閃耀著碧藍色的光輝。到了秋天紅葉會倒映在湖面上。

Lake Okotanpe (Chitose City) is in a deep forest, and is said to be one of the three hidden lakes of Hokkaido. The other two are Lake Onneto and Lake Shinonome. Okotanpe means ‘village at the lower part of a river’ in the Ainu language. Around the lake, the deep forest of Ezomatsu and Todomatsu consists of typical pine trees of Hokkaido. There is a narrow path to the lake but it’s too difficult for the average person to walk. An observation spot is on the nearest road. When the sunshine reflects off the lake, the water looks bright blue. In autumn, it’s surrounded by colored leaves.