In Abashiri city, the first flood ice was confirmed by the naked eye from the land first this season on the 28th last month, after which the drift ice slowly continued the south and approached the coast steadily. And on the 2nd most of the coast was covered with drift ice, at 3 pm Abashiri District Meteorological Observatory announced "First day of drift ice coast".

Even with the camera that NHK installed in Abashiri City, we could confirm that the coastal area of ​​the city is covered with drift ice.

Abashiri-shi "The first day of the drift ice coast" is the same as the normal year, same as last year. According to the meteorological observatory, the wind from the north continues to blow at the Okhotsk Sea side, so it is expected that drift ice will further approach the coast.

On the 2nd of "On the first day of the drift ice coast", tourists enjoyed a powerful cruising at the ice-streaming sightseeing vessel "O O Rara" in Abashiri, Hokkaido. Approximately 130 foreign and domestic tourists boarded the flight departing from 3:30 PM.

After departing, "O O Raori" proceeded while riding over a mass of drift ice, tourists took a memorial photograph against river ice and wings rest on watershed ice cheers by seeing the sea eagle I was raising it.

Tourists coming from Sendai City were talking about excitement, "I wanted to see drift ice, I kept moving."