Pirikanoka


Pirikanoka is the Ainu name, sung in yukar, for a grouping of geological features in Hokkaidō, Japan. In 2009, Pirikanoka was nationally designated a Place of Scenic Beauty, with the first six sites listed below, with an extension in 2012 to include the next three, and another in 2014 for the tenth. Each has its own name in Ainu.

List of features

NameMunicipalityCommentsImageCoordinates
Mount Kudo
Kudo-san or Kutōn-nupuri
Nayoro
Mount Kogane
Kogane-yama or Pinnetai-orushipe
Ishikari
Cape Kamui
Kamui-misaki or Kamui-etō
Esashi, Hamatonbetsudifferent from Cape Kamui
Cape Erimo
Erimo-misaki or Onne-enrumu
Erimo
Ganbō Rock
Ganbō-iwa or Enka-rushi
Engaru
Kamuichashi
Kamuichashi
Toyoura
Etomo Peninsula Coastline
Etomo-hantō soto kaigan
Muroran
Mount Tokachiporoshiri
Tokachiporoshiri-dake or Tokachi-poroshiri
Obihiro, Nakasatsunai
Mount Poroshiri
Poroshiri-dake or Poroshiri
Biratori, Niikappu
Okikurumi Chashi and Muinoka
Okikurumi no chashi oyobi Muinoka
Biratori