Tsurumidai is located along Hokkaido Route 53, opposite a restaurant with a fancy open garden. This place becomes a feeding ground for Japanese cranes during the winter months from November to March. It gets especially crowded from January to February, when around 200 cranes gather to feed. Feeding takes place twice a day, in the morning and at around 2:30 in the afternoon.
※Note that feeding times may vary from year to year. For details, contact the Tsurui Village Board of Education (TEL 0154-64-2050).