Shiretoko(知床)

Climbing the Kamuiwakka Hot Falls, Kamuiwakka-Yu-no-taki
Kamuiwakka hot falls, called Kamuiwakka-yu-no-taki(カムイワッカ湯の滝) is located in the center of Shiretoko national park. The falls comes from the mount…Read More

Shiretoko Cruising
Foods, Wild Nature, Mount Climbing, Treking etc,. There are many things to enjoy Shiretoko. But there is a thing I want to do, Shiretoko Cruising. It…Read More

Shiretoko Goko Lakes(知床五湖)
Shiretoko Goko Lakes is one of the wildest and untouched lakes in Japan. "Goko" means five lakes, so Shiretoko Goko Lakes contains five lakes, which i…Read More

Frepe Waterfall in Shiretoko(フレペの滝)
There is no river with this fall. Melting snow becomes water flowing underground from Shiretoko mountain range, which is flowing from cracks of 100 he…Read More

Shiretoko Museum(知床博物館)
Shiretoko Museum(知床博物館) presents large collections of records and documents relating to the wild animals, plants and insects such as Higuma, Hokkaido …Read More

Cape Puyuni
Cape Puyuni, refering to a place of a hole in Ainu, is located the north-ward of Shiretoko Peninsula. Thi is in the area of The Shiretoko National Par…Read More

Shiretoko Pass(知床峠)
Route 334 is called Shiretoko connection road(知床横断道路) between Rausu and Utoro. Shiretoko Pass is located the middle of the road on the south-ward of M…Read More

Kamuiwakka Hot Spring Falls(カムイワッカ湯の滝)
Hot spring water comes from Mt.Shiretoko-Iwozan, an active volcano, flowing into the Kamui-wakka River, so that it is the hot spring river. Kamui refe…Read More

Oronkoiwa Rock
This rock derives from the Oronko people who are indigenous people in the area long time ago. It is a huge rock, 60 meters height located near the Uto…Read More

Oshinkoshin-no-taki Waterfall in Shiretoko
This is well known as 'the twin beauties' fall', due to folking into two parts on the half-way down. You'll see the exciting waterfall at the side-ste…Read More

Shiretoko World Heritage Center
The Shiretoko World Heritage Center shows you life-size photos of brown bears, deer and other animals living in Shiretoko. Also there are some replica…Read More

Shiretoko National Park Nature Center
The Shiretoko Nature Center is the gateway to Shiretoko National Park which is located at the fork to the Shiretoko Goko Lake and the Shiretoko Pass.…Read More

Access to Shiretoko(Utoro): World Natural Heritage Site
There are some accesses to Shiretoko, World Natural Heritage Site. From Sapporo to Shiretoko(Utoro) JR + Bus Take a Hakodate/Sekihoku line to…Read More