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October 22, 2014 No Responses

Shiretoko Goko Lakes

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 is located in Shiretoko National Park, which is designated World Natural heritage in 2005. Shiretoko Goko Lake...

October 21, 2014 No Responses

Frepe Waterfall in Shiretoko

There is no river with this fall. Melting snow becomes water flowing underground from Shiretoko mountain range, which is flowing from cracks of 100 height cliff. It looks like tears, so that people call the fall 'Tears of young girl'.

October 21, 2014 No Responses

Shiretoko Museum

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 bear, and Steller’s sea eagle. Also the museum shows many documents of local history about...

August 31, 2014 No Responses

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 Park and well known as the first place of the drift-ice comig.

August 31, 2014 No Responses

Shiretoko Pass(知床峠)

Route 334 is called Shiretoko connection road between Rausu and Utoro. Shiretoko Pass is located the middle of the road on the south-ward of Mt.Rausu-dake. Its height is 738 merters.

August 31, 2014 No Responses

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-step of the fall.

August 31, 2014 No Responses

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 replicas of scratch by animals such as bears which makes you learn about rules and manners when you explorer the grea...

August 31, 2014 No Responses

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. The Center makes you find everything about Shiretoko.

August 30, 2014 No Responses

Access to Shiretoko(Utoro): World Natural Heritage Site

There are some accesses to Shiretoko, World Natural Heritage Site.