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Shiretoko, Abashiri & Okhotsk model course, 2 nights / 3 days
A 3-day loop of Shiretoko, Abashiri & Okhotsk highlights starting from Memanbetsu Airport: Bihoro Pass, Kaminoko-ike Pond, Oshinkoshin Falls, Shiretoko Pass, Shiretoko Nature Center, Oronko Rock and more, with example hotels and estimated drive times.
- 🚗 Depart Memanbetsu Airport 09:00🚗 Drive about 53 min
- 1Bihoro Pass美幌町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~30 min · 🕘 09:53–10:23A magnificent pass with a sweeping view down over Lake Kussharo, also famed for seas of cloud from summer into autumn.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 49 min
- 2Kaminoko-ike Pond清里町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~30 min · 🕘 11:12–11:42A small, mysterious pond of clear blue water said to be fed by underground flow from Lake Mashu.🗓 5月-10月🚗 Drive about 1h 33min
- 3Oshinkoshin Falls斜里町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~20 min · 🕘 13:15–13:35One of Japan's top 100 waterfalls, a twin cascade at the entrance to Shiretoko.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 36 min
- 🍴 純の番屋· 🍴 Lunch spots · 🕘 14:11–15:11🚗 Drive about 14 min
- 4Shiretoko Pass斜里町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~30 min · 🕘 15:25–15:55A superb pass with views of Mt. Rausu and Kunashiri Island, in brown-bear country.🗓 5月-11月🚗 Drive about 13 min
- 5Shiretoko Nature Center斜里町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~45 min · 🕘 16:08–16:53A hub sharing Shiretoko's nature and safety info, the trailhead to Furepe Falls, with a large-screen theater and shop (approx. location).🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 5 min
- 6Oronko Rock斜里町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~30 min · 🕘 16:58–17:28A 60 m boulder towering over Utoro Port; from the top, up a steep staircase, you can survey the Shiretoko coastline.🗓 通年
- 🏨 レンブラントリゾート知床(旧:知床ノーブルホテル) example hotel · 17:29 arr.北海道斜里郡斜里町ウトロ東3 · ¥8,350〜
- 🚗 Depart レンブラントリゾート知床(旧:知床ノーブルホテル) 08:30🚗 Drive about 1 min
- 7Utoro Onsen斜里町 · ♨️ Hot springs · 🕘 08:31–09:31The gateway to Shiretoko sightseeing and the departure point for drift-ice cruises.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 6 min
- 8Furepe Falls斜里町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 09:37–10:37A groundwater waterfall that slips quietly off a Shiretoko cliff to the sea, also called the 'Maiden's Tears', reachable on foot.🗓 4月下旬-11月🚗 Drive about 11 min
- 9Shiretoko Goko Lakes斜里町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~90 min · 🕘 10:48–12:18Five lakes ringed by primeval forest, the symbol of World Heritage Shiretoko.🗓 4月下旬-11月上旬🚗 Drive about 25 min
- 🍴 いさみ寿し· 🍴 Lunch spots · 🕘 12:43–13:43🚗 Drive about 1 min
- 10Rausu Nature Cruise羅臼町 · 🛶 Activities · stay ~150 min · 🕘 13:44–16:14Whale- and bird-watching cruises from Rausu: sperm whales and orcas in summer, drift ice and eagles in winter.🗓 通年(夏=クジラ/冬=流氷)
- 🏨 陶灯りの宿 らうす第一ホテル example hotel · 16:18 arr.北海道目梨郡羅臼町湯ノ沢町1 · ¥4,760〜
- 🚗 Depart 陶灯りの宿 らうす第一ホテル 08:30🚗 Drive about 24 min
- 11Kamuiwakka Yu-no-taki斜里町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 08:54–09:54A waterfall of flowing hot-spring water where you can experience stream-climbing.🗓 6月-10月🚗 Drive about 2h 42min
- 12Wakka Gensei Kaen佐呂間町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 12:36–13:36One of Japan's largest coastal plant communities, with some 300 flower species on a long sandbar between Lake Saroma and the Sea of Okhotsk.🗓 4月下旬-10月🚗 Drive about 48 min
- 🍴 Roadside Station Ryuhyo Kaido Abashiri網走市 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~60 min · 🕘 14:24–15:24A roadside station at the mouth of the Abashiri River with local dishes like zangi rice bowls; drift-ice cruises also depart here.
- 🏁 Arrive Memanbetsu Airport 15:55
How this course works
The route leaves Memanbetsu Airport at 9:00, visits each sight for a typical stay time and reaches the hotel by 18:00. Drive times are estimates; roads in Eastern Hokkaido are long and quiet, so keep a comfortable margin.
Hotels are examples near the last stop of each day, from Rakuten Travel listings. If your hotel is booked, enter its name when creating a plan; you can also change the start/end point (airports or your current location) and departure time.
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