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Shiretoko, Abashiri & Okhotsk Hidden gems tour, 2 nights / 3 days
A 3-day drive around Shiretoko, Abashiri & Okhotsk focused entirely on Hidden gems. Starting from Memanbetsu Airport, it takes in Furetoi Observatory, Sakura Falls, Ura-Mashu Observatory, オヤコツ地獄, Road to the Sky, Koshikawa Bridge (former Konpoku Line) and more.
- 🚗 Depart Memanbetsu Airport 09:00🚗 Drive about 41 min
- 1Furetoi Observatory小清水町 · 🧭 Hidden gems · stay ~25 min · 🕘 09:41–10:06A shell-shaped lookout next to Koshimizu Gensei Kaen, with views of the Sea of Okhotsk, Lake Tofutsu and Mt. Shari.🚗 Drive about 40 min
- 2Sakura Falls清里町 · 🧭 Hidden gems · stay ~30 min · 🕘 10:46–11:16A famous early-summer spot (June-August) where cherry salmon leap a ~3 m waterfall; thousands a day make the attempt.🚗 Drive about 26 min
- 3Ura-Mashu Observatory清里町 · 🧭 Hidden gems · stay ~30 min · 🕘 11:42–12:12The less-visited northeast lookout over Lake Mashu, less prone to fog and nicknamed the 'clear Ura-Mashu'.🚗 Drive about 36 min
- 4オヤコツ地獄· 🧭 Hidden gems · 🕘 12:48–13:48🚗 Drive about 1h 6min
- 🍴 Roadside Station Märchen Hill Memanbetsu大空町 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~60 min · 🕘 14:54–15:54A roadside station near Memanbetsu Airport, with a restaurant and farm stand using Ozora-cho produce.
- 🏨 湯元ホテル山水 美肌の湯 example hotel · 15:57 arr.北海道網走郡大空町女満別湖畔3-2-3 · ¥5,000〜
- 🚗 Depart 湯元ホテル山水 美肌の湯 08:30🚗 Drive about 1h 25min
- 5Road to the Sky斜里町 · 🧭 Hidden gems · stay ~30 min · 🕘 09:55–10:25A ~28 km dead-straight road that vanishes into the horizon, appearing to lead up into the sky — a famous photo spot.🚗 Drive about 13 min
- 6Koshikawa Bridge (former Konpoku Line)斜里町 · 🧭 Hidden gems · stay ~20 min · 🕘 10:38–10:58A concrete arch bridge of the never-completed JNR Konpoku Line, a little-known wartime civil-engineering relic.🚗 Drive about 1h 19min
- 7別海町観光船· 🧭 Hidden gems · 🕘 12:17–13:17🚗 Drive about 4 min
- 🍴 ミートハウス ながの· 🍴 Lunch spots · 🕘 13:21–14:21🚗 Drive about 1h 57min
- 8日本最北東突端地· 🧭 Hidden gems · 🕘 16:18–17:18
- 🏨 陶灯りの宿 らうす第一ホテル example hotel · 17:56 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 3h 3min
- 9チュウルイ島 マリモ展示観察センター· 🧭 Hidden gems · 🕘 11:33–12:33
- 🏁 Arrive Memanbetsu Airport 13:53
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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