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Kushiro, Mashu & Nemuro model course, 3 nights / 4 days
A 4-day loop of Kushiro, Mashu & Nemuro highlights starting from Kushiro Airport: Kushiro Municipal Zoo, Kushiro Wetlands, Washo Market, Fishermans Wharf MOO, Nusamai Bridge, Hosooka Observatory and more, with example hotels and estimated drive times.
- 🚗 Depart Kushiro Airport 09:00🚗 Drive about 10 min
- 1Kushiro Municipal Zoo釧路市 · 🛶 Activities · stay ~90 min · 🕘 09:10–10:40One of Hokkaido's largest zoos, home to red-crowned cranes, Amur tigers and Blakiston's fish owls.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 13 min
- 2Kushiro Wetlands釧路市 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~90 min · 🕘 10:53–12:23Japan's largest wetland, a Ramsar Convention site.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 12 min
- 🍴 Sakebanya釧路市 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~60 min · 🕘 12:35–13:35A fishery-run seafood robata where you grill your own catch, famed for bowls heaped with salmon roe and salmon.🚗 Drive about 3 min
- 3Washo Market釧路市 · 🐟 Food & markets · stay ~45 min · 🕘 13:38–14:23A long-established market famed for the build-your-own 'katte-don' seafood rice bowl.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 2 min
- 4Fishermans Wharf MOO釧路市 · 🐟 Food & markets · stay ~60 min · 🕘 14:25–15:25A market and gourmet complex along the Kushiro River.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 0 min
- 5Nusamai Bridge釧路市 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~20 min · 🕘 15:25–15:45A bridge with a view of one of the world's three great sunsets.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 24 min
- 6Hosooka Observatory釧路町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~30 min · 🕘 16:09–16:39A popular lookout, also famed for sunsets, over the sharply meandering Kushiro River and the endless wetland.🗓 通年
- 🏨 釧路湿原 とうろの宿 example hotel · 16:51 arr.北海道川上郡標茶町塘路83-8
- 🚗 Depart 釧路湿原 とうろの宿 08:30🚗 Drive about 7 min
- 7Kushiro Wetland Canoe標茶町 · 🛶 Activities · stay ~150 min · 🕘 08:37–11:07A popular canoe trip down the Kushiro River from Lake Toro to Hosooka, taking in the wetland from the water.🗓 4月-11月🚗 Drive about 30 min
- 8Onnenai Visitor Center鶴居村 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 11:37–12:37A free visitor center on the west side of the Kushiro Wetland, with boardwalks to view marsh plants and birds up close (approx. location).🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 24 min
- 🍴 Kushiro Ramen Maruhira釧路市 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~50 min · 🕘 13:01–13:51A long-established Kushiro ramen shop with thin wavy noodles in a light seafood-soy broth, a local favorite for years.🚗 Drive about 1h 9min
- 9Akkeshi Gourmet Park Conchiglie厚岸町 · 🐟 Food & markets · stay ~60 min · 🕘 15:00–16:00A popular roadside station where you can charcoal-grill Akkeshi's specialty oysters on the spot, with fresh seafood the draw.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 40 min
- 10Kiritappu Cape浜中町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~40 min · 🕘 16:40–17:20A clifftop cape jutting into the Pacific, a grand scenic spot known for fog, flowers and sea otters.🗓 通年
- 🏨 えとぴりか村 example hotel · 17:24 arr.北海道厚岸郡浜中町湯沸157番地 · ¥4,900〜
- 🚗 Depart えとぴりか村 08:30🚗 Drive about 54 min
- 11Lake Furen別海町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~45 min · 🕘 09:24–10:09A paradise for migratory birds, viewable from Hakuchodai (Swan Point).🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 38 min
- 12Kaie Tour Notsuke Canoe別海町 · 🛶 Activities · stay ~120 min · 🕘 10:47–12:47A relaxed 2-hour canoe/kayak trip around Notsuke Bay led by a local guide; Kunashiri Island is visible across the bay.🗓 4月下旬-10月末🚗 Drive about 2 min
- 🍴 Roadside Station Odaito別海町 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~50 min · 🕘 12:49–13:39A roadside station on Notsuke Bay at Odaito, with a lookout and a diner serving the specialty northern shrimp; Kaie's home town.🚗 Drive about 7 min
- 13Betsukai Sightseeing Boat別海町 · 🛶 Activities · stay ~90 min · 🕘 13:46–15:16A sail-style sightseeing boat that tours Notsuke Bay and Todowara from the sea, departing from Odaito.🚗 Drive about 12 min
- 14Notsuke Peninsula別海町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~90 min · 🕘 15:28–16:58Japan's largest sand spit, with the eerie standing-dead-tree scenery of Todowara and Narawara.🗓 通年
- 🏨 尾岱沼温泉 野付湯元 うたせ屋 example hotel · 17:10 arr.北海道野付郡別海町尾岱沼港町132 · ¥15,400〜
- 🚗 Depart 尾岱沼温泉 野付湯元 うたせ屋 08:30🚗 Drive about 16 min
- 15Notsuke Todowara別海町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~60 min · 🕘 08:46–09:46A desolate, iconic Notsuke Peninsula view of fir forest killed by sea wind and saltwater.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 4 min
- 16Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center別海町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 09:50–10:50The hub of the Notsuke Peninsula (Japan's largest sand spit), with a trail to Todowara, a tractor-bus stop and a lookout rest house.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 1h 5min
- 17Kaiyo-dai中標津町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~30 min · 🕘 11:55–12:25A 330-degree horizon panorama of quintessentially Hokkaido scenery.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 0 min
- 🍴 Caffe Kaiyodai中標津町 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~40 min · 🕘 12:25–13:05A ranch cafe near Kaiyodai, popular for sweeping views and its honey soft-serve and gelato.🚗 Drive about 22 min
- 18Karamatsu-no-yu (Yoroushi)中標津町 · ♨️ Hot springs · stay ~40 min · 🕘 13:27–14:07A free riverside open-air wild hot spring at Yoroushi, a beloved local secret-onsen with a remote feel.🚗 Drive about 34 min
- 19Tawadaira標茶町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~30 min · 🕘 14:41–15:11A ranch with a lookout offering a 360-degree view of pasture stretching to the horizon — vast, classic Hokkaido.🗓 4月-11月
- 🏁 Arrive Kushiro Airport 16:45
How this course works
The route leaves Kushiro 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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