[2025 Shari Attraction] Travel Guide for Shiretoko National Park (Updated Jan)

"Shiretoko National Park" where you can enjoy the great nature of Shiretoko and the Shiretoko Five Lakes. *The Shiretoko Five Lakes are a group of five lakes. Admission to this beautiful park is free🆓 What makes this place different from other parks is that if you're lucky, you might even encounter bears or deer🐻🫎 And it's super safe because you can view it from the bridge! If you want to experience some thrills, we recommend the "Ground Promenade"! After a lecture, you can walk along the mountain path where the bears live🐻 There is a large loop (3km) and a small loop (1.6km), and it's super cheap at 250 yen for adults and 100 yen for children! It's always exciting, but you'll pass by the lakes so you can enjoy the spectacular views! I was sandwiched between two bears, but I was okay lol - - - - - - - - — - - - - - - - - 𖠿 Shiretoko Five Lakes Field House ⚑ Shiretoko National Park, Shari-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido Open: 8:00AM - Evening (changes depending on the season) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

🐻 Want to visit Shiretoko National Park with the brown bears and their cubs, watch whales, dolphins, and seals, see Steller's sea eagles and white-tailed eagles, and experience 'Drift Ice Walking'. ㅤ 🦌 Want to stroll on the sandbars of Notsuke Peninsula, see the underwater forest, deer, wild birds, and various flowers. ㅤ 🧊 Want to see miles of drift ice drifting with the ocean currents towards Nemuro and Cape Nosappu. ㅤ 🐟 Want to go to Utoro and Rausu to eat sea urchins and pollock, taste salmon roe, prawns, and scallops in Otaidonuma, and not miss the Hanasaki crabs and saury in Nemuro.

#Sakura2024 A hiking adventure in Shiretoko National Park is an amazing experience where we can see traces of various wildlife and experience the quiet beauty of winter to the fullest, amidst the natural atmosphere covered in pure white snow. 🕘 Activity duration: Approximately 3 hours (including time spent traveling to and from the hotel) Round-trip hiking distance: Approximately 5 kilometers 🪭Hiking activity participation fee: 6,500 yen/person (including hotel pick-up and drop-off, guide, and snow shoes that are already lent, no additional fee) Pay the guide in cash on the day of the activity. 🔆What to bring: Hat, sunglasses, gloves, should wear windproof and waterproof clothing 📍Location of the tour pick-up and drop-off point Kiki Hotel SHIRETOKO NATURAL RESORT (You can arrange with the tour company to pick you up in front of the hotel for no additional fee) If you are not staying at a hotel nearby Must get on the bus here: Roadside Rest Area Utoro-Shirietoku 💡Precautions: Please book a local tour guide online at least 3 days before the activity date to arrange a convenient date, time slot, and time for the van to pick you up. 📸Photos taken during: March 2024 ❄️Approximate temperature: -8 degrees Celsius 📕Recommended activities: Walking, taking photos, watching deer, studying footprints and other animal tracks that live in Shiretoko National Park ⭐️How to get to your hotel in Shiretoko: From Sapporo, take the bus at Chuo Bus Sapporo Terminal 🚍Departure: Departure time: 23:15 (It is a sleeper bus with reclining seats) There is a toilet in the car) Arrive at Kiki Natural Resort the next day at 06:39. 🚍Return trip: Depart from Kiki SHIRETOKO NATURAL RESORT at 09:08, arrive at the destination Sapporo at around 16:22. **There is only one bus per day for both the outbound and return trips.** 💴Fee from Sapporo: 7,850 yen/trip/person, round trip 15,700 yen/person (buy tickets and choose seats online) 🌸The estimated cherry blossom season in Sapporo is around: April 25-29, 2024 #TravelJapan #shiretoko #hokkaido #shiretoko #snowwalking #hokkaido #shiretokonationalpark

#thingstodo Between the months of December and February, you can set off on a tour of Shiretoko National Park to look for the most iconic winter creatures of the region. Through binoculars and telescopes, you can enjoy the majestic sight of the Steller's sea eagle or white-tailed eagle as they search for prey or dive into the sea. Some of these eagles measure an unforgettable one meter in length or two meters by wingspan. You may also encounter other creatures including the Ezo deer, Ezo red fox, and seals on the drift ice.