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Oronko Rock: Overlooking the Sea of Okhotsk
Situated on at the edge of the town of Shari on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Oronko Rock sits overlooking the harbour. In fact you even have to go through an opening in a rock to get to the Aurora Cruise, which goes to the northeasternmost point in Japan. Oronko Rock sits very close to the town…
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Furetoi Observation Deck: Over the Okhotsk Coast and Shiretoko Peninsula
Just down the road from Koshimizu Genseikaen lies the Furetoi Observation Deck. As the name suggests, here you are able to observe something: Japan’s Okhotsk Coast and the nearby Shiretoko peninsula. Without further ado, please feast your eyes on these sights: Side note, the mascot for this area is a seal because this is where…
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Aurora Cruise: Cruising to Japan’s Northeasternmost Point
Shiretoko peninsula, home to the Shiretoko UNESCO Natural Heritage site, is Japan’s northeasternmost point. There are no roads or other ways to get there, so the only way to see that is by taking the Aurora Cruise from Utoro. Getting a ticket at the Aurora Cruise Ticket Office Aurora Cruises is a tour company that…
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Shiretoko Village: Hotel Review (Utoro, Japan)
About Shiretoko Village Shiretoko Village is a ryokan-style (Japanese inn) hostel and hotel with an onsen approximately 1 km from the centre of Utoro, a village in the Shiretoko UNESCO Natural Heritage Park. It sits partially up a hill in a forest away from other buildings and hotels. Shiretoko Village offers beds in dorms, individual…
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Shiretoko Goko: Hokkaido’s UNESCO Natural Heritage Lakes
Shiretoko (from the native Ainu siretok meaning “end of the Earth”) is a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site located on Hokkaido’s northeasternmost peninsula. Not only does it have one of the richest, most integrated ecosystems in the world (especially the interplay between marine and alpine terrestrial ecology), not only is this the southernmost place in the…
