COLO’s Traveler Guide: Shiretoko

Day 1

Tokyo Haneda 0705 (Japan Airlines JAL565) >> Memanbetsu 0845

Shiretoko Lakes

Drive to Oumu Town.

Dinner: Sushi Restaurant Sudo

Overnight stay: Hotel Hinodemisaki

Tips for Day 1
– I had originally planned to fly to Monbetsu by All Nippon Airways (ANA), but I could not get frequent flyer award ticket, so I flew to Memanbetsu by Japan Airlines (JAL). It turned out to allow me to go to Shiretoko under clear skies.

Day 2

Drive back to Shiretoko.

Overnight stay: KIKI Shiretoko

Day 3

– Shiretoko Lakes

Memanbetsu 2000 (Japan Airlines JAL566) >> Tokyo Haneda 2155

Tips for Day 3
– On the way back from Shiretoko to Abashiri, I passed through the narrow land between Lake Tofutsu and the Sea of Okhotsk, near the Genseikoen Station on the JR Kushiro Line. There was an observation deck on the hill, I was able to enjoy beautiful sunset.