Sightseeing in shiretoko area
Stadiums/Arenas
Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval
The Meiji Hokkaido Tokachi Oval is an indoor speed skating rink in Obihiro City, used as a venue for the 2017 Asian Winter Games speed skating competition. It is located at Obihiro …
Kushiro Ice Arena
Kushiro Ice Arena is the home arena of the Hokkaido Team (Asia Ice Hockey League). Address: 3-6-33 Tottoriodori, Kushiro, Hokkaido Capacity: 3,739 Opened: 1996 Getting to the Stadi …
KKS Kushiro Kouseisha Ice Arena
KKS Kushiro Koseisha Ice Arena is an indoor ice skating rink in Kushiro City, with an outdoor skating rink next to it. Address: 1-1 Yanagimachi, Kushiro, Hokkaido Opened: 1979 Gett …
Taiho Sumo Memorial Museum
The Taiho Sumo Memorial Museum is located in Kawayu Onsen, where 48th Yokozuna sumo wrestler "Taiho" spent his childhood. The museum exhibits the glorious history of sumo wrestler …
Obihiro no Mori Ice Arena
Obihiro no Mori Ice Arena is in Obihiro City. The arena is located at Obihiro-no-Mori Sports Park, which includes a baseball stadium, an athletic stadium, and a public swimming poo …
Stadiums/Arenas
Kamuiwakka Hot Falls (Hokkaido)
The Kamuiwakka Hot Falls is a place to combine sightseeing with the Shiretoko Five Lakes. From the Shiretoko Five Lakes, drive in the opposite direction to the town of Utoro, and f …
Kuma no Yu Hot Spring (Hokkaido)
From Shiretoko Pass, head towards Rausu-cho, and just before the Rausu Visitor Center you will find the Kumano-yu bathhouse. There is no address, so you have to drive carefully to …
Kaminoko ike (Hokkaido)
The nearby Lake Mashu is called the Lake of God in the Ainu language. The pond is called "Kaminoko-ike (Kami = God)" because it is made of groundwater from Lake Mashu. This pond is …
Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train (Hokkaido)
The Norokko Train is a train that takes you from Kushiro Station to Touro Station with a view of the Kushiro Marsh. Unlike the observatory, the train runs close to the marshland, s …
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Tawadaira Observatory (Hokkaido)
The Tawadaira Observatory is a large ranch that offers a 360 degree view of the horizon and can be reached by car from Kushiro City in less than an hour and a half. It is a very va …