About Eastern Hokkaido Mitsuboshi Kaido.
Eastern Hokkaido Mitsuboshi Kaido is the sightseeing route connecting three scenic spots in eastern Hokkaido region (Lake Akan, Lake Mashu and Shiretoko) which have been evaluated with three stars by a world-famous guidebook.
Recommended Gourmet in Utoro and Shari Area
- A:Waterfall of Oshinkoshin
- B:Roadside Rest Area "Utoro-Shirietoku”
- C:Shiretoko World Heritage Centre
- D:Shiretoko Natural Center
- 1.CAFÉ and BAR 334
- 2.café bar music GVO
- 3.BON'S HOME
- 4.Oka café
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1.CAFÉ and BAR 334
A cafe restaurant opened in 2018 on the first floor of the popular ryokan inn, "Kitakobushi Shiretoko" in Utoro district. There are a large number of attractive cafe menus including "Roast Beef Sandwich of Shiretoko Beef" which is limited to 10 meals a day and fresh pasta made from the wheat produced in Shari.
- 172 Utoro-higashi, Shari-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido
- TEL:0152-24-2021
- Closed irregularly
- Lunch:a.m. - 3:00 p.m.(FOOD L.O 2:30 p.m.) 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Bar:6:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.(FOOD L.O 10:30 p.m.／DRINK L.O 11:00 p.m.)
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2.café bar music GVO
Located along the coast of Shiretoko and Utoro. The shop owner whose main business is sea urchin fishing only opens the shop during the winter holiday season. You will definitely want to eat the menu using sea urchin, such as an Uni Ankake Rice Bowl and an Sea Urchin Cream Pasta. From February to March, you can see the drift ice from the store.
- 91-5 Utoro-nishi, Shari-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido
- TEL:0152-24-3040
- Business Period: Approx. from September to March
- Days Closed: Every Wednesday and the 2nd Thursday
- Cafe: 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Bar: 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
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3.BON'S HOME
A coffee shop on the first floor of a minshuku inn. They also offer sweets such as gratin of potato, such as "Shiretoko Chestnut Potato" and "Shiretoko Etto Beni Potato", and foods including curry, handmade cake and chestnut potato pudding etc.
- 217 Utoro-higashi, Shari-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido
- TEL:0152−24−2271
- 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ※ 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. in summer * May close earlier
- Closed irregularly
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4.Oka café
A cafe that stands in a field in Shari with a good view. The beautiful scenery overlooking the mountains of Shiretoko such as famous peaks, Mt. Sharidake, will be served first. The soup curry and coffee using local ingredients are also served. This cafe is recommended when you take a rest during Shiretoko drive.
- 103 Taiei, Shari-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido
- TEL:0152-23-8066
- 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Recommended Gourmet in Teshikaga (Mashu and Kawayu Onsen) Area
- A:Lake Kussharo / Sunayu
- B:Mount Iō
- C:Lake Mashu first observatory
- D:Kawayuonsen Station
- E:Mashu Station
- 1.Mori no Hall
- 2.Miraku Sushi
- 3.Ryogoku Shokudo
- 4.Suzume Shokudo & Bar
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1.Mori no Hall
A cafe in front of Kawayu Station. Lunch menus include sweets made of seasonal fruits such as a precious tart with mango from Teshikaga are available.
- 2 Kawayu-ekimae, Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido
- TEL:015-483-2906
- 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Days Closed: Tuesdays, the 2nd and the 4th Monday
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2.Miraku Sushi
A sushi restaurant located in Kawayu Onsen Street. They are proud of sushi using fresh ingredients from both the northern Okhotsk and southern Kushiro. There are a large number of dishes, including rice bowl dishes such as ikura (salmon roe) rice bowl and a la carte dishes, and a large number of Japanese sake.
- 1-5-36 Kawayu Onsen, Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido
- 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
- Closed irregularly
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3.Ryogoku Shokudo
A store that is open for two generations of the mother and the daughter in Teshikaga, which is known as the production area of delicious buckwheat noodles, "Mashu Soba", making the best of the cool weather in summer. In addition to menus such as Tanuki Soba with the secret sauce, "Ganso (original) Soba Ramen" is also popular.
- 2-9-6 Chuo, Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido
- 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Closed irregularly
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4.Suzume Shokudo & Bar
This restaurant features cute exterior standing along Kawayu Onsen Street. They offer fusion food with the concept of "Simple and friendly dishes to you". In the daytime, lunch is served. In the night, it opens as bar.
- 3-1-1 Kawayu Onsen, Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido
- TEL:015-486-7380
- 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.(L.O.) 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.(L.O.)
- ※ Open only in lunchtime on Sundays
- Store Holidays: Wednesdays, the 1st and 3rd Thursday
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Recommended Gourmet in Lake Akan area
- A:Lake Akan Ainu Kotan
- B:Akanko Marimukan Tourist Information Center
- C:Lake Akan Eco Museum Center
- D:Akan Sightseeing Cruise Company
- 1.Folklore Cafe PORONNO
- 2.Pan de Pan
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1.Folklore Cafe PORONNO
A cafe where you can enjoy body-friendly cuisines, from traditional Ainu cuisine to the original dishes, which has been opening for a long time at Ainu Kotan of Lake Akan. Poche Potato pizza, "Poche Pizza" with unique texture is recommended.
- 4-7-8 Akanko Onsen, Akan-cho, Kushiro-shi, Hokkaido
- TEL:0154-67-2159
- 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (L.O.) 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.(L.O.)
- ※ Open only in lunchtime on Sundays
- Store Holidays: Wednesdays, the 1st and 3rd Thursday
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2.Pan de Pan
The only bakery along Akanko Onsen Street. Abundant variety of bread made from wheat mainly from Hokkaido and Akan Hyakunen (100-year) Water, cream puffs and cakes are also lined up. Eat-in is available.
- 3-1-1 Kawayu Onsen, Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido
- TEL:015-486-7380
- 12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. during November - April. Reservation required.)
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Recommended Gourmet in Nakashibetsu Area
- A:Nakashibetsu Airport
- B:Kaiyodai Observatory
- C:Tobu South Hills
- 1.Murakami Udon
- 2.Sato-san's Gyoza
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1.Murakami Udon
This is a Sanuki Udon specialty restaurant opened in 2015. The authentic taste is popular in the local area. The recommended menu is "Carbonara Udon" to which you can put Nakashibetsu Gouda Cheese as much as you like by yourself.
- 1-11 Higashi 2-jo Kita 1-chome, Nakashibetsu-cho, Shibetsu-gun, Hokkaido
- TEL:0153-77-9977
- 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays)
- Store Holidays: Wednesdays
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2.Sato-san's Gyoza
A hidden gyoza dumpling shop that operates in the residential area of Nakashibetsu, where there are many houses. The "Italian Gyoza Dumpling with Red Tomato Skin" with plenty of Nakashibetsu Cheese has a big impact.
- 27 Higashi 34-jo Kita 2-chome, Nakashibetsu-cho, Shibetsu-gun, Hokkaido
- TEL:0153-73-2397
- 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Days Closed: Wednesdays and the 4th Thursday
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Recommended Gourmet in Abashiri Area
- A:Roadside Rest Area "Ryūhyō-Kaidō Abashiri”
- B:Abashiri Prison Museum
- C:Okhotsk Ryūhyō Museum
- D:Hokkaidō Museum of Northern Peoples
- E:Kitahama Station
- 1.Sobakiri On
- 2.cafe & cake Fuka
- 3.Café＆restaurant 360
- 4.Sushi Dining KIYOMASA
- 5.BEER & SCOTCH BAR THE EARTH
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1.Sobakiri On
A soba shop with an old appearance in a sightseeing spot, Tentozan area, in Abashiri. They offer a fragrant handmade soba noodles made with home-milling buckwheat from Okhotsk in a stone mill every day.
- 190-1 Aza Yobito, Abashiri-shi, Hokkaido
- TEL:0152-48-3470
- 11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. *
- Store Holidays: Mondays
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2.Cafe & Cake Fuka
A popular sweets shop in Abashiri located in the foot of Mt. Tentozan. They serve cake, baked sweets, pudding, etc. which are carefully made from Hokkaido's ingredients such as pasteurized milk from local area in Abashiri. You can enjoy a full view of Lake Abashiri from the terrace of the shop.
- 121-7 Aza Yobito, Abashiri-shi, Hokkaido
- TEL:0152-48-2006
- 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Cafe L.O., 6:00 p.m. in summer, 5:00 p.m. in winter
- Store Holidays: Wednesdays (The next day in the case that Wednesday is a holiday.)
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3.Café&restaurant 360
A restaurant located in "Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum" where drift ice is exhibited all year round at the summit of Mt. Tentozan. You can enjoy the superb view from the glass-walled shop. Italian cuisine made from the ingredients produced in Abashiri or in Hokkaido.
- 244-3 Tentozan, Abashiri-shi, Hokkaido
- TEL:0152-67-7643
- 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. L.O.) / November - April, 11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (4:00 p.m. L.O.)
- Store Holidays: December 31st and January 1st
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4.Sushi Dining KIYOMASA
This restaurant is popular for its sushi and creative cuisine made with fresh ingredients from Sea of Okhotsk. The traditional Japanese restaurant with the concept of "Neo-Japanesque" has a counter, a relaxing private room and a large hall and so on. It is recommended for those who want to enjoy seasonal taste in Abashiri.
- Minami 3-jo Nishi 2-chome, Abashiri City, Hokkaido (behind Central Hotel)
- TEL: 0152-61-0003
- 5:00 p.m. - 0:00 a.m.
- Open all year round
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5.BEER & SCOTCH BAR
THE EARTHAn authentic bar that opened in 1990. Offering a cocktail with drift ice "Planet of Blue" and a drink unique to Abashiri such as "Ryuhyo (drift ice) on the Rock". There are also plenty of food menu using Abashiri ingredients.
- Dai-2 Tsukasa Bldg. 1F, Minami 3-jo Nishi 2-chome, Abashiti-shi, Hokkaido
- TEL:0152-43-5939
- 7:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m. (0:00 am on Sundays and holidays)
- Store Holidays: December 31st and January 1st
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Experience and activities in the Utoro and Shari Area
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More than 10,000 people participated in just two months!Drift Ice Walking Experience
It is conducted only during the period from early February to mid-March when drift ice covers the sea. Wearing a special dry suit (the one thicker then wet suit), you will walk on the drift ice or will fall into the sea. This is a precious experience only at this time.
- Fee: About 5,000 JPY and up
- Duration: About 90 minutes
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Premium experience with limited number of peopleShiretoko Five Lakes Tour during the Severe Winter Period
Contrary to the lush summer, this is a tour of the Shiretoko Five Lakes surrounded by pure white snow where you take a walk wearing snow shoes. At times you can see animals running on snowy fields and drift ice spread to Sea of Okhotsk.
- Fee: About 6,000 JPY and up
- Duration: About 4 hours
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For those who want to experience the nature of Shiretoko casually:Furepe Waterfall Guided Tour
Heading to Furepe Waterfall which is known as a waterfall called "Tears of Maiden" flowing from Shiretoko's sheer cliff Since it is a relatively flat path, it is also recommended for trekking beginners.
- Fee: About 3,000 JPY and up
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Cruise to Meet Brown Bears More Than LikelyShiretoko Higuma (brown bear) Watching Cruise
A two-hour cruise that you depart from Utoro Port and goes forward to the sacred bear's holy land, "Rusha Bay" short of Shiretoko Cape. You can see wild brown bears at a probability of 80% or more.
- Fee: About 5,500 JPY and up
Teshikaga (Mashu and Kussharo) Area Experience and Activities
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Canoeing the World of Snow and IceKushiro River Headwaters Canoeing in Midwinter
Canoeing Kushiro River source stream where the temperature drops to minus 20 degrees on a cold day. There are occasionally sparkling diamond dusts on white trees with frost. You can't experience it any other places.
- Fee: About 7,000 JPY and up
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The outer crater of Mashu is covered with white frostMashu ice on tree tour
Leaving Kawayu Onsen early in the morning and heading to Lake Mashu. It is a tour where you can see beautiful frost sticking to trees in the glow of sunrise.
- Fee: About 3,500 JPY and up
- Duration: About 90 minutes
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The starry sky guides will show you the star-filled night sky.Lake Mashu Star Gazing Trip
Leaving Kawayu Onsen to visit Lake Mashu at night. The full starry sky of 360 degrees is a beautiful scenery that can never be seen in the city.
- Fee: About 3,500 JPY and up
- Duration: About 90 minutes
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You might see the double sea of clouds of Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo.Mashu and Kussharo Cloud Sea Tour
A tour to see cloud sea in the early morning around Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo, which are known for the high probability of occurrence of sea cloud. If you are lucky, you can enjoy a dynamic cloud of sea.
- Fee: About 3,500 JPY and up
Experience and Activities in Lake Akan Area
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Let's go to see ice flowers blooming on Lake Akan in winter.Early Morning Walking Tour in Silver Shining Lake Akan
Lake Akan is completely covered with ice in winter. This is the tour where you can walk on Lake Akan wearing snowshoes (Western snowshoes) in the early morning. If the weather conditions meet, you can see pretty ice crystals, "Frost Flower".
- Fee: About 2,500 JPY and up
- Duration: About 90 minutes
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The tour where you can enjoy the snow, forest and river at once.Winter River Trip of River Akan
You walk through "Akan River" which is an only river pouring from Lake Akan and walk near the clear stream to aim at a place where hot springs gush out.
- Fee: About 4,500 JPY and up
- Duration: About 180 minutes
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You can eat freshly caught wakasagi (surf smelt) by making tempura with it.Smelt Fishing in Winter Lake Akan
You make a hole on the frozen Lake Akan and enjoy smelt fishing. You can enjoy it casually without bringing anything.
- Fee: About 1,500 JPY and up
- Duration: About 60 minutes and longer
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Canoeing along the lakeside where spherical moss sleepsCanadian Canoe on Lake Akan
This is a tour for you to row twin-seater Canadian canoe by yourselves. You will pass through the fallen trees along the lake shore and will observe the rare wild birds. It is a canoe experience unique to Lake Akan.
- Fee: About 5,300 JPY and up
- Duration: About 120 minutes
Recommended local tour
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