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Shiretoko Oudan Doro

(crossing road) Trekking Map Entrance to Rausu Lake trail Designated bus parking lane exists The town of Rausu is committed to preserving the environment of the Shiretoko World Heritage site and passing it onto future generations. The trail tends to be muddy all year Cars may not park here When walking along the Rausu Lake trail, please help us protect the nature by bringing back your garbage. round, so wearing rubber boots is highly ·820 Mikaeri Touge Pass Picking plants or displacing animals is forbidden as you will be walking in the specially protected areas of . recommended. This trail covers about 6 We ask you not to wander away from the trail or wooden path -- this is not only harmful to the environment but also dangerous to you. kilometers round trip and takes 3-4 hours to walk. Entrance to Rausu Lake bus stop This area is a habitat for the brown bear. It is not wise to bring food and drinks that might attract bears. Box where notification form Be sure to stop by the Rausu Visitor Center and get the latest information on trail conditions before starting the walk. (must be filled out for entering woods) is stored Pinus pumila leaning toward southeast To Rausu Enjoy trekking while following the rules. Abies sachalinensis Betula ermanii and Sorbus commixta are prominent here Please contact Akan Bus Rausu Office (Tel.0153-87-2046) for information on buses that run between the town of Rausu and the entrance to Rausu Lake. Picea glehnii Second Japanese bush warbler Betula ermanii is almost growing along the ground due to strong wind Sanguisorba stipulata swamp middle moor Black-faced bunting Phyllodoce aleutica Spiraea betulifolia Lysichiton camtschatcensis Cladothamnus bracteatus Fifth Gaultheria pyroloides Weigela middendorffiana Forests of Pinus pumila Carex swamp Geum pentapetalum Eriophorum vaginatum Gentiana triflora var. Drosera rotundifolia Drosera rotundifolia japonica sub var. montana snow-covered Vaccinium oxycoccos Falcated duck valley Third 734· Geum pentapetalum Tufted duck middle moor The highest point Carex Be careful of swamp Menashi Observatory Carex on the path Eriophorum vaginatum Sphagnum tree roots Gorgeous view of Drosera rotundifolia Polytrichum Betula ermanii grow here Vaccinium oxycoccos Drosera rotundifolia Vaccinium oxycoccos Geum pentapetalum moor Iris setosa Parnassia palustris Vaccinium vitis-idaea Lysichiton camtschatcensis Steep slope Snow can be seen in Vaccinium vitis-idaea End of July to mid-September End of June to beginning of July Fourth swamp Grey-capped greenfinch this valley even in July Maianthemum dilatatum Lots of alpine plants here Rhododendron japonicum middle moor Middle moor where Carex Cross the moor on Carex grow Sphagnum First swamp Phragmites australis a wooden path May encounter Lobelia sessilifolia Coal tit the Yezo deer! Falcated duck Pinus pumila Menyanthes trifoliata Betula ermanii Rausu Lake Sparganium hyperboreum Mallard Steep slope Tufted duck Common merganser ·755 Iris setosa Lysichiton camtschatcensis Lots of black flies after rain. Use insect repellent Beginning to end of July End of May to end of June

A terrace at the end of the wooden path

May encounter the Yezo deer bathing in water!

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Geum pentapetalum Lobelia sessilifolia Fourth swamp Sledding in the leftover snow A view of Mount Menashi Observatory summit Entrance to Rausu Lake bus stop near the Second swamp Chinishibetsu-dake from Mid-June to beginning of August Beginning of August to end of September Chinishibetsu-gawa River Menashi Observatory

To Rausu Stop by the Notsuke-hanto Peninsula! Kunashir The Notsuke-hanto Peninsula is about an hour’s drive from the town of Rausu. The tip of the peninsula gets covered in 335 Rausu Lake flowers from June to September. You Nemuro Strait Eriophorum vaginatum Tilingia ajanensis 244 Mid-June to end of July Mid-July to beginning of September may also observe birds such as red-crowned cranes here. Enjoy a stroll Shibetsu town ●The leaves normally change color around the end of September to mid-October along a trail that starts out from the Notsuke-hanto Peninsula Notsuke-hanto Peninsula Nature Center. Published by: Shiretoko Guide Council Rausu Branch Notsuke-hanto Peninsula Nature Center 272 Todowara (withered Sakhalin firs) woods For more information Notsuke-wan Bay Odaitou NPO Shiretoko Ra-ushi Tel.0153-88-1313 Notsuke-hanto Peninsula Shiretoko Club Guide Tel.0153-89-3688 Gensei Kaen Shiretoko Factory Tel.0153-89-2242 (primeval flower garden) Betsukai town Translated by: Aya Satoh A view of Mount Rausu from the Third swamp Notsuke-hanto Peninsula Gensei Kaen (primeval flower garden) 8 244 To Nemuro 一 息 峠

Rausu Campsite Yunosawa-bashi Bridge Rausu town MAP (Whale View Park) Geyser Kujira no Mieru Oka Koen 05 Shiretoko Rausu Aburako-wan Bay

Hotel Minenoyu Shiokaze park, Rausu port EV Bunkichi-wan Bay Kannari Lodge Cape Shiretoko Look through binoculars 04 Shiretoko Oudan Doro (crossing road) 03 Rausu Visitor Center Cape Shiretoko lighthouse for whales blowing air

Kumanoyu outdoor onsen Kyoei-cho GUIDE MAP R Shishi-iwa (Lion Rock) Rausu Daiichi Hotel a usu-g From the top of a cliff where aw Yumoto-bashi Bridge a 87

R Rausu Lighthouse stands, you

i v Aka-iwa (Red Rock) Yunosawa-cho e Sakae-cho may be able to see sperm r 334 Kannon-iwa Rock Kabuto-iwa Rock whales blowing air in the Nemuro Rausu Shinto Shrine Strait. Nomura Lodge Nenbutsu-iwa Rock MAP Rausu Town Hall Funami-cho Metaki Falls Business Hotel Isaribi Address: Kaigan-cho, Rausu Hotel Sakaeya Kashuni-no-Taki Falls Otaki Falls Sightseeing Boat Platform Taki-no-shita Streets off the Prefectural Highway toward the lighthouse are narrow, so watch out for oncoming traffic. 06 Michi no Eki (roadside station) Shiretoko sightseeing boat Tako-iwa (Octopus Rock) Shiretoko Rausu Hon-cho Rausu-bashi Bridge Mount Poromoi-dake Rausu Kunashiri observatory 992 0 400m 02 Takashimaya Ryokan Rusa Field House Moireushi-gawa River Pekin-no-hana Rock Kamuiwakka Falls 1254

Rusa-gawa River Mount Shiretoko-dake Shiretoko National Park Nature Center Funadomari From this point on, you will be Otoko-no-namida Falls Megane-iwa (Glasses Rock) entering the World Heritage site 10 Shiretoko Goko Lakes (five lakes) End of Route 87 Kasekihama Tsurugi-iwa (Sword Rock) Cape Puniyu Zou-no-hana Rock The land and ocean beyond the Rusa river Utoro 93 Takenoko-iwa (Bamboo Shoot Rock) toward the tip of the Shiretoko Peninsula are part Iwaobetsu of the Shiretoko World Heritage site. This field 07 Kannon-iwa Rock house serves as a museum that gives visitors an Iwaobetsu-gawa River Iwaobetsu onsen Rusa Field House Utoro onsen Kuzurehama overview of the ecosystem of the Nemuro Strait. Mount Io-zan Utoro 1563 Seseki MAP Onnebetsu Pereke-gawa River Shiretoko Peninsula Aidomari Fishing Port Address: 8 Kitahama, Rausu; Tel: 0153-89-2722 09 Aidomari onsen 【Holidays】 Tuesdays (closed completely between November and January)【 Fee】 Free admission 07 Shiretoko World Heritage Shiretoko National Park Kombuhama Conservation Center Mount Sashirui-dake 06

1564 Kujira no Mieru Oka Koen (Whale View Park) 08 Kitahama Seseki onsen, Seseki-no-Taki Falls

Mount Rausu cruise, drift ice and bird watching cruise Shari town 334 1661 Seseki onsen, Seseki-no-Taki Falls Shiretoko Pass Cruises depart from Rausu port. Enjoy observing killer whales Mount Tenchou-zan and sperm whales from spring through autumn, and 1046 Misaki Visit an onsen on the reef Mount Chinishibetsu-dake white-tailed eagles and Steller’ s sea eagles during the drift 1317 Rausu town Chienbetsu Fishing Port Sashirui-gawa River ice season. Rausu Lake A wild hot spring on the reef that Mount Onnebetsu-dake 87 1331 gets covered with sea water during high tide. There are no Rausu Lake trail undressing areas. It is popular Okkabake Fishing Port among hardcore onsen fans. MAP Kumagoe-no-Taki Falls trail Kaigan Pension Rausukuru Sightseeing cruise Address: Seseki, Rausu 【Fee】 Free of charge (may not be able to bathe depending on tides) Rausu (whale watching, drift ice and bird watching) 08 Washi-no-yado Lodge Rausu Lighthouse

Rebun Rausu Kunashiri observatory Rausu Visitor Center Aidomari onsen Chishou Rausu Fishing Port 01 Matsunori Rausu Town local history museum Rausu Town local history Azabu Matsunori Fishing Port Enjoy a spectacular view Providing information on the nature A hot spring on the beach that of Rausu port and ecosystem of Shiretoko Rausu is available only during summer EV Marumi inn at Rausu Ryokan Kikuya An observation tower located on a hill near A museum in the town of Rausu A hot spring inside a makeshift Otazunemappu Fishing Port the center of Rausu that offers a magnifi- that informs visitors about the shed built by local kelp fisher- cent view of Rausu port and Kunashiri nature and ecosystem of the Shire- men. Seseki-no-Taki Falls can be 335 Island. Inside, you can find documents on toko National Park. Please stop by seen cascading down onto the the Northern Territories dispute. at the beginning of your journey. Prefectural Highway. MAP MAP MAP Address: 32-1 Rebun-cho, Rausu; Tel: 0153-87-4560 Address: 6-27 Yunosawa-cho, Rausu; Tel: 0153-87-2828 Address: Aidomari, Rausu Nemuro Strait 【Holidays】 Mondays (but open every day between May and October)【 Fee】 Free admission 02 【Holidays】 Mondays (closed completely during New Year holiday)【 Fee】 Free admission 04 【Fee】 Free of charge (please respect the locals when bathing) 09

Rausu Town local history museum Kumanoyu outdoor onsen Shiokaze park, Rausu port End of Route 87 Minehama Minehama Fishing Port Learn the culture and history An outdoor onsen run by locals Rausu -- where the 1960 hit song Danger – No road ahead! of the Okhotsk people "Shiretoko Ryojo" was born A museum built by renovating An outdoor onsen with water The song "Shiretoko Ryojo" was written and "Danger - No road!" sign stands the abandoned elementary containing sulfur, sodium and composed by Hisaya Morishige, a famous Japanese at the Aidomari fishing port. From school. Here, you will learn that chloride. There are separate hot actor and comedian, when he was staying in Rausu here to Cape Shiretoko, there Shiretoko is a place full of springs as well as undressing for a movie shoot. Hence why a bronze sculpture in are no houses or proper roads ancient ruins. areas for men and women. Shiokaze Park resembles him so much! along the coast. MAP MAP MAP MAP Address: 307 Minehama-cho, Rausu; Tel: 0153-88-3850 Address: Yunosawa-cho, Rausu Address: Kyoei-cho, Rausu; Funami-cho, Rausu Address: Aidomari, Rausu 【Holidays】 Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (but open every day during summer)【 Fee】 Free admission 01 【Fee】 Accepting voluntary contributions (please respect the locals when bathing) 03 Please contact the tourist information office if you would like to see the auction at the fish market in Rausu port. 05 【Caution】 Walking along the coast to Cape Shiretoko is not recommended unless you know the area well. 10 Published by : Shiretoko Guide Council Rausu Branch For more in formation NPO Ra-ushi Tel.0153-88-1313 Club Tel.0153-89-3688 Factory Tel.0153-89-224 2 Translated Aya Satoh