[2025 Shari Attraction] Travel Guide for Shiretokogo Lake (Updated Apr)

The Shiretoko Five Lakes is one of the eight scenic spots in Shiretoko and a must-see when traveling to the Shiretoko Peninsula. The ecology of the Shiretoko Peninsula is well preserved, and you can often see animals such as brown bears (ヒグマ), deer, and foxes. There is now an observation deck overlooking the lake in this area, and a hiking trail around the lake has been built. The hiking trail around the lake is an 800-meter-long elevated trail. Because bears sometimes appear nearby, there are electric fences on both sides of the elevated trail for protection, and tourists can enter freely.

#Overseas Travel The Shiretoko Five Lakes is one of the Eight Scenic Spots of Shiretoko and is a World Natural Heritage Site. It is the general name for the five large lakes located in the Iwaobetsu Daichi Forest. Surrounded by native forests, you can observe the Shiretoko Mountains, flora, fauna, and birds. There are two main tour routes. ▶️One is 800 meters on an elevated wooden path ▶️The other route is through the Shiretoko primeval forest where you can see many wild animals and plants. Address: Onobetsu Village, Shari Town, Shari County, Hokkaido Transportation: Shari Bus Stop (in front of Shiretoko Shari Station) Shiretoko Five Lakes Shiretoko Line bus 🚌 about 85 minutes to arrive #JapanTravel #Japan #HokkaidoTravel

We went to the Shiretoko Five Lakes, which are also registered as a World Heritage Site. 💙 To tour the Shiretoko Five Lakes, you must first receive a lecture (fees apply) before setting off. Unfortunately, when we visited, we were only guided to Lake I and Lake II, but we were still very satisfied. ☺️ The promenade is set high (to avoid encounters with bears), and it is beautiful and easy to walk on, so we were able to reach Lake I in no time. 🦕🔵 (about 15 to 20 minutes). Even children can walk there! If it's sunny, you can see the magnificent scenery of Shiretoko. No matter where you walk, it's simply beautiful. Please visit the World Heritage Sites. 👏🏻🤍 #World Heritage Sites #Trip to World Heritage Sites #Amazing Views #Amazing Nature #Hokkaido #Shiretoko Five Lakes #Autumn Leaves #Autumn Leaf Viewing #Summer Trip #Amazing Views #Trip to Enjoy Spring #Trip with Children

The Shiretoko Five Lakes are a representative tourist destination in Shiretoko. They are named after the First Lake, Second Lake, and Five Lakes, but because they are located in a wetland, their numbers increase during the snowmelt season. Surrounded by virgin forest, their reflection on the water's surface is mystical. The Shiretoko mountain range, which is far removed from Japan, is also fascinating. Please come and visit! ! #Spectacular views #Hokkaido #Japan Genki Project 2021 #Free spots #Amazing nature #Summer trip #Spectacular views #Trip with children

Shiretoko, one of the World Heritage Sites⛰✨ The Shiretoko Mountains in Hokkaido are not only beautiful, but are also recommended as a place to enjoy forest bathing and escape the heat during the hot summer😊 I was able to refresh myself in the fresh air and abundant nature☀️ Why not try relaxing in the great outdoors too? 😉✨ #ForestBathing #SecretSummerResort #SummerShortTrip

A well managed forest and lake section of the Shiretoko National Park. Managed parking for 500 yen, sign in for the hour long wander around the lakes area on well defined path. First up is a good ranger talk, mandatory, about bears and sightings and what to do and not to do. Good English language version. Had rained overnight, so plenty of opportunity to get mud on your boots for an authentic look of a forest tramp. Lakes are scenic, and the final portion of the track is a raised boardwalk. This had electric edging to prevent any bear incursions. The round the lake walk attracted a small fee. If you just wanted to do the raised boardwalk that was free. We did not saw bears but did find deer happily dining on the local vegetation. From the board walk there were great views back to the mountains and across too the Ohkohsk sea. #givethanks #givethanks

I went for a walk around the Shiretoko Five Lakes, the tip of Hokkaido 🌿 The weather was great and the scenery was amazing!! A place rich in nature where many wild animals, including bears, live. There are "two ways to walk" around the Shiretoko Five Lakes! Please use this as a reference and enjoy the great nature of Shiretoko on a course that suits you ✍️ 1. Elevated boardwalk A course that can be safely walked throughout the season! There were electric wires on the side of the boardwalk to keep out brown bears. This time, I walked on a safe promenade 🚶♀️ Luckily, I encountered a wild deer 🦌 2. Ground promenade A course that can only be walked by those who have received a lecture from a guide! The brown bears are a little scary, but it's attractive to be able to walk through nature 👀I'd definitely like to participate next time! ※The ground promenade will be closed when brown bears are in sight. 📍Shiretoko Five Lakes, Hokkaido 📮 549 Iwaubetsu, Onnebetsu Village, Shari-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido 099-4356 #Domestic Travel Strategy

🏖️Overview: The Shiretoko Five Lakes💦 are five large and small lakes and ponds at the foot of the Shiretoko Mountain Range, named from Lake 1 to Lake 5. They are one of the most representative tourist destinations in Shiretoko, a World Heritage Site. They are also home to many wild animals, and you can see rare plants and animals🦅 and traces of brown bears🐻. 💞Reasons why we recommend it: The Shiretoko Five Lakes have a calm atmosphere no matter when you visit, and the Shiretoko Mountains reflected in the lakes and ponds are very beautiful. I have visited in different seasons, but I prefer the fresh green🍃 of summer to the snowy winter scenery❄️. Before going to the Shiretoko Five Lakes, we took a course at the field house, and I was frightened when I heard about bears. I was also surprised when I suddenly came across a wild deer🦌. I also definitely recommend visiting on a sunny☀️ day. 📍Location: 🏣099-4356 Tobetsu Village, Shari-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido 📍Access: ✈️From Memanbetsu Airport 🚌Take Abashiri Bus or Shari Bus to Utoro Onsen 🚌Take Abashiri Bus to Abashiri Station, 🚃Change to JR Kushiami Line to Shiretoko Shari Station, 🚌Take Shari Bus from Shari Bus Terminal to Utoro Onsen ✈️From Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport 🚌Take Nemuro Kotsu Bus to Nakashibetsu Bus Terminal 🚌Change to Akan Bus to Rausu. #DomesticTravelRecord #0YenTravel #FuriTabi #ShiretokoFiveLakes #Shiretoko #ShiretokoTourism

This one-person trip I'm most looking forward to, although the sky is cloudy, but by chance the sunshine, the five lakes are intoxicatingly beautiful, here is really worth spending more time to feel nature, praise nature leaves people gifts, a place worth going again and again, but this place also needs us to protect and cherish.

Because it's the off-season, many places are closed and there are many places I couldn't go to, but Shiretoko is still so beautiful~ I can't wait to see how much more beautiful it will be in the summer!!!

Finally, I went to the land of my dreams, Shiretoko! As a nature and animal lover, it was a sacred place for me. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of a brown bear from a distance... but I couldn't even see a shadow lol ⁡ I participated in the Shiretoko trekking as part of an ecotour. I considered going around on my own, but in the end, I'm 100% glad I went with the ecotour. It was a 2-hour trek, following the tracks of wild animals one by one that I wouldn't have noticed if I had gone around alone. The air was clear and it felt great♡ For those who are not confident in their feet, you can see the shores of Lake Ichi from the elevated boardwalk, and since it's elevated, you don't have to worry about spotting a brown bear. To enter the Shiretoko Five Lakes, it is necessary to first participate in an orientation at the Shiretoko Five Lakes Field House. Because this is the habitat of wild animals, including brown bears. It's just a matter of humans intruding on their home. ⁡ Here is what I learned, and what humans need to know. ⁡ Her name is Sausage. When she had just become independent from her mother bear She was given a sausage by a tourist. Humans, which she had previously feared, became food for her from that day on. Sausage, no longer afraid of humans, came down to the human settlement and started wandering around. The people at the Shiretoko Foundation felt this was dangerous and chased her away whenever they could, and sometimes punished her. But she still wasn't afraid of humans. One day, she finally ate a deer near an elementary school. The people saw this and made a decision. She lost her life to a single rifle shot. She lost her life to a single sausage. ⁡ This is a story from 1997. ⁡ ⁡ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⁡ Shiretoko Five Lakes Field House 📍 549 Iwaubetsu, Onnebetsu Village, Shari-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido ⁡ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⁡ #Domestic travel trip #Shiretoko #Shiretoko Five Lakes #World Natural Heritage

Shiretoko is a peninsula that juts out into the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaido, and it is a precious place registered as a World Natural Heritage site. Many wild animals such as brown bears, Ezo deer, salmon, seals, and Steller's sea eagles inhabit the sea, rivers, and land. In particular, Shiretoko is a habitat for brown bears, and on the Shiretoko walking trails, you may encounter them. Therefore, it is necessary to take a lecture from a local guide before going. The lecture includes how to deal with encounters with brown bears and what to do if attacked by one, which was a very frightening and realistic lecture. In fact, while walking on the trail, the person at the front encountered a brown bear, and we were prohibited from proceeding forward and had to return to the original place. ──────────────────── Attraction: Shiretoko Five Lakes Address: Onnebetsu Village, Shari Town, Shari District, Hokkaido Business Hours: Varies by season, please check the website ────────────────────

#春夏好去处2024 #知床五湖 #北海道东 The World Natural Heritage—Shiretoko Five Lakes (home of brown bears), with ancient forests and beautiful lakes, is one of the eight scenic spots in Shiretoko. There are two ways to visit the Shiretoko Five Lakes: with a fee and for free. 1. Stroll along the natural trails beside five large and small lakes. Summer is the season for brown bears to move and breed. You need to be accompanied by a tour guide. There are large and small loops: The large loop takes about 1.5 hours, from five lakes to one lake and the elevated wooden plank road; The small loop takes about 40 minutes, with a short section of ground wooden plank road and elevated wooden plank road, suitable for people with poor physical strength but who want to experience it. 2. An elevated wooden path with a view of the beautiful scenery from a high platform. We walked the entire ground trail and did not encounter any brown bears, so we did not have to turn back. The most fortunate thing was that we actually saw a mother and cub brown bear on the last section of the electrified elevated wooden plank road on the return journey. The naughty little bear was walking around everywhere, while the mother bear just followed quietly, and the sunset created a beautiful and warm picture. I went to Shiretoko Peninsula in early June and saw bear sighting signs everywhere. I was a little scared because bears are actually very close to people. So I joined the activities led by a tour guide, which made me feel more at ease and allowed me to avoid the bears and enjoy the beautiful scenery safely. The actual brown bear is really huge, runs much faster than humans, can climb trees and swim, and is definitely not cute if you encounter it🙄

In the Hokkaido itinerary, the Shiretoko Peninsula is a bit niche and is generally not the first choice. As a world natural heritage site, Shiretoko is far away from the crowds and has a mysterious atmosphere. It still retains its original natural features. The Eight Views of Shiretoko range from lakes and waterfalls in native forests to stunning snow scenery. Hiking through the Shiretoko Five Lakes is the most popular itinerary in Hokkaido in winter. 🌟Recommendation reason: 1⃣️The Shiretoko Five Lakes are backed by the Shiretoko Mountains and surrounded by pristine forests, where many wild animals live. In spring and summer, the mountains are continuous and the primeval forests are reflected on the tranquil lake, which is like a dream. From December to March every year, this place is covered with snow. 2⃣️Enter from the entrance of Shiretoko Five Lakes, and go counterclockwise through the Five Lakes, Four Lakes, Three Lakes, Two Lakes, and One Lake to the Lakeside Observation Deck and the final Lianshan Observation Deck. Stepping onto the top of the hill in the face of the snow, I saw a Frozen sea. At around 4 p.m., the sun was setting, and the pink and golden light reflected off the blue sea. On the way back along the beach, we happened to enjoy the most beautiful sunset in Shiretoko. 3⃣️The white-bearded Japanese grandfather served as our guide. There were 9 people in the team, including 3 Chinese sisters and 6 Japanese guests. The guide took us to experience speeding on the snow in the forest. From time to time, he slapped the leaves to make artificial snow, and then took out a stack of fertilizer plastic bags to make a snow slope for sliding. The program was super rich. 💰Per capita consumption: Hiking in Shiretoko Five Lakes in winter, 6,500 yen, very cost-effective ⏳ Tour time: It takes about 45 minutes from the hotel to the hiking site, and 20 minutes to help everyone put on snowboard shoes. The five lakes hiking trip takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes 📝Note tips: high-top snow boots, snow pants, down jackets and windbreakers are all acceptable. Hats, scarves and gloves are a must. All are outdoor trips with no resupply points.

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Shiretoko Five Lakes are five large and small lakes scattered in the original forest. The intimate contact of Shiretokos nature is a good place for sightseeing on foot. Shiretoko Lianshan, reflected on the calm lake, is known as one of the eight scenic spots of Shiretoko. In addition to walking along the lake, you can also overlook the lake and mountains on the elevated wooden bridge. This is Japan's third world natural heritage and the only natural heritage of Hokkaido. In the Shiretoko Five Lakes, you must experience the beauty of nature. You can choose to walk, or do the ropeway, and walk the corresponding route. Don't go by yourself. If you are 8-10 months, you can see the brown bear.

The Shiretoko Five Lakes National Wetland Park is large in size, with large green sedges stretching to the sea, undulating hills behind, and elevated wooden planks that extend deep into the wetlands. The park is named after five natural lakes. From May to October each year, it is the season for Shiretoko Five Lakes Park to watch brown bears, attracting countless tourists. The Shiretoko peninsula extends into the Sea of Okhotsk, which is the lowest latitude of the sea. The annual winter and spring alternate seasons, the unique and magnificent natural landscape caused by the freshwater inflow from Heilongjiang. "World Natural Heritage List". The Shiretoko Peninsula has also become a self-help destination popular with Japanese nationals.

Shiretoko Five Lakes is a collective name for five lakes located in the Shiretoko National Park in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the eight scenic spots in Shiretoko and is also the main tourist attraction of Shiretoko. The five lakes used to have no name. After becoming a tourist attraction, they were directly named by the number: one lake, two lakes, three lakes, four lakes and five lakes. According to legend, this is the depression created by God's hand when it reaches here. It has become a lake after a long period of evolution. The biggest attraction here is that the calm lake reflects the beauty of the mountains and the red leaves. Watching the red-stained mountains from the walking trails is also a very shocking landscape.