Best World Heritage Sites In Hokkaido・Tohoku

Go Into The World Heritage Virgin Forest! Ground Pathways To See The Beautiful Lakes & WildlifeShiretoko Goko Lakes

Shiretoko Goko Lakes is registered as a World Natural Heritage, and surrounded by the virgin forest. On sunny days, the beautiful Shiretoko mountain range is reflected on the lake surface! Many wildlife such as Yezo-deer, brown bears and birds live here, you can enjoy the nature on the ground pathways.

World Heritage Sight You Can Meet in the Hotel RoomShiretoko Daiichi Hotel

I stayed at the Shiretoko Daiichi Hotel. The Utoko town sights, the Sea of Okhotsk and the sun setting on the World Heritage Shiretoko could be seen.

Winter Wild Animals In Shiretoko, A World Natural Heritage SiteShiretoko Rausu Port

The drift ice arrives at Shiretoko registered as a world heritage site. Some wild animals such as Steller's sea eagle get together to get food. There's a boat to see such creatures from Rausu Port in early morning, and you can enjoy watching them very close!◎Car is convenient here. It's better to come to Rausu the day before and stay at night, then leave for Rausu Port in early morning. The drift ice starts to arrive from the end of February. As soon as the drift ice arrives, you can watch Steller's sea eagle and others like that, but after a while, you can see sea lions. By the way, these eagles get together for the fish thrown from this tour boat, so you have a great chance to watch them.

A Mystery Of Nature! An Unbelievable Blue PondJuniko Lake

Juni-ko(twelve ponds) area is walkable around a nature forest and ponds in the World Heritage, Shirakami Mountains. Among all, Aoike's beautiful color of blue is unbelievable. By the way, even today's science can't make clear why Aoike has such a blue color.