Jun.2022 Hokkaido：Eastern side 　　　　　　　　　　

Summary

However I have been many time in Hokkaido, last time in Shakotan, Otaru and several time in Biei,
which located in the center of Hokkaido. I planned to visit Eastern Hokkaido for the first time.

Itinerary

On the way to Hokkaido, toward to Shiretoko via Abashiri from the Memanbetu Airport.
Then heading to the Notsuke Peninsula, next famous sight around Kushiro by sightseeing bus.

Incident

I have booked the plane ticket and the hotel, considering a excursion boat in Siretoko and bus transfer in March.
When I moved to the Iriomote Island in late April, the accident of sinking the boat was happened.
All excursion boats was voluntarily closed, sightseeinb bus from Utoro to Kushiro was also suspeded.

1st day

Kansai Airport ～ Memanbetu Airport ～ Abashiri bus terminal ～ Notori Lake, Sangoso
～ JR Abashiri staion ～ Shiretoko-Shari stion. One night in Shari.

Though I knew the Samphire was out of season, kind of disappointed .The JR train I was going to ride was canceled.
Next train which had just one car was crowded with high school students.Rather late arrival in Shari than expected.

Lake Notori

Steam Train near by

Lupin is standard in this season

2nd day

In the morning, sightseeing bus from Shari. I planed to get the excursion boat: Orora in the afternoon.
Unfortunately the boat was canceled, so I changed the vehicle from boat to sightseeing bus.
The bus visited the Shiretoko Nature Center and Shiretoko-goko: five lakes.

Oshinkoshin Falls	Oshinkoshin Falls	Oshinkoshin Falls
Shiretoko Pass	Woods near the Shiretoko Nature Center	Woods near the Shiretoko Nature Center
White birch trees near the Shiretoko Nature Center	White birch trees near the Shiretoko Nature Center	Shiretokogoko: five lakes
Shiretokogoko: five lakes	Foggy Shiretokogoko	Foggy Shiretokogoko

3ir day	It was sunny day for the first time in this travel. I got on the excursion boat: Orora. It took us to the top of the Cape Shiretoko: longer distance course. Rather foggy on the way to the top of cape, but it gradually cleared up on the way back.
	After that, I headed to Rausu by local bus. Bad wether completely changed from yesterday. It was clear sunny day, I was able to see the Mt. Rausu and view of the Shiretoko Pass from the window of the bus.

Shiretoko Peninsula	Kamuiwakka Falls	Shiretoko Peninsula
Shiretoko Peninsula	Shiretoko Peninsula	Shiretoko Peninsula
Shiretoko Peninsula	Turnnig back around the Cape Shiretoko	Shiretoko Peninsula
Shiretoko Peninsula	Shiretoko Peninsula	Shiretoko Peninsula
Shiretoko Peninsula	Kamuiwakka Falls on the way back	Shiretoko Peninsula
Shiretoko Peninsula	many nests of seagull on the enormous rock looks like shape of Godzilla	Mt. Rausu
Mt. Rausu	Mt. Rausu	Mt. Rausu
Near the Shiretoko pass, Utoro town covered by the cloud	Near the Shiretoko pass, Utoro town covered by the cloud	Rausu Port, be able to see the summit in the Kunashiri Is.

4th day

I arrived in Shibetsu by local bus, and stay one night there.
Next day, I rented a bicycle to go the Notsuke Peninsula Nature Center.
Taking picture of Todowara and Narawara. After that I moved to the hotel in Kushiro by local bus.

Todowara	Todowara	Todowara
Todowara	Narawara	Narawara
Flower road	Turntable at the Nemuroshibetu staion	Turntable at the Nemuroshibetu staion

5th day	Visiting tourist attraction by sightseeing bus: "Pirika-Go" from the Kushiro city. The observatory in Lake Mashuu, Sulfur Mountain, Lake Kusharo and Lake Akan.
	Lake Mashhu, known as "Always foggy at Lake Mashhu" we were able to see anything. It rained all day long, we couldn't see blue sky and sun.

Sulfur mountain	Sulfur mountain	Sulfur mountain
Lake Kussyaro	Bokke Promenade	Lake Akan
Ainu Kotan near the lake: vilage of Indigenous'	Ainu Kotan near the lake: vilage of Indigenous'	Ainu Kotan near the lake: vilage of Indigenous'

6th day	Last day of the travel, I had to retrun to the bus stop near the Kushiro staion around noon as the flight depart at 2PM. However the Hosooka Observatory is most well know in the Kushiro Marsh, there is few means of transport. So if I went to the Hosooka Observatory, I must miss my flight. Therefore I went to the Kushiro-shi Observatory by local bus.
	I encountered parent and children of raccoon dog by the esplanade of the marsh.

Baby	Parent	Parent
Family	Family	Family
Kushiro marsh	Kushiro marsh	Kushiro marsh

After the travel

For the first time in Eastern Hokkaido, I knew the temperature there is rather lower than others.
Many foggy and cloudy days keep me from taking beautiful pictures.
I was surprised the sunrise there was around half past three,
because almost summer solstice, high latitude and eastest part of Japan.

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